15 tips on how to pitch your book (and yourself) to event planners, booksellers, school reps and librarians to get author talks.
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Lessons Learned from my Book Launch
Lessons learned from my book launch | Shannon Meyerkort
How to assess the readability of your book
Learn how to calculate your readability scores | Shannon Meyerkort
2021 – My Successes and Failures
Being a writer is about making yourself vulnerable, which is why I am sharing both my successes and failures of 2021 | Shannon Meyerkort
How I write
My writing process is like a mixed bag of lollies – grab a handful and see what you get | Shannon Meyerkort
Seeing the World Through Her Eyes
Having a child with reading and writing difficulties sometimes seems strange considering I spend my life reading and writing | Shannon Meyerkort
Journalling the Pandemic
I’ve been keeping a journal since the start of the pandemic and I don’t know when I will be able to finish it | Shannon Meyerkort
Your brain is a cheat and a liar
When you are close to your work, you often can’t see errors anymore, but I discovered a great tool that helps me hear them instead | Shannon Meyerkort
Some thoughts on short story plots
One thing I find lacking is information about the content of short stories. What you can write about, the plot, the story itself | Shannon Meyerkort
Virtual Literary Speed Dating – tips from a first-timer
Hints and tips for surviving a virtual literary speed date and how to pitch your manuscript | Shannon Meyerkort