SPA Girls Podcast – EP407 – Making Your Books Addictive with Alessandra Torre
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A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Alessandra Torre has written twenty-three novels, including multiple New York Times bestsellers.
She is also the creator of Alessandra Torre Ink – an authors community and online school with over 20,000 members. She is also the founder of INKERS CON, an annual authors conference. A self-publishing advocate, Alessandra speaks frequently to universities, conventions and author groups and we’re delighted to welcome her back to the SPA!
Today Alessandra is going to give us the lowdown not just about Inkers Con that’s just opened it’s doors, but also share how we can MASTER THE TWISTS and Write JAW-DROPPING and Addictive Books. How cool is that?
So what is it EXACTLY that makes a book addictive?
How do twists and turns come into play?
And how do you create these elements with any genre of books?
LINK to Alessandra’s webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/replay/234/m0o73agobxvfmopkt229m
All About Inkers Con 2023
With the Inkers Con online access, attendees can watch and re-watch professionally-filmed, high quality presentations from any location. All classes are taught by bestselling authors and industry experts and contain up to date and actionable information.
This conference access will:
Reveal the latest business strategies that successful authors are using
- Show you how to increase sales, monetize your art and streamline efforts
- Propel you to write better novels, with more ease and confidence
- Help you break through plateaus so you can earn a consistent and dependable income
- Motivate you to confidently take the next steps in your career
- Allow you to connect with fellow authors in 50+ live video discussions
- Provide transcripts, slide decks, audio recordings, and video for maximum retention
What’s Included in your online access ticket:
27 Premium Presentations For Authors… $997 value
12 Q&A’s with Bestselling Authors… $297 value
Interactive Author Networking and Industry Discussions…. $397 value
Private Online Author’s Community… $197 value
Six years of access to this amazing content!
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Total Value…. $1888
Your investment… $249 – less $50 with our discount code!
All you have to do is use our coupon code, and you’ll get $50 off the price of a ticket, plus we’ll throw in a few freebies!
You’ll get:
- Free copy of our book “Kick Author Overwhelm to the Curb”,
- Our productivity cheat sheet for authors (usually only available to our mastermind members!)
- And our Marketing 101 info sheet (packed with great marketing advice!).
Head over to www.inkerscon.com and use the coupon code SPAGIRLS to get the deal!
(To get your bonuses, send us a screenshot of your purchase and make sure you use our coupon code!)
SPA Girls – EP405 – Hotwire Your Publishing Plan For The Holidays
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We know there are still 5.5 months to go until the end of the year! But!! We think it’s important to start getting organized for the final push. Ads, blurbs, covers. In the SPA today we talk about the things you need to focus on!
💗 The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we love our listeners and our patrons!
⭐ Join us at the $10 tier, and you’ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your questions. Come on in and join us, we’d love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
✍️ Visit www.SelfPublishingAuthorsPodcast.com for our FREE self-publishing resources, podcast episodes and info
😊Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel @spagirlspodcast
SPA Girls Podcast – EP396 – The Secrets of Story with Matt Bird
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If you’ve been working on amping up your characters and writing a more compelling novel, this is the episode for you. We talk to Matt Bird – the Amazon bestselling author of The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers and The Secrets of Character: Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love – about characters and other secrets involved in writing an awesome story your readers will love.
Matt talks to us about what readers expect from characters and how to ensure they connect and fall in love with your characters early in your novel. He also gives practical examples of techniques that will engage your readers by helping you create flawed, vulnerable and compelling characters.
We loved having Matt in the SPA and we know you’ll enjoy this episode too!
Find Matt at the Cockeyed Caravan blog – http://www.secretsofstory.com/
Also on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofstory6921
Find Matt’s Book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Story-Innovative-Perfecting-Captivating-ebook/dp/B01N7HV0CT/
💗 The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we love our listeners and our patrons!
⭐ Join us at the $10 tier, and you’ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your questions. Come on in and join us, we’d love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
✍️ Visit www.SelfPublishingAuthorsPodcast.com for our FREE self-publishing resources, podcast episodes and info
😊Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel @spagirlspodcast
SPA Girls Podcast – EP393 – Genre Expectations
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Today in the SPA we’re covering genre expectations for readers of romance and it’s subgenres and mystery. All are our opinion based on decades of reading and 20+ years writing romance and it’s various subgenres. It can be a bit messy and confusing and it’s subjective. But it’s also important to know the genre expectations for the “wrong” answers more so than the right.
So let us help you define what sub category your book should be virtually “shelved” on!
Links mentioned:
EVLind – Supernatural Suspense author
Adam Richardson, The Writer’s Detective
The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we love our listeners and our patrons!
Join us at the $10 tier, and you’ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your questions. Come on in and join us, we’d love to see you there!
www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
Visit www.SelfPublishingAuthorsPodcast.com for our FREE self-publishing resources, podcast episodes and info.
SPA Girls Podcast – EP385 – How to Write a Compelling Hero
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Alpha, Beta, Tortured or Bad Boy? How do you like your heroes? This week Cheryl, Wendy and Shar discuss how to write a great hero (in their opinion) complete with controversial examples!
In particular, we cover:
- Character Connection
- Creating Conflict from Character
- Main Characters Should Be Equals
- Characters Should Have Complementary Strengths
- Hero should Show Vulnerability
- Different hero types including Alpha, Beta, Bad Boy, Tortured and Playboy
Don’t miss out on our take on writing a great hero!
SPA Girls Podcast – EP383 – Our Valentine To Writers
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Love your Writing Self this Valentine’s Day
Who says Valentine’s Day has to be about couples? We think it should be about all kinds of love and this year we’re promoting a little self-love.
Go on, you deserve it!
Treat yourself to a craft course or something else you would enjoy – find a course and do it!
Do something awesome for your body – manicure, pedicure, massage, facial.
Regular exercise – walk, run, bike, swim, yoga, pilates, sport.
Combat stress – read, listen to music, have a bath, meditate – try Paul Mckenna and Youtube videos.
Breathing exercises – breathe in for seven, hold for seven, out for seven.
Eat healthy and drink more water.
Try something different – puzzles, a new hobby like knitting, crochet or miniatures.
Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
