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Before You Start Writing Episodes

Having certain things in place before you start writing is key when it comes to writing a book. Things like, who are you're writing to, what age range is your reader and how you're going to sell your book will have impact on your publication. Make sure you follow our guide lines before you begin.
April 23, 2021

The Pen to Published Podcast

EPISODE 2: ALL ABOUT THE WHO Identifying your target audience: as a writer, this is crucial. The two Alexas discuss why knowing your audience is so important before you begin to write.

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May 9, 2021

The Pen to Published Podcast

EPISODE 3: WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS It's vital to understand the age category you're aiming to write for. The two Alexas explain the categories and discuss what's required when writing within each one.

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Oct. 16, 2023

The Pen to Published Podcast

SERIES 6 EPISODE 3: INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST SUE KITTOW Are you interested in setting up a blog tour to help publicise your book? In this episode, Alexas 1 and 2 talk to author and journalist, Sue Kittow, about …

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Oct. 24, 2023

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SERIES 6 EPISODE 4: INTERVIEW WITH ANN BALL, AWARD-WINNING THERAPIST, TEACHER AND AUTHOR Guest author, Ann Ball, talks to the two Alexas about her experiences with self-publishing, funding opportunities for authors, what prompted her to write her...

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Nov. 13, 2023

The Pen to Published Podcast

SERIES 6 EPISODE 7: INTERVIEW WITH CHILDREN'S AUTHOR PAULA FOWLER In the penultimate episode of series 6, children's author, Paula Fowler, talks to the Alexas about how a stage 4 cancer diagnosis took her from working in a bank to …

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