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When The Last Love Note by Emma Grey showed up on my doorstep, I knew we had a problem. A book with a cover that good had to have a story even better within its pages. And I wasn't wrong!
I could've talked to Emma for hours (if not days), and in the latest episode of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, we discussed:
⭐️ The backstory behind the book and how it came to be, a bit unexpectedly.
⭐️ How long it took Emma to write while “wrangling grief.”
⭐️ Where Emma started writing her book and how that moment it came full circle when Zibby Books offered to be her US publisher
⭐️ Emma's writing process, including how long it took to get her skeleton draft (65K words) and how many drafts she went through before sending it to first publisher in Australia.
⭐️ Knowing when chapters don’t propel the story forward (and how to handle it when you're advised to cut 30K words)
⭐️ Her agent's advice on how quickly to write the first draft
⭐️ Emma's perspective on alpha readers, beta readers, prologues, and chasing 100 rejections
**WARNING: The revelation at the 41:40 mark about what happened with the acquisition of her book will shock you!
ABOUT EMMA
Emma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach.
She has been writing fiction since she first fell for Anne of Green Gables at fourteen and is the author of the YA novels Unrequited: Boy band meets girl, Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess, the non-fiction title, I Don’t Have Time (co-authored with Audrey Thomas), and the parenting memoir Wits’ End Before Breakfast
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Write the Damn Book Already is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with authors as well as updates and insights on writing craft and the publishing industry.
Available wherever podcasts are available:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
YouTube
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
Email the show: elizabeth [at] elizabethlyons [dot] com
The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores.
To see all the ways we can work together to get your book written and published, visit publishaprofitablebook.com/work-with-elizabeth
Send me your writing and publishing questions!
When The Last Love Note by Emma Grey showed up on my doorstep, I knew we had a problem. A book with a cover that good had to have a story even better within its pages. And I wasn't wrong!
I could've talked to Emma for hours (if not days), and in the latest episode of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, we discussed:
⭐️ The backstory behind the book and how it came to be, a bit unexpectedly.
⭐️ How long it took Emma to write while “wrangling grief.”
⭐️ Where Emma started writing her book and how that moment it came full circle when Zibby Books offered to be her US publisher
⭐️ Emma's writing process, including how long it took to get her skeleton draft (65K words) and how many drafts she went through before sending it to first publisher in Australia.
⭐️ Knowing when chapters don’t propel the story forward (and how to handle it when you're advised to cut 30K words)
⭐️ Her agent's advice on how quickly to write the first draft
⭐️ Emma's perspective on alpha readers, beta readers, prologues, and chasing 100 rejections
**WARNING: The revelation at the 41:40 mark about what happened with the acquisition of her book will shock you!
ABOUT EMMA
Emma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach.
She has been writing fiction since she first fell for Anne of Green Gables at fourteen and is the author of the YA novels Unrequited: Boy band meets girl, Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess, the non-fiction title, I Don’t Have Time (co-authored with Audrey Thomas), and the parenting memoir Wits’ End Before Breakfast
Guygiene lets you equip your young guy with a monthly box of confidence that introduces cool personal hygiene swag from top brands, developed just for teen and 'tween boys.
Get 15% off your first box by visiting GoodGuygiene.com and using code writethedamnbook at checkout.
MOCKUP SHOTS DEAL
I've used MockUp shots for years to create attention-grabbing images great for social media.
It usually costs $207, but they're offering a 60% discount on lifetime access with lifetime updates. It's a great way to get an unheard-of price on a product that will make you money and that you will end up using all the time.
Click Here for 60% off >>
Write the Damn Book Already is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with authors as well as updates and insights on writing craft and the publishing industry.
Available wherever podcasts are available:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
YouTube
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
Email the show: elizabeth [at] elizabethlyons [dot] com
The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores.
To see all the ways we can work together to get your book written and published, visit publishaprofitablebook.com/work-with-elizabeth