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A motivational podcast for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.

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A motivational podcast for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.

    241 How to Write Serial Fiction with Stephanie Bond

    241 How to Write Serial Fiction with Stephanie Bond

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What serial fiction is and how it differs from non-serialised fiction
    Common mistakes new serial fiction writers make
    Craft tips for writing serials
    Techniques to create hooks
    Business structure around serialised fiction
    Find out more about Stephanie:
    StephanieBond.com

    Rebel of the Week is: Lauren 
    If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
    2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Nina J Fox and Jen. A big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
    THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE

    Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

    • 1 hr
    240 How to Write Historical Romance with Bianca Blythe

    240 How to Write Historical Romance with Bianca Blythe

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    The fundamentals of historical romance
    Balancing historical accuracy with creative storytelling
    Creating historical authenticity in your work
    Main tropes in historical fiction
    Handling sensitive topics within historical contexts
    Find out more about Bianca:
    Author Website
    Rebel of the Week is: Josh Gentry
    If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
    This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
    Rebel Discount link
    Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

    • 58 min
    The Black Herron: Episode 20

    The Black Herron: Episode 20

    Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number twenty between Rachael Herron and I. This is The Black Herron episode twenty. Don’t forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here.
     






    To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.
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    If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read 13 Steps to Evil today and start creating kick-ass villains.

    • 53 min
    239 Burnout for Writers with Liz Lincoln

    239 Burnout for Writers with Liz Lincoln

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What is burnout
    Differentiating burnout from everyday stress
    Recovering from burnout
    How to establish better boundaries
    The importance of self care to prevent burnout
    Find out more about Liz:
    Owl Moon Coaching
    Instagram

    Rebel of the Week is: Angela
    If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
    1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Mags Lucas. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

    • 54 min
    238 How to Write Trans Characters with Dharma Kelleher

    238 How to Write Trans Characters with Dharma Kelleher

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    The importance of representation in our books
    Writing trans and queer characters when cisgendered
    Harmful tropes and stereotypes to avoid
    Working with a sensitivity reader
    Balancing educating readers and creating an engaging story
    Find out more about Dharma:
    Author Website
    Facebook
    Threads
    Instagram
    TikTok

    Rebel of the Week is: Mélanie 
    If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
    This episode is sponsored by Fictionary

    Find out more about Fictionary Software + Fictionary Live! here.
    As a rebel listener you can get 25% off StoryTeller, StoryTeller Premium and certification with code REBEL25.

    • 58 min
    237 How to Write Using Tarot with Mariëlle S Smith

    237 How to Write Using Tarot with Mariëlle S Smith

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What are tarot cards and how do they work
    How tarot cards can help authors start creating
    Common blockers writers struggle with
    Learning to interpret tarot cards
    Using tarot to create characters and plot
    Sacha's Tarot Cards:

    Find out more about Mariëlle:
    Website
    Podcast
    Facebook
    Instagram
    So You Want to Sling Cards, Too? Three-week mini-course for beginning cardslingers

    Tarot for Creatives upcoming Kickstarter campaign

    Rebel of the Week is: Kiersten
    If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 
     

    • 1 hr 9 min

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