hooks Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/hooks/ Books, Business and Bad Words Wed, 01 May 2024 19:23:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://sachablack.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-logo-solo-colour-copy-scaled-1-32x32.jpg hooks Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/hooks/ 32 32 241 How to Write Serial Fiction with Stephanie Bond https://sachablack.co.uk/2024/05/08/241-how-to-write-serial-fiction-with-stephanie-bond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=241-how-to-write-serial-fiction-with-stephanie-bond https://sachablack.co.uk/2024/05/08/241-how-to-write-serial-fiction-with-stephanie-bond/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 05:00:33 +0000 https://sachablack.co.uk/?p=12314 Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 241 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Stephanie Bond all about writing serial fiction. In this episode we cover:  What serial fiction is and how it differs from non-serialised fiction Common mistakes new serial fiction writers make Craft tips for writing serials Techniques to create hooks Business […]

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 241 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Stephanie Bond all about writing serial fiction.

In this episode we cover: 

  • What serial fiction is and how it differs from non-serialised fiction
  • Common mistakes new serial fiction writers make
  • Craft tips for writing serials
  • Techniques to create hooks
  • Business structure around serialised fiction

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Rebel of the Week is: Lauren 

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Nina J Fox and Jen. A big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 143 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Sandra Gerth all about how to write great beginnings.

In this episode we cover: 

  • The most common mistakes authors make with beginnings
  • What you need to establish in the first act and first chapter
  • How to handle prologues and flashbacks
  • Hooks
  • How to know when you have the right beginning

This week’s question is: It’s mid year. What one thing will you complete by the end of the year?

Recommendation of the week is: The Fantastical Transmogrifier: A Camp Enigma Novel by Patron Jennifer Roundell

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Rebel of the Week is: Beth Cox

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Marian Sargent and Shannon Grogan. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

 

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