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Sable BooKnightSable BooKnight Episode 1: Author Interview with Story TyrantFor episode one, Tania interviews Story Tyrant to allow listeners and viewers to get to know their new co-host. We talk about how she started writing, why she started a publishing company, and her plans for the future. Don't forget to stick around until the end for your writing homework!
Happy writing and publishing!
2026-02-0536 minSable BooKnightChanges with Sable BooKnight and Tania's Writing RealmProgressing with Sable BooKnight has inspired me to make some changes with my podcast and YouTube channel. I am asking for your opinion and feedback on the proposed changes, please reach out to me with your thoughts.
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
For information on upcoming anthologies and collaborations, visit:
https://sablebooknight.ca/submissions
2026-02-0309 minSable BooKnight2025 Lessons Learned and AccomplishmentsThis past year has been a roller coaster of good and bad. I've struggled with my health, family emergencies, and embarked on a long journey to improve my overall health. Along the way, I've regained my ability to write along with my motivation to do so. In this episode, I celebrate the New Year by sharing what I've learned about myself creatively, personally and professionally.
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2026-01-0511 minSable BooKnightMy Writing and Publishing Journey (so far)Today I'm sharing with you a bit about how I became a writer, and why I started a publishing company.
#writing
#authortube
#self-publishing
2025-11-2508 minSable BooKnightPublication Goals and Book Sales UpdateAfter months of being ill, I’m finally back to focusing on writing, publishing, and everything in between. Here are my plans for the next few months in regards to publishing and author goals, as well as a glimpse into my sales.
Your Intro by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
2025-10-2709 minSable BooKnightMerging Story Ideas and Writing ContestsWhen you have two stories started that seem a little light, sometimes merging them together works nicely, and increases the depth in your project.
Writing contest links:
https://fireflycreativewriting.com/contests-for-canadian-writers
https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/
https://sablebooknight.ca/submissions/
https://www.papertrue.com/blog/writing-contests-2025/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/64-writing-contests-may-2025-entryfees-erica-verrillo-jfpje/
https://intercompetition.com/writing
https://curiosityneverkilledthewriter.com/62-writing-contests-in-april-2025-no-entry-fees-ac42287cca34
https://www.karenosman.com/writingcompetitions2025
2025-05-2707 minSable BooKnightWhy Writers Should Read Multiple Genres / What I've been ReadingThere are many benefits to reading multiple genres as a writer, here are my thoughts, as well as what I have been reading lately, including my opinions of those books.
2025-04-1507 minSable BooKnightHow NOT to Start a BookPutting the extra effort into your story's opening is important. It is far too easy to write your story with a poor opening, which results in distancing your reader. Here are six examples of how NOT to start your book.
2025-03-2505 minSable BooKnightWriting Emotional DescriptionsA great way to help readers connect emotionally to our characters, is by improving descriptions used in a scene. We do this by putting ourselves into our characters shoes, and using emotional words with the descriptions.
2025-03-0404 minSable BooKnightOrganize Your Writing WIPWhat do you do, when you find yourself in a sea of multiple un-finished writing projects? How do you stay organized? Here are some suggestions and examples on how you can keep things organized, and easy to find.
2024-10-2904 minSable BooKnightPros and Cons of Writing Multiple ProjectsMany writers choose to write one project at a time, to streamline their focus on finishing the story. However, more and more, writers are working on more than one project at a time. What are the pros and cons of doing so?
2024-10-1604 minSable BooKnightWriting Tropes, My thoughtsDo you use writing tropes as focal points of your stories? Today we talk about writing tropes and how they are used, and my personal thoughts.
Submit for FREE to Sable BooKnight's Portals Anthology
https://sablebooknight.ca/submissions/
2024-05-2805 minSable BooKnightA Little about Me as an AuthorWho am I? My name is Tania Stephanson, and I'm a Canadian author. Here is a little more about me and my life, and what I'm writing currently. Thanks for listening!
sablebooknight.ca
2024-05-0705 minSable BooKnightWriting Update and 2024 GoalsWhat has been happening with Tania, and where has she been?
It has been some time since I've uploaded any podcast episodes, or YouTube videos. Here's what's been happening in my world, and what my plans are moving forward.
#AuthorTube
#Writing
2024-02-0804 minSable BooKnightManaging Multiple Author Names / Multi-Genre Writing E43The pros and cons of writing and publishing with multiple author names, and how to make it easier to manage websites and costs.
2023-06-2905 minSable BooKnightAuthor Side Income E42Recently I experienced a need for funds and didn't know where i was going to get it. But then I remembered I had some money saved up from my side hustle.
Do you have ideas for side income for authors?
2023-05-2605 minSable BooKnightAI Generated Writing / E41AI text generated tools are here to stay, but how do you feel about it? These are my thoughts on how to we can morally use AI tools to help with our writing process.
sablebooknight.ca
2023-03-2805 minSable BooKnightExciting Author Project News! S2E19Today I'm sharing some exciting news about my author world! I'll include my writing update, author news, the special project news, and podcast future plans.
#AuthorTube
#Self-publishing
#indieauthor
2023-03-0308 minSable BooKnightWriting Reflections / Self-education Project / NaNoWriMoBeing so close to my 40th birthday I'm looking back at my life and making plans for the future. How can I get my author business to where I want it to be?
#AuthorTube
2022-10-2506 minSable BooKnightWriting and Publishing Updateshort and sweet, here is where I'm at in my AuthorTube channel and writing goals
2022-10-1104 minSable BooKnightNaNo WriMo 2022 PlansIs almost here! Preptober is upon us. here's what I'm working on this round, what are your plans?
2022-09-2804 minSable BooKnightThings I’ve Learned as an Indie AuthorHere are 6 things I've learned so far as an independent author. What have you learned so far?
#AuthorTube
#Writing
2022-09-1306 minSable BooKnightWriting Challenge, AuthorTube, and More / Writing UpdateLet's talk about my August writing challenge, AuthorTube channel, writing education, my high fantasy novel update and more.
#AuthorTube
2022-08-1707 minSable BooKnightMy Life / My Backstory / A Writer’s LifeHere is a bit about me: where I grew up, where I've lived and a bit about my health.
#AuthorTube
#writerslife
2022-08-0209 minSable BooKnightReading Update / The Importance of Connecting with a CharacterI'm reading GOT book one and I'm not sure I'm really connecting with the characters. What are you reading?
#AuthorTube
#BookTube
#Writing
2022-07-1206 minSable BooKnightScrivener for Windows vs MS Word / Writing Software / S2E11Testing out Scrivener wasn't easy at first. But now I use word and scrivener together.
#writing
#books
#AuthorTube
2022-06-2404 minSable BooKnightBook Cover Design / Affordable Cover Design OptionStarting out as an independent author it can be hard to Cover all your costs. One of the potentially biggest cost is a good Cover. I recommend using GetCovers
affiliate link GetCovers
https://client.getcovers.com/r/XV147G
coupon code
NI2QDN
#AuthorTube
2022-06-0705 minSable BooKnightBook Sales at a Local Vendor Market / S2E9at my first vendor market and book sale of 2022 things did not go as I had hoped. But I made new connections and made a few sales and that's all I can ask for.
#AuthorTube
#IndieAuthor
2022-05-2408 minSable BooKnightWhen Should We STOP Editing Our Writing Projects?At what point should we stop editing our work and actually hit the publish button?
these are my thoughts, what are yours?
#AuthorTube
#Indieauthors
#Self-publishing
2022-05-1004 minSable BooKnightReading, Writing and Health Update / S2E7Reading in different formats has been a recent test and this is how is going. With weather change it's also put me in a stay at home and read mood. Have you been reading lately?
#AuthorTube
#indieauthor
2022-04-2607 minSable BooKnightDraft2Digital Print Beta Test And Review / S2E6After releasing Living Undiagnosed I decided to get out the D2D print Beta. this is how it went!
#WritingCommunity
#AuthorTube
#indieauthors
2022-04-1208 minSable BooKnightCreating a Publishing Company / What is an Imprint? / S2E5Why should you create a publishing company? Do you need to create a publishing company? Also, what is an imprint and where do you find it?
#AuthorTube
#Self-publishing
contest
https://sruk.org.uk/initiatives/public-engagement/science-me-a-story/
2022-03-2907 minSable BooKnightInternal Dialogue Formatting / S2E4Do you need to use italics while writing internal dialogue? What do you prefer as a reader and writer?
#AuthorTube
2022-03-1509 minSable BooKnightBook Series vs Serial / Which Is Which? S2E3Recently I learned the hard way what the differences are. We're you aware?
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2022-03-0106 minSable BooKnightSelf Publishing Platforms and Improvements / My Experience with Book Publishing Platforms S2E2Let's review Self-publishing platforms like Smashwords, Amazon KDP, Draft2Digital and Google Play Books. Many of these platforms do regular improvements. Today I'll share with you my experience and opinions on each of these platforms.
#AuthorTube
#Indieauthor
2022-02-1510 minSable BooKnightJanuary Writing Progress and Assignment / S2E1So far I've managed to publish my long awaited story Living Undiagnosed and made plans to revisit my writing education. How has your January been going?
#AuthorTube
2022-02-0106 minSable BooKnightWriting Podcast Reflections / Episode 20 / S1E20Reaching the end of another year, it's the perfect time to reflect on the first year of my writing podcast.
email taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
#AuthorTube
#IndieAuthour
2021-12-1404 minSable BooKnightLAST DAY OF NANOWRIMO 2021! / December PlansWe've reached the last day to write 50 thousand words in November! How was your NaNo experience? What are your goals for future?
#AuthorTube
2021-11-3008 minSable BooKnightWriting on the Go / How to Increase your Writing Time / S1E18Finding time to write with a chaotic schedule can be challenging. But there are ways you can write on the go to increase how much you accomplish.
How are your Nano projects going?
#AuthorTube
#NaNoWriMo
2021-11-1805 minSable BooKnightGlue Words / What Are Glue Words and Sticky Sentences? / S1E17No one enjoys reading books with lots of sticky sentences. But what are they and how can we make them better? Let's talk about what glue Words are in your writing.
#AuthorTube
#Indieauthors
2021-11-0203 minSable BooKnightMy Preptober Plans / What is NaNoWriMo and Preptober? S1E162021 NaNoWriMo is upon us. Are you ready to write 50 thousand words in one month? I am! Let's talk about our plans and what this whole process is about.
2021-10-1907 minSable BooKnight10 Book Marketing Ideas / Marketing for AuthorsOne mountain authors need to climb is Marketing. I bet you've heard of these before but you may hear something new. #AuthorTube
2021-10-0605 minSable BooKnight10 Ideas to Reduce Anxiety Before Sitting Down to WriteStress and anxiety can have a major impact on your ability to write. Here are some ideas on how you can refresh yourself so that you can focus while writing.
#AuthorTube
2021-09-2104 minSable BooKnightPublish Books in One Genre / Should you stick to writing in one genre? S1E13Many experienced and successful authors recommend putting all your energy into writing and publishing one genre, especially if you are a new author. But why is that?
Contest: http://texasreviewpress.org/submission/x-j-kennedy-poetry-prize
Email: taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
#AuthorTube
2021-09-0706 minSable BooKnightNaNoWriMo / National Novel Writing Month / S1E12What is NaNoWriMo and how can you sign up and get ready for it?
Fall Author plans
#AUTHORTUBE
website https://nanowrimo.org/
contest https://www.irelandwritingretreat.org/wawa
2021-08-2404 minSable BooKnightHigh Fantasy vs Low Fantasy S1E11What is the difference between high fantasy and low fantasy? it took me a while to learn there was a difference.
#AuthorTube
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-08-1004 minSable BooKnightAuthor Platforms S1E10Building your author platform is extremely important. Here are some examples of available platforms.
www.taniastephanson.ca
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
Today's writing contest
https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit
2021-07-2707 minSable BooKnightS1E9 The Overloaded AuthorHow to you cope with being overloaded in your writing, author business and life in general?
1/2 K Prize
Indianareview.org/prizes/1-2-k-prize-2/
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-07-1305 minSable BooKnightS1E8 What is Elganthis?I am excited about my current WIP and planning many writing projects in my high fantasy world of Elganthis. Are you excited about your work in progress?
writing contest link
https://www.njromancewriters.org/pyhiab-2021.html
AuthorTuber to watch
Leah Rummel
My email
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-06-2905 minSable BooKnightS1E7 Sell Books Locally / Benefits of Vendor Markets and Craft Sales / Marketing
contest link
https://fiction-factory.biz/
Selling books at a local vendor market or craft sale is a great marketing strategy!
Send me your writing prompt results! taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-06-1507 minSable BooKnightS1E6 Archive Your Writing BacklogArchiving all your old writing projects can be scary but there are so many benefits to starting with a clean slate. Are you a pantser, plotter or plantser?
Writers of the Future contest
https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/
email me your prompt
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-06-0106 minSable BooKnightS1E5 Writing Prompt / North Street Book Prize / EncouragementWhat do you do when struggling with your project?
North Street Book Prize
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize
Email me your writing prompt
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-05-1804 minSable BooKnightS1E4 May The 4th Be With You / Star Wars Writing PromptStar Wars day brings two writing prompts and one writing contest and... a bit of nerd talk.
Globe Soup - Writing Contest link
https://www.globesoup.net/7-day-story-writing-challenges
Email me your writing prompt results! taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-05-0404 minSable BooKnightS1E3 Booklet Making / Novel CompetitionWriter's Digest Self-published Book Awards
https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/self-published-book-awards
Join my Facebook page and we can chat!
writing prompt included in the show
2021-04-2009 minSable BooKnightS1E2 Write a letter to yourself / Tania's PublicationsBuy me a tea
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/taniastephanson
Writing contest
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Email me at
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-04-0607 minSable BooKnightS1E1 Open Fiction Contest and Who is Tania?Typehouse Literary Magazine: Open Fiction Contest
https://typehousemagazine.com/contest/
Email Tania Stephanson with writing prompts or exercises
taniaswritingrealm@gmail.com
2021-03-2305 minSable BooKnightPodcast Introduction TrailerAs a writer what can you expect from this podcast? Tune in to find out.
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