The Writing Sparrow
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The Writing Sparrow is all about writing, publishing and marketing your book, so you can go from unfinished draft to published novel no matter where you are on your indie author journey! We're here to motivate and encourage you.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
How to Write Short Stories for Anthologies with Beverley Lee
Do ignore me at the beginning when I say it's the 19th of September. It's definitely October :)
This week I had the pleasure of talking to horror author Beverley Lee about writing short stories and ge…
What Is NaNoWriMo?
In today's episode, I explain my favourite season of the year: NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
NaNoWriMo exists in two versions:
- the big event in November, in which the goal is to write 50,00…
Lessons Learned from Publishing a Debut Series with G. R. Thomas
This week, I had a chat with urban fantasy author Grace - G.R.Thomas - about her recently wrapped-up debut series, the importance of making connections, and what it's like to get negative reviews. Gr…
A Chat About Formatting, Book Trailers, and Book Covers with Becky Wright
This week I had a chat with Becky Wright, indie author and founder of PlatformHouse Publishing, which she runs with her husband and where they create book trailers, covers, formatted interiors, and p…
My Experience with Burnout and How to Avoid It
In April 2020, I burned out bad. It took me over two months before I was back to myself again, and I want to help you avoid the same pain. In today's episode, I talk you through some of the symptoms,…
Welcome to The Writing Sparrow!
Meet Sarina, indie author of dark epic fantasy, mama to one beautiful cat, and your host for this writing podcast!
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Is Your Book Idea Good Enough?
We've all doubted whether our novel ideas are enough, but I'm here to tell you that yes, it is, because all it needs to do is exist!
This week's action step:
Just... start writing. I know it's hard, bu…