Make your book better! All the things that make writing hard: finishing a draft, revising, connecting with an audience, self-publishing or getting published, those are all the areas of expertise of this week's guest, Jacque Hamilton. Authors and writers of all kinds, enjoy her awesome advice!

Get Jacque's special advice about finding time to write:  https://bit.ly/TimeToWriteFreebie

Resources Mentioned: 

• Bird by Bird
• The Story Grid - what good editors know
• Story Grid Podcast
• The Emotion Thesaurus
• Scrivener

Telling your story, using Spotify, and deciding about PR, these are all the things our guest this week is an expert about. Cristina Cano is a musician, PR expert, and event organizer in the music business, and will tell you about her journey and experiences in this episode!

Check out Cristina: 

• Website: sirenandthesea.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/sirenandthesea
• Twitter: twitter.com/sirenandthesea

Resources mentioned: 

• Canva
• Ableton
• Yamaha motif s8

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Tracy Barnett is a queer game designer, editor, and podcaster — and the best person I know at finishing things. They are amazing at creating tiny games, releasing them, moving on and making another game! We talk about their transition to full-time game designer and stay-at-home parent which is awesome, their awesome profit-producing Kickstarter for "You are the Dungeon," and their advice for creators! 

Check out Tracy:

• https://theothertracy.itch.io/
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-reforged-season-one
• https://www.theothertracy.com/

Resources mentioned:

• Alphasmart Neo: https://www.ebay.com/b/AlphaSmart-Neo-Typewriters-Word-Processors/25326/bn_7116105163
• Jay Dragon Thread: https://twitter.com/jdragsky/status/1441436862476922882

Amy Spalding writes incredible novels — YA, romance, queer fiction — and is also a marketing genius. When she officially launched her editing/consulting services, I knew I had to snatch her up for an episode to give some advice for the listener on how to navigate the world of books! Want to get published? Want to get an agent? Want to navigate a day job and a creative career? This episode is for you!

Follow Amy:

• https://www.instagram.com/thatames/
• https://www.instagram.com/getyourbookoninsta/
• Her books: https://www.theamyspalding.com/
• Her services: https://www.getyourbookon.com/services

Resources mentioned:

• Save the Cat Beat sheet: https://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/

Check me out:

• https://lasercampaigns.com/
• I'm teaching a free class this Saturday! 
  • https://www.crowdfundingschool.org/fanevent

Meredith Graves is a musician and writer, has been an MTV journalist, and is now the Director of Music and Magic at Kickstarter. I talked to them about what makes a Project We Love (AND what makes Meredith, specifically, love a project). We also delve into sewing, creation, magic, and many wonderful things. 

Follow Meredith:

• https://www.instagram.com/gravesmeredith/
• https://www.kickstarter.com/music

Follow me:

https://lasercampaigns.com/

Anita Sarkeesian and her nonprofit feminist frequency fight for inclusivity in games, game culture, the game industry, as well as fighting systemic barriers for marginalized folks in many more ways. We talk about her journey through activism, video creation, podcasts, Twitch, non-profits, and management, to her current project: the Games and Online Harassment Hotline - and her future as a director!

Check out Anita:

https://feministfrequency.com/

https://www.anitasarkeesian.com/

Recommendations mentioned:

• Never say you can't survive by Charlie Jane Anders: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250800015
• KVM - dual monitor connection system :)

Amy Vorpahl wants to go from being an employee to being a boss, and she came to my course to help her launch her first Kickstarter. In this interview, we talk about how she went from an actor to a badass D&D personality, and how she's leveling up to boss mode now with her album "Behold, Her Dreams!"

Check out Amy:

• https://www.amyvorpahl.com/
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amyvorpahl/behold-her-dreams-musical-album-from-amy-vorpahl

Resources mentioned:

• Scarlett / focusrite 212i: https://amzn.to/3DnHiKu
• The hero's journal: https://theherosjournal.co/
• Website design: https://www.msmorganpeters.com/

Parry Gripp's song are streamed a half million streams times *every day* - but this career was a "lucky accident," he says. A lucky accident full of persistence, joy, and tacos! Let's find out how he went from Nerf Herder to writing for kids tv, and why he works for himself now! 

Check out Parry Gripp:

• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/parrygripp
• Website: https://www.parrygripp.com/

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Just Press Record App

Take my FAN FINDING QUIZ and get your next steps to find your fan-finding superpower!: bit.ly/musicsuperpower

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