The Merry Writer Podcast

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To all you published authors, do you read reviews left for your books? Today, we share our own thoughts on this topic.

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- Reviews are everywhere
- Everyon…

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We've all heard of the cozy mystery genre, but did you know there's at least two more? One has been circling the reading community and the other... we haven't heard of before.

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When writing a book, it can be fun to keep track of the journey along the way. In today's episode, we discuss ways to track it, what you might want to log and some benefits.

What w…

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It's no secret Ari and Rachel love using Scrivener for their creative writing projects. This week, they decide to dive into the software, gush about why they love it, and the cool …

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Today we are discussing some of the advice we've seen floating around that is written almost as gospel, but that we don't think is always the best advice.

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As readers, one of the best ways to support authors is to leave a review of their book once we've read it. This week, we want to know: what does a book have to do to earn five star…

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Do you worry your story is not exciting enough? Depending on what you write and how you want to write it, not every book needs to be exciting but it needs to hold the reader's atte…

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In episode 217, we talked about what you should consider when agreeing to be a beta reader. We thought it'd be a good idea to talk about it from the other side, if you, the writer,…

Have you considered hosting guests on your blog? There are some benefits to doing this and that's what we are talking about in today's episode!

In this episode, we cover:

• Credibility
• Remember your au…

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I get it! It's a Monday and suddenly something pops up from The Merry Writer Podcast.

This is a little Mini Merry Moment, to give a shout-out to Rachel's upcoming book: Apparitions…

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to set up an in-person book tour event? Have you thought about trying it but didn't know where to start? Well, you're in luck because L.E. Har…

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We are talking about marketing today and discussing the possibilities of using Influencers for book marketing, including things you might want to consider.

In this episode, we cov…

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Things don't always go as planned and that includes your writing career. Your wants and desires might have changed over the years as you and your writing grew and improved. This we…

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Today we are talking about quitting (nope, we are not quitting writing!) But we wanted to give some thoughts on why some writers may choose to quit writing.

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Have you ever thought about going to school for creative writing? This week, Jason Harris joins us to discuss what getting a creative writing degree may look like.

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Today is all about regrets! We do love to pick some cheery topics. We each share our main writing regrets and would love to hear yours. Or if you don't have any regrets (lucky you)…

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Have you cracked the code to streamline your writing process? How about your author business? Or simply writing that first draft?

This week, we discuss the Gantt Chart as a project…

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Let's get a little spicy! This week, we are sharing thoughts on adding spice to a story.

In this episode, we cover:

• Consider your audience
• The Spice Chart
• What spice brings
• A littl…

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Writer's block is something all us writers are familiar with. Some days are easier than others, but for really rough days, Cory Rowe joins us on the podcast with tips and tricks to…

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Some days, everything is annoying so we can fall back to the comfort and joy of books. But, even books can be annoying. So we present to you some of our pet peeves about books. Let…