BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing.
J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author.
Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business — editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.
Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouses, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.
Check back every Monday for a new episode!
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Elissa Sussman knows how to keep her writing on schedule. Drawing from her past experience as a ghostwriter and manager, she maintains a strict working regimen with set writing hours each day to maximize her productivity and availability. Elissa was a ghostwriter of 15 young adult novels before writing adult novels under her own name. Her latest book, Funny You Should Ask (Dell) is available now for purchase.
From Amazon.com:
Elissa Sussman is the author of the novel, Funny You Should Ask, as well as the young adult novels, Drawn That Way, Stray and Burn. She has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MFA from Pacific University, and in a previous life managed animators and organized spreadsheets at some of the best animation studios in the world, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks and Sony Imageworks. You can see her name in the credits of The Croods, Hotel Transylvania, The Princess And The Frog and Tangled. She lives in her hometown of Los Angeles with her husband and their two dogs, Basil and Mozzarella.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How to choose your audience
- What the ghostwriting process looks like
- Why being a ghostwriter is the best writing education
- Why the romance genre isn’t respected
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Show Credits
Host: J. D. Barker
Host: J. Thorn
Host: Zach Bohannon
Music: Nicorus
Voice Over: Rick Ganley (recorded at Mill Pond Studio)
In This Episode
The Author Life Summit 2022
Elissa Sussman
Funny You Should Ask
Best of BookTok
The Carbon Almanac
Story Rubric
Nonfic Rubric
Scene Rubric
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