Welcome to Reedsy Live, Reedsy’s ongoing series of webinars where we bring on professionals from the world of publishing to show you how to write, publish, and market better books.📚

You can listen to our past episodes and subscribe to Reedsy Live on Spotify, Apple, or your favorite podcast app, with a new episode published every week!

Reedsy Live: The Podcast

🔍 Discover the most tried-and-true marketing tactics you can use to sell your book with the senior marketing manager of Written Word Media

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-marketing-tactics/

Reedsy Live: Crowdfunding Your Book with Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert

🔍 Join bestselling author SJ Watson as he shows you how to activate editor mode

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/watson-editor-mode/

Reedsy Live: Unleash Your Inner Editor (and Kill Your Darlings) with SJ Watson

🔍 Join award-winning author, ghostwriter, and book coach Amanda Edgar as she shows you how to make your memoir read like a bestselling novel

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
blog.reedsy.com/live/memoir-amanda-edgar

Reedsy Live: How to Plot Your Memoir Like a Novel with Amanda Edgar

🔍 Author and Reedsy ghostwriter Michelle Schusterman shows you how to take your book idea and get busy writing its first draft

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-start-writing-a-book/

Reedsy Live: How to Start Writing a Book with Michelle Schusterman

🔍 Editor and author Tracy Gold reveals the biggest mistakes new writers make when writing dialogue

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/dialogue-mistakes/

Reedsy Live: Common Mistakes in Writing Dialogue and How to Avoid Them with Tracy Gold

🔍 Learn the secret code behind all well-plotted novels from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel/

Reedsy Live: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel with Jessica Brody

🔍 Reedsy editor Julie Artz talks about assessing your own manuscript to determine whether it's ready to be seen by editors and readers

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/self-audit-julie-artz/

Reedsy Live: Is Your Manuscript Ready? Discover Your Self-Auditing Toolkit with Julie Artz

🔍 Literary agent Max Sinsheimer talks about querying nonfiction books and how to make a positive first impression

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/query-non-fiction-sinsheimer/

Reedsy Live: How to Query Nonfiction: An Agent Explains with Max Sinsheimer

🔍 Discover the most tried-and-true marketing tactics you can use to sell your book with the senior marketing manager of Written Word Media

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-marketing-tactics/

Reedsy Live: 5 Essential Marketing Tactics of Self-Publishing Authors with Clayton Noblit

🔍 Editor Tracy Gold reveals her top 5 tips for writing with multiple POVs, with a bit of help from George R.R. Martin

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-write-multiple-povs-the-game-of-thrones-way/

Reedsy Live: How to Write Multiple POVs the "Game of Thrones" Way with Tracy Gold

🔍 TEDx speaker, author, and founder of DIY MFA Gabriela Pereira talks about the importance of understanding the "voice" of your writing

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/refining-voice/

Reedsy Live: How to Refine the "Voice" of Your Book with Gabriela Pereira

🔍 Discover how novelist Jennifer L. Armentrout went from being an indie darling to one of the biggest names in publishing today.
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/jennifer-armentrout/

Reedsy Live: From Indie Success to #1 Bestseller with Jennifer L. Armentrout

🔍 Join Reedsy's head of learning for an open Q&A session

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
blog.reedsy.com/live/novel-writing-QA/

Reedsy Live: Novel-Writing Q&A with Tom Bromley #2

🔍 Editor Alyssa Matesic shares the biggest and most common pitfalls that she's encountered in suspense manuscripts
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/suspense-pitfalls/

Reedsy Live: How to Avoid Common Suspense Pitfalls with Alyssa Matesic

🔍 Editors Parul Bavishi and Rebecca Monterusso discuss the art of writing YA fiction that appeals to both teens and adults
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/traits-of-successful-ya-novels/

Reedsy Live: Common Traits of Successful Young Adult Novels with Parul Bavishi & Rebecca Monterusso

🔍 Author Tom Bromley shows you how to build your own story factory
📝 Find the highlights of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/generate-story-ideas/

Reedsy Live: How to Generate Great Story Ideas with Tom Bromley

🔍 Learn to write a compelling memoir with editor Jodi Fodor
📝 You can find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/memoir-fodor/

Reedsy Live: How to Craft a Compelling Memoir with Jodi Fodor

🔍 Learn how poetry can elevate your novels, short stories, and non-fiction books with poet Emma Murf


Reedsy Live: Using Poetry to Become a Better Writer with Emma Murf

🔍 Get the ball rolling on your page-turning romance book in this episode with editor and romance extraordinaire Bryn Donovan
📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/plot-romance-novel/

Reedsy Live: Plot a Romance Novel in One Hour with Bryn Donovan

🔍 Story consultant Jeff Lyons reveals his cookie-cutter formula for crafting a winning logline, and shares some of his own examples
📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/logline/

Reedsy Live: Crafting a Successful Story Pitch in Seven Steps with Jeff Lyons

🔍 New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt talks about her approach to story structure

Reedsy Live: How to Structure a Novel Like a Bestselling Author with Caroline Leavitt

🔍 Former literary agent Rachel Stout reveals her tips for researching agents and personalizing query letters
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/personalizing-your-query-letters/

Reedsy Live: Add a Personal Touch to Your Query Letter with Rachel Stout

🔍 Former Hachette and DC Comics editor Jim Spivey shows author what classic mistakes to avoid when writing a genre fiction series
📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/writing-genre-series/

Reedsy Live: The Most Common Mistakes Fiction Series Writers Make with Jim Spivey

🔍 Author Paul Bradley Carr reveals his top tips for creating a memoir that appeals to a wider audience
📝 Find the full transcript for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-write-a-memoir-with-commercial-appeal/

Reedsy Live: How to Keep Commercial Appeal in Mind When Writing a Memoir with Paul Bradley Carr

🔍 Discover the essential elements behind all impactful scenes in this episode with Oksana Marafioti, a seasoned author and editor 
📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/anatomy-of-a-great-scene/

Reedsy Live: Conflict, Stakes, and Momentum: How to Construct a Scene with Oksana Marafioti

🔍 Learn about the most essential document of a nonfiction author's career from bestselling author Dr Noah Charney
📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/book-proposals-101/

Reedsy Live: The Art of the Nonfiction Book Proposal with Dr Noah Charney

🔍Editor and publisher Allister Thompson reveals his top five things to avoid when you're writing mystery fiction
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/mistakes-in-writing-mystery/

Reedsy Live: Five Common Pitfalls That Mystery Writers Fall Into with Allister Thompson

🔍 Editor Laura Mae Isaacman shares her top tips for writing cracking short stories
📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/write-short-story-live-training/

Reedsy Live: How to Write a Stellar Short Story with Laura Mae Isaacman

🔍 Non-fiction authors: learn about the business you're really in, how to start correctly, grow systematically, and scale to profitability

Reedsy Live: The Secret to Nonfction Book Marketing with Jonny Andrews

🔍 Learn the three simple questions that will get your book into gear and save you years of frustration

Reedsy Live: How to Jumpstart Your Story with Jennie Nash

🔍 Award-winning food and travel writer Joanna Pruess explains the basics of creating a compelling cookbook from your family recipes
📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:
https://blog.reedsy.com/live/family-recipes/

Reedsy Live: How To Create a 5 Star Cookbook Using Old Family Recipes with Joanna Pruss

🔍 Author and expert book marketer Bryan Cohen rewrites author-submitted book descriptions.

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-…arketing-tactics/

Reedsy Live: An Expert's Guide to Crafting a Brilliant Book Description with Bryan Cohen

🔍 Book marketer Joel Pitney reveals his technique for securing (and leveraging) great endorsements from the people who really matter

📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/get-amazing-endorsements-book/

Reedsy Live: The Ultimate Guide to Book Endorsements with Joel Pitney

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