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#badasswriters
Kathleen Foxx
94 episodes
3 days ago
Welcome to the #badasswriters podcast! You'll find writing tips and how-to's to take your writing from good to great. There are interviews with fabulous guest authors and industry professionals to help writers in the community build their confidence and go from brand new to badass! All kinds of writing topics are covered, there are Q&As with agents and other professionals, plus pitch critiques, listener questions, recorded listeners' book recommendations, and recorded shoutouts from authors. Please reach out on Twitter @_badasswriters and on my website at kathleenfoxx.com/badasswriters-podcast
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Welcome to the #badasswriters podcast! You'll find writing tips and how-to's to take your writing from good to great. There are interviews with fabulous guest authors and industry professionals to help writers in the community build their confidence and go from brand new to badass! All kinds of writing topics are covered, there are Q&As with agents and other professionals, plus pitch critiques, listener questions, recorded listeners' book recommendations, and recorded shoutouts from authors. Please reach out on Twitter @_badasswriters and on my website at kathleenfoxx.com/badasswriters-podcast
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#badasswriters
S6E8 | Author Carley Fortune

In today's episode, Kat chats with Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After and Meet Me at the Lake (which is out TODAY, May 2!) about using a real location in a novel, her path to publication, her newest novel, MEET ME AT THE LAKE, the inspiration behind her novels, creating her characters, how she got her agent and book deal, how she had input on her book covers, her pivot from journalism to fiction writing, advice for writers, newsletters, and her book recommendations.


You can find out more about Carley on her website at www.carleyfortune.com. She's on Instagram @carleyfortune an Twitter @carleyfortune.


Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.


Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.


If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.


For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently paused. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on literary clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!


Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠),

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2 years ago
38 minutes 33 seconds

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S6 BONUS AskAgent with Lori Galvin

Today's bonus episode features a Q&A with Aevitas Creative Management literary agent Lori Galvin! Kat and Lori chat about how she got involved in and her favourite parts of agenting, what she’s currently looking for, a shoutout for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, how agents get paid, earning out advances, qualities that make an agent request pages,  getting feedback, the publisher submission process, querying before a manuscript is ready, mentioning neurodiversity in a query letter, description in writing, nudging agents, preparing for “the call,” the importance of comps in a query letter, and how to get on bestselling lists or in major book clubs.


Find out more about Lori at https://www.aevitascreative.com/agent/lori-galvin. She's also on Instagram @lorigalvin and on Twitter @galvinlori.


Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.


Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.


If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.


For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!


Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)

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2 years ago
39 minutes 11 seconds

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S6E7 Author Michael Decter

In today's episode, Kat chats with Canadian author Michael Decter about his first novel, Shadow Life, where the inspiration came from, his experiences as a juror in a double homicide trial, his family history and how the Titanic could have changed everything, travelling to international locations and using those experiences, how he made Georgian Bay a character in the novel, research on stockpiling for the story, pivoting from nonfiction to fiction, the importance of librarians, fictionalizing people, title changes, his next books, working with an editor, and advice for writing fiction.


Michael is on Twitter @MichaelDecter, on IG @michaeldecterauthor, and his website at www.michaeldecter.com.


Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com, ⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.


Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.


If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.


For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!


Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)

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2 years ago
40 minutes 53 seconds

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S6 BONUS Rachel Carson || Writing Conferences || Killer Nashville Founder Clay Stafford

In today's episode, hear how scientist and biologist Rachel Carson used writing to convey a super important message to the masses, which started the environmental movement in the 1950s and 60s. Then, a little bit about writing conferences before Kat dives into a thrilling conversation with founder of the Killer Nashville International Writers' Conference, Clay Stafford. Topics covered include the plethora of things he’s involved in (writing, publishing, education, music industry, etc.), various forms of storytelling, how Killer Nashville began, what comprises ‘mystery, suspense, and thriller,’ why he loves doing what he does, diversity in books and in the conference, everything the conference offers, the awards and scholarships at available at KN, the generosity and Pay-it-Forward mentality of KN, volunteers, the importance of networking, the effect of Covid on conferences (virtual vs in-person), and a little bit about Nashville.

Find out more about the Killer Nashville conference on their website at www.killernashville.com. They're on Twitter @KillerNashville and on IG @killnernashville. More info about Clay is on his website https://claystafford.com/.

Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com⁠⁠ foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently closed for a short time. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, and A New Earth by Ealot (⁠epidemicsound.com⁠)

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2 years ago
50 minutes 49 seconds

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S6E6 D.E.A.R. Day || Action/Adventure Thriller Author Avanti Centrae

I'm back with more literary history! Today: D.E.A.R. Day and Beverly Cleary! Then, I chat with adventure thriller author Avanti Centrae about her newest novel, Cleopatra’s Vendetta, her Van Ops series, how her ideas formulate, what archeoastronomy is, authors she draws inspiration from, reading while drafting, her outlining process, having family as early readers, her various publishing experiences, indie vs traditional publishing, film/tv, book covers, and advice for good pacing in a novel.

Thank you to everyone who participated in April's MoodPitch! Stay tuned for our fall event date announcement!

Find out more about Avanti at https://www.avanticentrae.com/. She's on Twitter @avanticentrae and IG @avanti.centrae.author.

Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until October 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠).

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2 years ago
50 minutes 7 seconds

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S6E5 | Genres | Author John Kennedy

In today’s episode, Kat chats with author John Kennedy about his crime books, The Trauma Pool and The Kill Chain; gender inequality, treatment of mental health issues, and racism in the 1980s and 90s—especially on a police force; researching detective facts and details; using microfiche for research, reaching out to a professional for research; how things were done in the 80s and 90s vs now; choosing a specific reason to write in another time period as opposed to present-day; writing in different genres; publishing in anthologies; writing short form vs long form; competitions; thoughts on writer’s block; not listening to an agent’s or editor’s submission guidelines; digital first publishing; and advice for the drafting process.





Website and mailing list – https://www.writerjohnkennedy.com Books available at - The Trauma Pool (DI Will Ashcroft Crime Thrillers Book 1) eBook : Kennedy, John: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Instagram @johnkennedywriter Twitter @JohnKen_writer


Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.


Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.


If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.


For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!


Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)

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2 years ago
42 minutes 22 seconds

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S6E4 #AskAgent with Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

In today’s special #AskAgent episode, Kat chats with Westwood Creative Artists literary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon about how and why they got involved in agenting, what’s grabbing their attention right now, how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of publishing, what they like to see in a query letter, grammar in query letters and sample pages, their desert island books (see below for titles/authors), choosing between agents at the same agency, re-querying rewritten manuscripts (and how to do it right), if WattPad or Kindle Vella counts as a debut, what makes them pass on a full manuscript, pet peeves about queries, anonymous authors, and pen names.


Titles and Authors Mentioned by Emmy:

Emma Hooper’s Our Homesick Songs, Helen Oyeyemi (White is for Witching) The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.


Find Emmy on Twitter @emmy_of_spines, Instagram @emmy_of_spines and their websites: http://www.emmy.ooo and www.wcaltd.com.


Kat is on Twitter ⁠@kfoxx_writes⁠ ⁠@_badasswriters⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. On IG, she's ⁠@kathleenfoxxwrites⁠ ⁠@badasswriters_podcast⁠ ⁠@FoxxEditorial⁠ and ⁠@moodpitchers⁠. Her websites are ⁠kathleenfoxx.com⁠⁠foxxeditorial.com⁠, ⁠kathleenfoxxagent.com⁠, and ⁠moodpitch.org⁠.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter ⁠here⁠.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Please note interview bookings paused for a short time and are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until November 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (⁠uppbeats.io⁠)

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2 years ago
59 minutes 7 seconds

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S6E3 Ancestry and Adventure Writing | Judith Turner Yamamoto | Meghan J. Ward

In today's episode Kat covers two interviews. The first is with Judith Turner Yamamoto, author of Loving the Dead and Gone, covering how reader’s own experiences are brought into the story, how she became an ‘accidental’ historical novelist, her research and drafting process, finding a treasure trove of 19th century ancestral ‘stuff’ to help with research, winning the Petrichor Prize, publishing with Regal House, the found family feeling of small publishers, her article writing and world travelling, working with her husband who’s a visual artist, teaching at writing conferences, sense memory and how it can transport us and open up our creativity, ‘hiraeth’ and nostalgia, and advice for writers of historical fiction.


Find Judith online at turneryamamoto.com, on Twitter @jturneryamamoto, and on Instagram @jturneryamamoto


Following this is Meghan J. Ward, author of the memoir Lights to Guide Me Home, covering the inspiration behind the book, how moving from Ontario to BC sparked this journey, how she remembered everything she ultimately included in the book, how social media helped uncover lost memories, a writer’s ‘second brain,’ where her interest in travel comes from, culture shock vs reverse culture shock, re-visiting places to fully immerse yourself in a culture and society, how travelling with kids differs from travelling alone, publishing books with her adventure photographer Paul Zizka, how she began adventure writing, giving a talk about crafting the perfect pitch at the Adventure Writing Workshop (part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival), her drafting process, writing out of order, and tips for travelling with kids.


Megan can be found online at meghanjoyward.com, on Twitter @meghanjward, and on IG @meghanjward (and check out hubby Paul Zizka's incredible travel photos on Instagram @paulzizkaphoto!)


Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are kathleenfoxx.com foxxeditorial.com, kathleenfoxxagent.com, and moodpitch.org.


Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.


If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out ⁠this form⁠.


For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website ⁠here⁠. Please note interview bookings are currently by referral only. The podcast is booked solid until October 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!


Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Ask Me When by Mica Emory (epidemicsound.com)

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2 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds

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S6E2 Announcement || Pitch Critique | Author Amy Tector

In today's episode, Kat has a special announcement! Then, a pitch critique for a lister. After, she chats with returning guest Amy Tector, author of SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, out today! Kat talks with Amy about her Dominion Archive series, publishing three books in one year, going to her sister for research on a coroner’s career, incorporating authorial voice into stories and layering in character voice, her newsletter, marketing and publicity, virtual vs in-person events, incorporating themes, advice for weaving clues into mysteries, and using Scrivener to help with clues and red herrings.

Catch up with Amy: www.amytector.com Twitter: @amy_tector Instagram: @amytectorwrites

Kat's socials: Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com www.kathleenfoxxagent.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Don't Look Back by Dream Cave (epidemicsound.com)

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website here. Please note interview bookings are paused. The podcast is booked solid until October 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

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2 years ago
38 minutes 7 seconds

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S6E1 || Sherlock Holmes || Crime Clubs || Author Julie Carrick Dalton

In today's episode, hear about how Sherlock Holmes came to live and the Crimes Club that Arthur Conan Doyle started. Then, Kat chats with Julie Carrick Dalton, author of Waiting for the Night Song and The Last Beekeeper (out today!). They cover what climate fiction is, how themes come into writing, the impacts of climate change and how it simmers in her mind and becomes her stories, the nostalgic hook in her book, how she got her agent and how she knew she was ready to query, the importance of getting industry feedback, the cost of industry feedback and how to get support, paying it forward and good literary citizenship, publicity, public speaking, the why’s in fictional characters, her writing craft articles, and getting inside your villain’s head.

Julie's socials: www.juliecarrickdalton.com, Twitter: @juliecardalt Instagram: @juliecdalton

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.

For questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website here. Please note interview bookings are paused. The podcast is booked solid until October 2023. WOW! As Kat may be starting to take on clients at that time, she needs to ensure a schedule that will work and can still include the podcast. Hang tight for more details over the coming months!

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, The Lotus Tree by Jerry Lacey, Cold Nights by Kikoru, and Closed Book by Dream Cave (epidemicsound.com)

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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2 years ago
47 minutes 12 seconds

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S5E12 Pitches | Walter Tevis | Author Jessica Hatch

In today's episode, Kat critiques two listeners' pitches, then talks about Walter Tevis in literary history and how writers weave themes drawn from their own experiences into their stories. After, Kat chats with Jessica Hatch, author of HOW TO KEEP A HUSBAND FOR TEN DAYS and MY BIG FAKE WEDDING, about:

  • Why she doesn’t over-outline her stories
  • Winning a pitch slam
  • The structure of a novel
  • Creating creativity from constraint
  • Including Covid in your manuscripts and the disadvantages of not including it
  • Deciding which writing workshops or conferences to attend and how to afford international ones
  • Her freelance editing services
  • Editing tips
  • Dealing with imposter syndrome

Jessica's socials and websites mentioned: www.JessicaHatch.com Affording international writing workshops, Common Editorial Mistakes she sees, Part 1 of 5, on Twitter: @JessicaNHatch and on Instagram: jessicanhatch.

Kat's socials: Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until November 2023.

Music from uppbeats.io and epidemicsound.com.

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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2 years ago
44 minutes 13 seconds

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S5E11 Erma Bombeck || Speculative Fiction with Serena Straus

In today's literary history segment, Kat talks about humour author Erma Bombeck and writing conferences. Then, she chats with lawyer and sci-fi author Sarena Straus about:

  • The “what if” in stories
  • Nonfiction proposals
  • Having her book optioned for tv
  • Speculative and science fiction
  • How she brings her legal career into her stories
  • The complexities of world building
  • Pitch competitions
  • Finding the right publisher for your story
  • Juggling all the things as a writer, wife, mother, lawyer

Sarena's socials: sarenastraus.com, Twitter @SarenaStraus and Instagram @sarenastraus

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites and lots of other things are on linktr.ee.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, This Was Fun by Gavin Luke, and As a Gift by Francis Wells (epidemicsound.com).

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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2 years ago
36 minutes 13 seconds

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S5E10 | Universality in Poetry, Memoir, and Fiction | A. M . Klein | Tetyana Denford

In today's episode, Kat highlights the life and work of Jewish-Canadian poet, A.M. Klein in literary history, discusses how powerful articulating universal thoughts and feelings in poetry, memoirs, and fiction can be, and then chats with Ukrainian-American author and poet, Tetyana Denford about:

  • How her writing journey began
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Digging for stories in your own family tree
  • Titles
  • The business of being an author
  • Self-publishing and working with Bookouture
  • Her next novel
  • “Conversation books”
  • Self-publishing courses
  • The powerful impact of poetry, flash fiction, and music

Tetyana's socials: Websites: tetyanadenford.com and thecraftandbusinessofbooks.com Instagram: @tetyanawrites Twitter: TetyanaWrites and YouTube.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites and lots of other things are on linktr.ee.

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here.

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, From Stardust and Across Land and Sea, both by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, and Fugacious by Gavin Luke (epidemicsound.com).

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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2 years ago
45 minutes 14 seconds

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S5E9 || Pitches || AA Milne || Anastasia Zadeik

In today's episode, Kat critiques two listeners' pitches and talks about A.A. Milne and Winnie the Pooh in today's literary history segment. Then, she chats with Anastasia Zadeik, author of the psychological thriller Blurred Fates, about

  • How her debut came together,
  • Finding your voice
  • Writing triggering content in a sensitive way
  • Mental health in stories
  • Having her book read by three therapists to ensure accuracy
  • Reaching readers on a deep level
  • Research
  • Pantsers vs plotters
  • Plot twists
  • Titles
  • Patience in publishing
  • Her experience with hybrid publishing
  • Querying
  • Cover design
  • Marketing and publicity
  • How readers want to know about the author, not just the book
  • Not taking things personally as an author
  • Infusing emotionality into your writing

Anastasia's socials: website Twitter FaceBook Instagram

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here!

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until Oct/Nov 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, This Was Fun by Gavin Luke, Micro Evolution by Howard-Harper-Barnes, and Balance by Amaranth Cove (epidemicsound.com)

If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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2 years ago
55 minutes 46 seconds

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S5E8 Pitches || Edith Wharton || Historical Fiction with Teri Brown

In today's episode, Kat talks about Edith Wharton, born on this day in 1862 (who shares a birthday with Kat's grandmother! Happy birthday Grandma!). Then, she chats with returning author Teri M. Brown about her new novel, An Enemy Like Me, which launches today, Jan 24, 2023.

  • What makes an enemy?
  • How war changes people and families
  • The inspiration behind the story
  • The process behind writing the book
  • Research for historical authenticity
  • Book cover design
  • Advice for those writing more than one POV or timeline
  • Natural transitions
  • The importance of WHY
  • The importance of pre-launch marketing
  • The editing process with Atmosphere Press
  • How to ensure each POV character has an arc
  • What historical fiction she’s working on next

Teri can be found at www.terimbrown.com, on Facebook @TeriMBrownAuthor, Twitter @TeriMBrown1, and IG @TeriMBrown_Author.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat’s newsletter here and register for the Query + Synopsis webinar here!

For guest inquiries, listener questions, book recs, or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat’s website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, A Sophisticated Affair by Gavin Luke, and Elevated Consciousness by Amaranth Cove (epidemicsound.com).

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2 years ago
50 minutes 5 seconds

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S5E7 True Crime, Nonfiction Novels, and Character Motivations || Quill and Cup's Ania Ray

Today Kat talks about Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, plus nonfiction novels and character motivations. (CONTENT WARNING: family murders, execution by hanging: skip to 8:21 if needed). Then, I chat with the lovely Ania Ray from Quill and Cup! We discuss:

  • What Quill and Cup is
  • Giving yourself permission to create
  • What a prickle is
  • How the community can help you avoid procrastinating!
  • Webinars, educational prickles, a sense of community, accountability
  • Ania’s own writing journey
  • The discomfort of first drafts
  • Her Cromwell Rules series
  • Writing a damned good book!
  • Her publishing journey
  • Her excellent advice to writers about mindset

Ania can be found at www.quillandcup.com, on Instagram @quillandcup, and on YouTube.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for Kat's newsletter here and register for the Query + Synopsis webinar here!

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on Kat's website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), The Tall Man, The Collector, and Evil Tendencies, all by Farrell Wooten (epidemicsound.com)

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2 years ago
45 minutes 26 seconds

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S5 BONUS || James Joyce || Bookseller Shelley Macbeth

In today's bonus episode, Kat talks about James Joyce in the #lithist segment; stream of consciousness, how his life events impacted his writing, and book banning. Then I chat with bookseller Shelley Macbeth of Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario! We cover:

  • How she became involved with Blue Heron Books
  • Winning Best Bookstore awards—twice
  • What she gets the most joy out of at Blue Heron
  • Connections and the social side of bookselling
  • Events they do in support of authors
  • The Book Drunkard Festival
  • How Lucy Maud Montgomery fits into it all
  • Selecting books for the store
  • The impact of geographical location on a bookstore’s sales
  • Partnering with other businesses in the community
  • How TikTok and other social media sites are affecting trends in bookselling
  • The environmental impacts of paper books vs e-books
  • And of course, book recommendations!

Blue Heron Books is @BlueHeronBooks on Twitter and @BlueHeronBooks on Instagram.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for my newsletter here and register for the Query + Synopsis webinar here!

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on my website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, Celtic Dream by Trabant 33, Country Soil by View Points, Up in the Hills by Bonnie Grace, and Old Vienna by Leni Leimoti (epidemicsound.com).

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2 years ago
45 minutes 18 seconds

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S5E6 Screenwriting vs Novel Writing || Mark Grenside

In today's episode, Kat talks about Robert Stone in #lithist who died on this day in 2015. He wrote the novel Dog Soldiers in the 1970s which went on to be adapted for film into Who'll Stop the Rain starring Nick Nolte. She talks about screenplays vs novel writing and then has a great conversation with thriller author and film industry aficionado Mark Grenside! Topics include:

  • his newest Thriller, Fallout
  • how filmmaking influences how he writes novels
  • imagery, dialogue, and entering a scene as late as possible
  • the three-act paradigm
  • the fundamental error he made when he first tried to get published
  • characters who bring out interesting traits in each other
  • being a member of Crime Writers of Canada
  • working with Jim Henson
  • travelling all over the world to film Fraggle Rock
  • his blog andanotherthing.com
  • the fearless activities Mark and his wife do and how they serve as writing inspiration

Mark can be found on his website at mngrenside.com, on Twitter @mngrenside, on Instagram @mngrenside, and on Facebook @mgrenside.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

Signup for my newsletter here and register for the Query + Synopsis webinar here!

For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details on my website here. Please note interview bookings are now full until September 2023.

Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Devil's Little Helper by Pip Monday, and Evangelish by Ondalut (epidemicsound.com)

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2 years ago
48 minutes 29 seconds

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S5E5 J.R.R. Tolkien || Marion Lougheed || Jennifer Mariani

Today is the first episode of 2023! Hear about Tolkien, who was born on this day in Literary History, then Kat chats with two authors: Marion Lougheed (who's also the EIC at Off Topic Publishing) and Jennifer Mariani. We cover:

  • Off Topic Publishing—how Marion got started with it
  • Monthly poetry boxes
  • Marion's editing processes
  • What Marion likes about writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
  • How poetry can help refine your prose
  • Pros and cons of being a writer and editor and publisher
  • Getting feedback on submissions
  • Writing retreat in Banff, Alberta, Canada in 2023
  • Jennifer's chapbook, All Forgotten Now
  • Jennifer reads us her favourite poem, Song of Home
  • How Jennifer writes her incredible lines
  • How Jennifer became involved with Off Topic Publishing
  • What Jennifer's working on next
  • Writing about extremely personal, difficult topics
  • Advice to writers in dealing with challenges, acceptance, and burnout

Marion: Twitter: @MarionLougheed & @OffTopicPub. Facebook: @Marion Lougheed's Writing Page & @Off Topic Publishing. IG: @themerryonion & @offtopicpub

Jennifer: Twitter: @zimballerina IG: @zimballerina

Kat: Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial & @moodpitchers. IG @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial & @moodpitchers. Websites: www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com & www.moodpitch.org

Guest inquiries: please fill out this form. Please note interview bookings are now full until September 2023.

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To recommend a book, or to give a shoutout to someone, record a short voice memo and email it to badasswriters@kathleenfoxx.com, and I'll air it on the pod! More details here.

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Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, The Great Unknown by Hampus Naeselius, and Allegro Sotto Le Stelle by Trevor Kowalski.

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2 years ago
51 minutes 38 seconds

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S5 BONUS || Lit Hist: Mercer Mayer || Year-End Wrap-Up || Kathleen Marple Kalb

In the last episode of 2022, Kat talks about Mercer Mayer who was born On This Day in Literary History. Then she wraps up the year with book recommendations, books she can't wait to read in 2023, a reflection on two things that every writer should do going forward, and then she chats with author and radio anchor Kathleen Marple Kalb about:

  • Her recent three-book deal
  • Querying advice
  • Launching her debut during the pandemic
  • Short stories
  • Writing for radio shows
  • Pivoting back to fiction
  • Her various mystery books
  • How her role in radio inspired some stories
  • A killer first line
  • Pen names
  • Juggling writing two series

You can find Kathleen on her website at www.kathleenmarplekalb.com, on Twitter @KalbMarple and @NikkiKnightVT, and on Instagram @kathleenmarplekalb.  She's also on Facebook @KathleenMarpleKalb and @NikkiKnightAuthor.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

For guest inquiries: please fill out this form. Please note interview bookings are now full until Sep 2023.

To submit a question to be answered on the podcast, please fill out this form.

To recommend a book or give a shoutout to someone who helped you on your writing journey, record a short voice memo and email it to badasswriters@kathleenfoxx.com, and I'll air it on the pod! More details here.

Signup for my newsletter here.

Music: Head Up (Sixteen Wheelers), Twenty Eleven (Rocket Jr.), Overtaken by Kids (Mac Taboel) (epidemicsound.com), Bathtime Funk (All Good Folk) (uppbeat.io)

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2 years ago
44 minutes 30 seconds

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Welcome to the #badasswriters podcast! You'll find writing tips and how-to's to take your writing from good to great. There are interviews with fabulous guest authors and industry professionals to help writers in the community build their confidence and go from brand new to badass! All kinds of writing topics are covered, there are Q&As with agents and other professionals, plus pitch critiques, listener questions, recorded listeners' book recommendations, and recorded shoutouts from authors. Please reach out on Twitter @_badasswriters and on my website at kathleenfoxx.com/badasswriters-podcast