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Announcements: 

• Registration is open for the 2024 Writer Craft Writing Retreat and Workshop in Marcola, Oregon. At this point, there is only four private tickets left and three shared tickets. We'll likely sell out again. ValerieIhsan.com/retreat for more info. 

• UPDATE: 

• Valerie:  
• affirmations
• 15 mins/day of writing to my audience (new affirmation: This is how I create joy and change people's lives.)

• Erick:  
• Book 1 in new series coming out this month
• new anthology out with co-producer (caretaker.org)

Just finished: Eat Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

I'M READING: 

The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter

 Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume

What's a Poor Girl to Do?: Prostitution in Mid-Nineteenth Century America by Elizabeth A. Topping 

Up Next:

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin 

• Erick's Reading: 
• Lost Places by Sarah Pinsker

Full Dark No Stars by Stephen King (novellas)

Ring Shout P Djèlí Clark

• Show Notes: 

Who do you know? 

Look for listings to submit. Google search calls for submissions for topics/genres.

Anthologies vs journal

Doing is a great way of attracting readers and colleagues.

What you like and don't in the genre (you'll get a wide variety within the genre) -- pick a sub-genre.

What formats do you want?

What's in and What's out?

Best case scenario process.

Budget

See the stages. 

Get the cover to promote the call of submissions. (Add names later; have an agreement with cover designer)

Send out call.

Start reading once enough stories in the hopper; don't have to accept all these.

Marketing: IG lives to promote

Accept simultaneous submissions; accept as they go.

Caretaker Press (caretakerpress.org)

• Next Episode:  Writing During Prolonged Illness with author Kathie Giorgio (business without loans)

Find Us:

Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan

Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor

Writer Craft Facebook Group

Valerie's Services: https://valerieihsan.com

Valerie's Author Site: https://valerieihsanauthor.com

Valerie's Facebook Page and Instagram account

Erick's Services: https://erickmertzwriting.com

Erick's free book on Ghostwriting: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cexki4kp5n

Erick's Author Site: https://erickmertzauthor.com

Erick's Facebook Page and Instagram account

Patreons: 

https://patreon.com/valerieihsan   

https://patreon.com/strangeairmysteries

Tools:

Passion Planner: https://passionplanner.rfrl.co/e86j8 (affiliate link) Discount Code: VALERIE150

ProWriting Aid: https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=9378 (affiliate link)

Resources: 

"How to write an eavesdropping scene" on Erick's blog

Reading Critique Group for Writers FB Group (Jennie Komp's group)

3 Bird View FB page (Jennie Komp's business page)

Author XP (marketing for authors) (bi-monthly promotions)

Raven Publicity (publicity for authors)

The Shades of Orange (Rachel, Book Blogger on YouTube) for book recommendations SF/Fantasy/Horror

Contact Erick for business-starting advice or building a website.

Contact Valerie for author coaching.

Thomas Umstattd Jr, at Novel Marketing Podcast. Ep255: How to Create an Email Onboarding Drip Campaign

Russell P. Nohelty and Monica Leonelle's book, Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter.

Balance meditation app.