Tiszta Chicago - a 252. epizód
Hosszabb kihagyás után úgy döntöttünk, hogy visszatérünk az évekkel ezelőtt megkezdett utazós sorozatunkhoz, amelyben egy-egy számunkra érdekes helyhez kötődő könyveket, filmeket, sorozatokat ajánlunk. (Korábbi adásainkban volt már szó például New Yorkról, Párizsról, és az északi országokról is.) Legújabb célpontunk pedig Chicago – tartsatok velünk!
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Bookcast Epi 83: Who do you write for, and are they reading your books?
Welcome back to the Bookcast, my platform for sharing short fiction and updates on what I'm reading and writing.
In this episode, I provide insights into my writing progress, current reads, author branding and the challenges of marketing while maintaining brand authenticity. I shared book and podcast recommends, and wax on about the the Friends-to-Lovers romance trope. I'm prepping for a work trip, so I've outlined my plans for writing amidst a busy schedule and tease plot developments in my current novel.
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Listen to the show here (grab a transcript here!)
BOOK REPORT
READ - 6
The Way You Tempt Me (Pure Talent, #1) by Elle Wright
She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
Double Lives by Mary Monroe
Take It (On the Clock #1) by Shae Sanders
The Replacements: A Grumpy Boss Romance by Shae Sanders
Happy Hour Hoe (On the Clock #2) by Shae Sanders
READING -3
Invasion of Privacy by Imani Jay
Work Song by Danielle Allen
Some Kind of Love: Prelude by Elle Wright
PUT DOWN -0!
Recommended Listening:
Recommends: THE STACKS POD - Traci asks a question that absolutely blows my mind, to the point of not remembering what the answer was. “Who is your audience and are those the people reading your book?“ Is the best question I have ever heard in my life. The Stacks is my fave Wednesday and occasional Friday bonus epi listen… it’s pinned to the TOP of my podcast list so it always plays first. Give Traci a listen and join us in the Stacks Pack.
Ep. 314 Being Chesty with Andrew Boryga
Traci asked me why I love this question. My response- Authors (who aren't white) have the added hurdle of WANTING to write to a siloed audience but publishing wanting to be more broad and vast (read: white readers) which makes it hard to reach your target audience bc the marketing approach is different. Asking this q especially to a debut author gives us insight into whether they see what efforts their agent/publisher marketing dept are making toward their books, and is that at the expense of the people you're trying to reach? It's also about some of the conversations authors are having about book covers. Slapping those cute illustrated covers on a steamy romance or a lit fiction book works against us because cover branding is a promise to the reader. If I write a steamy romance but my cover looks like a funny romcom, am I reaching the audience that wants to read steamy romance? And if I hit romcom and get 2 star reviews for all the sex and profanity bc they didn't expect that, is it hurting me?
My second rec ties into my first and it was kismet that it played right after that episode. I listen to a long list of writing, author, publishing pods and one of my faves is the Wish I'd Known Then podcast. Authors Jami Albright and Sara Rosett interview self-published authors about how they found success as well as lessons they've learned. This week’s episode is on author branding and is worth a listen or two. I’m definitely going to run it back.
How to Find Your Author Brand - Wish I'd Known Then For Writers
Both episodes echo conversations that writers have been having about cover, about voice, about standing out but blending in. Both episodes are great and I highly recommend them!
WRITING UPDATE
My last reported word count was 63,523 words. Today I’m’ at 70,559 words. And I am not done. I’ll definitely have to cut some back, but I’m not worried about it yet. YET. Listen to today’s episode and stress out with me about it.
Thank you so much for joining me for today's chat! I truly enjoy having you here and welcome any comments or feedback at booksbydlwhite.com/bookcast. Don’t forget to share the podcast if you enjoyed this episode and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, give a girl a rating! I’d really appreciate it. Do not forget that you can support this podcast with your book purchases, by spreading the good word, or by throwing some coins in the hat at bookcast.buzzsprout.com. Every little bit helps.
I'll be back on Saturday April 20th. We’ll talk about how much writing I didn’t get done (LOL), and what books I got into whilst on my trip. Please enjoy this weekend, have a superlative week and we'll chat again soon.
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Mini Book Review | Local Woman Missing
Genre: Adult domestic thriller
Tropes/themes:
Suspense
Small town mystery
Twists and turns
Missing women and child
Past and present timeline
Multiple povs
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I don’t think I’ve read a thriller that had me as anxious as this. This story has 3 povs and alternates between past and present as a different people in a local town try to find out what happened to a missing woman…
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10s 10s 10s from beginning to end I was hooked! I read this in like two days. And stayed up til 4am to finish. She was able to have different viewpoints from past to present and it was an easy read. Nice plot twists and a turn I didn’t expect. I’m gonna check out her other works too
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Review: Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Author: Mary KubicaPublisher: Park RowReleased: January 10, 2023Received: NetGalley
Book Summary:
We’ve all heard the story before – a person goes missing, but it takes a while before the truth all sets in. At first, it may look like they’re off on vacation or spending some time with friends. But the longer they’re gone, the more insidious their disappearance feels.
At least, that’s how it…
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Don't You Cry - Mary Kubica
★ ★ ★/5
After reading "The Good Girl" by this author I was really excited to get my hands on another one of her books. Unfortunately, this book didn't live up to the expectations I had in my head (can any book tbh). It was a mystery, but it was so slow paced you didn't realize it was one until the last 60 or so pages. For that matter, every part of the plot happens in the last 60 pages... for a 300-page book, that's not good. The main reason this book is even three stars is because of how everything eventually all wraps up. It's funny because I feel like there's a lot of mixed feelings about who the actual victim is. Is it the daughter that was given away because her mother couldn't handle her behavioral issues and didn't bother trying, or is the mom and other "favored" sister that the scorned daughter torments in revenge? I would argue that the scorned daughter is in the right, who tf just gets rid of kid because they like the other one they have more? If you can't tell, this book was kind of a wild ride.
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