The Aspiring Authors Podcast

It's the last episode in season 1! We give our top recommendations from the entire series and chat about what we've learned so far, as well as our favourite episode. L & H x

This week we go back and look at our original goals for the year and if we have completed them. We also look on previous episodes that we feel have been the most worthwhile for an aspiring author. 2nd last episode of season 1!

This week we chat about behind the scenes of making a podcast and don't hold anything back.  We share our thoughts on the positives and negatives of starting a podcast as well discussing our work and the new routines we plan to undertake. We share our recommendations too for budding fellow aspiring authors. L&H x

This week we talk about the dreaded synopsis! Feared by many writer's, we're no exception! But as we both work through writing our own synopsis - we share our tips and give advice. We share our recommendations for tackling the Synopsis and Covering letter. L&H

Is being savvy on social media important?  This week we talk about how we both will start our author brands and our tips on everything social media! L&H 

This week we chat about why we love storytelling, in all it's forms. Discussing inspiring authors and stories that play a big part in our writing. We share our recommendations for the week, as well as the usual silliness! L&H

This week we chat about book blurbs!  Discussing steps on how to write the best blurb for your novel, we look at existing novel blurbs, going through step by step. We also do the dreaded task of reading out our own blurbs! L&H

This week we discuss pitching your very first novel! We run through the different types of pitches - yes theres more than 1! And chat about lots of nonsense inbetween. L&H

This week we announce what path we're both going to take - Indie or Traditional. Touching on the pros and cons of both and share our recommendations for the week.   L&H

What makes a good antagonist? This week we chat about the villain and look at examples from books and film.  We share our tips on how we write antagonists and our recommendations for the week. L&H