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Want to live off your fiction royalties, but don’t know where to start? Believe me, I understand. I worried and struggled over my writing for years, afraid it was cheesy and amateurish, and not TRULY resonating with readers. Meanwhile, at every turn, I w

Liesel K. Hill - USA Today Best Selling Author, Story Clarity Coach, Lover of Complicated Characters, Writer of Complicated Stories, Chocolate Enthusiast, Christian


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    Ep 261: Become a SPEAKER and Boost Your Author Income!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 39:04


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep261 Committed to Mastering Your Fiction Craft? Especially Pacing? Join us in the Legendary Fiction Forge: https://bit.ly/fictionpacing. Check out Matty's Book, From Page to Platform: https://www.theindyauthor.com/from-page-to-platform.html Check out Matty's other services for authors: https://www.theindyauthor.com/ Check out Michael LeRonn's services for authors: https://authorlevelup.com/books/

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    Ep 260: The REAL Reason that Readers Read Fiction!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 19:57


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep260 Committed to mastering your story craft? Join us inside the Legendary Fiction Forge: https://bit.ly/fictionpacing  

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    Ep 259: How to SIMPLIFY Your Fiction Writing for More Joy and Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 41:36


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep259 Get my 10 Universal Plot Points to Craft Any Story here: https://lff.kit.com/10ppsminicourse Follow Lisa at https://lisalilly.com/ and https://lisalilly.com/buffy.  

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    Ep 258: Is Your Fiction Story Moving TOO Fast for Your Readers? 3 Symptoms and 3 Fixes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 14:18


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep258 Get my 10 Universal Plot Points Mini-course here: https://lff.kit.com/10ppsminicourse  

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    Ep 257: Feel Like Your Fiction is DRAGGING? Nail Your Story's Pacing with These Little-Known Tricks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 32:35


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep257 Pick up my Free Minicourse: 10 Universal Plot Points To Craft Any Story: https://lff.kit.com/10ppsminicourse  

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    Ep 256: Soul Stories vs. 6 Figure Stories: The Key to Writing Fiction That Sells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 15:59


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.compost/ep256 Get my 10 Universal Plot Points Mini Course (FREE) here: https://bit.ly/10ppminicourse  

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    255: How to Tap Into Your SUBCONSCIOUS CREATIVITY to Write Unforgettable Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 27:15


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep255 Get my FREE minicourse, 10 Universal Plot Points to Craft Any Story, here: https://lff.kit.com/10ppsminicourse  

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    254 - How to Show Your Characters' Thoughts and Feelings Without Telling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 22:36


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep254 Register for my workshop, How to Craft Characters That Jump Off the Page Without Guessing, Wasting Time, or Banging Your Head Against the Wall here: https://lff.kit.com/characterworkshoppc  

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    253 - 3 Essential Keys for Upleveling Your Fiction Writing Game in 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 31:58


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep253 Register for my workshop, How to Craft Characters That Jump Off the Page Without Guessing, Wasting Time, or Banging Your Head Against the Wall here: https://lff.kit.com/characterworkshoppc  

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    Ep 252: Show Vs. Tell in Fiction Descriptions: Why, How, and What's the Difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 13:31


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep252 Get my free 10 Universal Plot Points for Any Story mini-course here: https://bit.ly/10ppminicourse  

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    Ep 251: Kill Your Darlings! Should You Kill Them in Fiction? When to Kill Them? And How to Stop Killing Them If You Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 23:44


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep251 10 Plot-Thickening Events Every Best Seller Includes (Free Story-Planning PDF): https://lff.kit.com/9plotpoints  

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    Ep 250: Why You Should Use Creative Guideposts to Connect with Your Fiction Readers and Create Megafans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 15:18


    Join the Secrets for Infusing Every Part of Your Story with Emotion So You Can Satisfy More Readers, Create More Megafans, and Build a Fiction Empire workshop here: https://bit.ly/6FSWorkshop  

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    Ep 249: Why Using Your Logical Mind to Write Your Story Sells Fewer Books Than You Think

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 16:57


    Join the Secrets for Infusing Every Part of Your Story with Emotion So You Can Satisfy More Readers, Create More Megafans, and Build a Fiction Empire workshop here: https://bit.ly/6FSWorkshop  

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    Ep 248: Why Free Online Writing Advice will NEVER Help You Write a Fiction Best-Seller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 20:25


    Join the Secrets for Infusing Every Part of Your Story with Emotion So You Can Satisfy More Readers, Create More Megafans, and Build a Fiction Empire workshop here: https://bit.ly/6FSWorkshop  

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    Ep 247: 5 Hacks for How to Fill Out the Saggy Middle of Your Fiction Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 18:14


    Full show notes here: https://www.authorlkhill.com/posts/ep247 Sign up for Free Workshop, How to Turn Every Story You Write Into a 6-Figure Story, Step-by-Step Here: https://bit.ly/6FSWorkshop  

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    Ep 246: 3 Reasons You're Struggling to Finish The First Draft of Your Fiction Manuscript

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 24:37


    Check out the Legendary Fiction Forge here: https://bit.ly/fictionforge Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep246  

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    Ep 245: Top 4 Reasons You Should Use Transformational Human Psychology to Write Your Fiction Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 15:17


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep245 Check out the Legendary Fiction Forge: https://bit.ly/fictionforge  

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    Ep 244: Why You Should Use Emotion and Belief Alignment to Write Fiction Best Sellers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 30:58


    It's not too late to join the Free Character Workshop. Register Here: https://bit.ly/unforgettablecharacters  

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    Ep 243: Pantsing, Plotting, and the Invisible, Foundational Aspects of Fiction Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 30:12


    Join the FREE Character Workshop to Get the Full Free Training! https://bit.ly/unforgettablecharacters  

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    Ep 242: The REAL Reason Readers Buy Fiction Books (Hint: It's Probably Not What You Think!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 30:47


    Join the Character Workshop Here to Take Advantage of All the Free Training: https://bit.ly/unforgettablecharacters.  

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    Ep 241: 7 World Building MISTAKES You're Making Right Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 18:32


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/posts/ep241 Check out the Legendary Fiction Forge: https://bit.ly/fictionforge Register for the free workshop, How to Write Characters that Jump Off the Page without Guessing, Being Cliche, or Beating Your Head Against a Wall: https://bit.ly/unforgettablecharacters  

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    Ep 240: Villains Unmasked: How to Make Your Villain Understood or Truly Loathed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 17:57


    Full show notes: https://www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep240 Sign up for the *FREE* How to Craft Characters that Jump Off the Page Workshop here: https://bit.ly/unforgettablecharacters  

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    Ep 239: The Psychology of Plot Twists and How to Master Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 49:07


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep239 Want to take advantage of the $27 promo for Legendary Fiction Forge? Email us at liesel@authorlkhill.com and put "$27 Promo" in the email subject line. 

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    Ep 238: Why You Need Energetics to Succeed as a Fiction Author

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 29:06


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep238 Check out the Legendary Fiction Forge here: https://bit.ly/fictionforge  

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    Ep 237: Why Not Using Intentionality is Killing Your Storytelling and Your Book Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 24:53


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep237 Check out Legendary Fiction Forge Membership: bit.ly/fictionforge  

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    Ep 236: How to Write Powerful Fiction Themes Without Getting Brain Cramp

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 19:22


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep236 Learn more about the Legendary Fiction Forge here: https://bit.ly/fictionforge  

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    Ep 235: The #1 Secret to Selling Tons of Fiction Books Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 24:53


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep235 Learn more about the Legendary Fiction Forge here: http://bit.ly/fictionforge  

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    Ep 233: 5 Mistakes You're Probably Making That Make Character Creation Unnecessarily Difficult - Day 1 of Workshop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 48:27


    Welcome to Day 1 of the "How to Write Characters That Jump Off the Page Without Guessing, Being Cliche, or Banging Your Had Against a Wall" workshop! This is a limited time podcast that will only be public for about 2 weeks. Listen while you can! 

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    Ep 232: Fictional Characters Not Cooperating When You Try to Outline? Here's Why!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 21:23


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep231 Sign up for the FREE workshop, How to Write Characters That Jump Off the Page without Guessing, Being Cliche, or Banging Your Head Against a Wall: https://liesel-k-hill.ck.page/1047698493  

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    Ep 231: Can You Overdo Character Development? What You Need, Don't Need, and How to Tell the Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 20:00


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep231 Ep 169: 3 Types of Character Arcs: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-169-cant-decide-whats-best-for-your-character-3/id1496525343?i=1000613515221 Sign up for How to Write Characters That Jump Off the Page workshop: https://liesel-k-hill.ck.page/1047698493    

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    Ep 230: Does Your Fiction Villain Have to be a Tangible Person? 4 Elements to Include if They Aren't

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 23:12


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep230 Join the 6 Figure Stories Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theprolificauthor  

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    Ep 229: Fiction Story Not Packing Enough Punch? This is Probably Why

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 17:47


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep229 Join the Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theprolificauthor Or DM me on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/6figurestoryteller Get the Productivity Planner for Fiction Authors here: https://bit.ly/fictionplanner  

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    Ep 228: Want to Write Some Character Duplicity Into Your Story? Write a Heart-Rending Betrayal in 3 Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 17:37


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep228   Join the Facebook Group Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theprolificauthor  

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    Ep 227: Are Your Characters Victims of an Unfocused Story? How to Tell and How to Fix It!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 20:35


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep227 Apply for the 6 Figure Stories Beta here: https://bit.ly/6FSApply  

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    Ep 226: Eat, Pray, Dragon - Fiction Manuscript Audit with Author G.Clatworthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 34:52


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep226 Sign up for a manuscript audit here: https://bit.ly/manuscriptaudit  

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    Ep 225: Want to Sell More Books? 3 Skills You Need to Write a 6 Figure Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 20:53


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep225 Sign up for a manuscript audit here: https://bit.ly/manuscriptaudit  

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    Ep 224: Not Selling Many Books Via Email? 5 Mistakes Limiting Your Fiction Sales To Your Email List

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 29:52


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep224 Check out my Email Marketing for Fiction Authors course here: https://bit.ly/fictionemails  

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    Ep 223: Unsure If Your Side Character is Actually a Sidekick? 5 Attributes & Functions of Kickass Sidekicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 25:30


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep223  

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    Ep 222: Want to Foreshadow Conflict in Your Fiction? My #1 Tip for Creating Intrigue to Hook Your Reader

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 22:49


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep222  

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    Ep 221: Stuck on Where to Take Your Hero or Heroine? How Understanding Archetypes Helps Write Better Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 23:37


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep221 Follow me (or DM me) on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/6figurestoryteller Sign up for a free manuscript audit here: https://bit.ly/manuscriptaudit  

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    Ep 220: Create Unique Stories or Connect with Readers? How You Can Do Both by Writing Fiction Soul Stories!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 19:12


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep220 Book a Manuscript Audit here: https://bit.ly/manuscriptaudit  

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    Ep 219: Worried Your Scenes are Boring to Your Readers? 5 Questions to Write Fantastic Fiction Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 18:07


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep219 Free Training: How to Use Secret Reader Triggers to Write Better Stories, Sell More Books, and Create a Sustainable Fiction Business! Save Your Seat here: https://bit.ly/secretreadertriggers  

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    Ep 218: Ever Get Blocked as to Events in Your Story? What Writer's Block Truly is and How to Battle It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 26:48


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep218 Free Training: How to Use Secret Reader Triggers to Write Better Stories, Sell More Books, and Create a Sustainable Fiction Business! Save Your seat here: https://bit.ly/secretreadertriggers  

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    Ep 217: Want to Open the Floodgates of Your Creativity Whenever You Feel Like It? Here's How!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 23:59


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep217 Free Training: How to Use Secret Reader Triggers to Write Better Stories, Sell More Books, and Create a Sustainable Fiction Business! Save your seat here: https://bit.ly/secretreadertriggers  

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    Ep 216: Worried There's Too Much Competition on Amazon to Make Money These Days? There's Not! Here's Why:

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 25:39


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep216 Free Training: How to Use Secret Reader Triggers to Write Better Stories, Sell More Books, and Create a Sustainable Fiction Business! Save your seat here: https://bit.ly/secretreadertriggers  

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    Ep 215: Fiction Book Launch a Flop? Why “Just Write Another Book” is Terrible Advice and What to Do Instead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 30:06


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep215 Join the Fiction by Design early interest list: https://bit.ly/fictionbydesign  

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    Ep 214: Fiction Writing Goals for the New Year - How to Make and Keep Them for Your Most Productive Year Ever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 20:55


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep214 Check out the Productivity Planner for Fiction Authors here: https://bit.ly/fictionplanner Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fictionauthorbizschool/  

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    Ep 213: Overwhelmed Trying to Master Your Fiction Business? The 7 Components of Fiction Business Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 29:46


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep213 Get the Productivity Planner for Fiction Authors here: https://bit.ly/fictionplanner (Great Christmas gift, btw! ;D)

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    Ep 212: Got Marketing Fear? 3 Steps to Effective Fiction Marketing and Why Most Authors are Doing It Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 40:17


    Full show notes: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep212 Join the waitlist for Fiction by Design: https://bit.ly/fictionbydesign  

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    Ep 211: Want to Write and Market Your Fiction? Principles for Fiction Business Success in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 37:16


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep211 Get on the wait list for Fiction by Design: https://bit.ly/fictionbydesign Get your *free* Fiction Production Growth Scorecard: https://bit.ly/fictionscorecard1  

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    Ep 210: Want to be More Productive with Your Fiction? Introducing The Fiction Production Growth Scorecard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 13:08


    Full show notes here: www.authorlkhill.com/post/ep210 Download the Fiction Production Growth Scorecard here: https://bit.ly/fictionscorecard1    

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