Podcast appearances and mentions of libbie hawker

Libbie Hawker is a bestselling novelist who specializes in historical and literary fiction. She is also the author of the popular how-to guide Take Off Your Pants: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing. She also publishes under the names Olivia Hawker and Libbie Grant, and she has been a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Willa Literary Award for Historical Fiction.In this episode, you'll learn:The benefits of having a plot/outline before you beginWhy you don't need to know every last detail before you start

In this week's author diary, Jon Cronshaw talks about writing up his outline for the second Ravenglass Legends book. He also talks about reading The Eye of Obscurance by Jeffrey L. Kohanek, Take Off Your Pants! by Libbie Hawker, and others. He then outlines his plans for next week. Visit joncronshaw.com to get your free copy of Birth of Assassins.

This month, Lon, Janet and Marianne join JP and Crys for another book club, this time reading Take Off Your Pants! by Libbie Hawker. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book's lessons into their writing.  Question of the week: What were your hot takes from Take Off Your Pants! […]

I mentioned a lot of resources this week! - Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh - https://amzn.to/3A24hI9 - 7 Figure Fiction by T. Taylor - https://amzn.to/3uxaESV - Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ - Remarkable tablet - https://remarkable.com/ - Vellum ebook software - https://vellum.pub/ - Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland -  https://amzn.to/3ml97eR - Take off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker - https://amzn.to/3iujYSD - https://OneStopForWriters.com - CS Lakin classes - https://cslakin.teachable.com/ - Story Genius by Lisa Cron - https://amzn.to/3BFSCAK - Story by Robert McKee - https://amzn.to/3moY8AW   The My Imaginary Friends podcast is a weekly, behind the scenes look at the journey of a working author navigating traditional and self-publishing. Join fantasy and paranormal romance author L. Penelope as she shares insights on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week's best thing. Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast | Get the Footnotes newsletter - http://lpen.co/footnotes Support the show - http://frolic.media/podcasts! Stay in touch with me! Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Music credit: Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure: I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

So, Liz and Todd are IN LOVE AGAIN, and all is right with the world...except for the fact that Todd goes to a fancy school an hour away, they're both too infatuated with one another to keep up with their commitments, and it's about to be Snobs vs Slobs (yes, somehow Sweet Valley is the slobs) in the big Battle of the Schools! Not to mention, Courtney Kane is back, and she's pissed! Author (and OG Gladiator!) Libbie Hawker helps walk us through this morass.   Gotta Grow Up Sometime podcast More on Swans Crossing HawkerBooks.com  

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Tools in the ToolboxSo we just ran one of our amazing and awesome challenges where Libbie Hawker, author of like 40-novels and the bestselling outlining book, "Take Off Your Pants."Our challenges are designed to break down tough concepts like plotting and outlining into bite-sized chunks, but sometimes this leads to writers believing that there is a universal right or wrong way to create. With this idea, it is easy to get stuck on plotting and outlining, and designing a novel "the right way." And, sometimes, that means some writers wind up focusing more of getting the tool right than their story right.And so I want to encourage you to two things in your writing life. The first thing is to study writing craft broadly. Learn about the snowflake method and the hero's journey. Study character. Pacing. Dialogue. Chop up your favorite novel to see how the author used different beats to move the story forward.But, I also want to encourage you to look at these tactics as tools. They aren't the point of writing, but they are a tool you can use to tell your story. So bend them, or break them, or don't even use them. Do whatever you need to do to move your story forward.Thank you so much for listening, and I hope you have a wonderful week of writing.Support the show (http://www.howwriterswrite.com)

Morgan and Tracy discuss how the first day of writing went and how much they’ve grown in the last year. The duo talks about their ghosts from NaNo Past and how they’re going to apply any hard-won wisdom to this year. It’s a fantastic time. Because they’re writing fantasy. And because they’re fantastic. Thank you to our producers Mason Amadeus and Daniel Spencer. We’re proud to be part of the Scavengers Network and they have sworn fealty to us. https://www.scavengersnetwork.com/ Follow us on Twitter, @WHAMJuicePod, and tell us all your NaNoWriMo thoughts, feelings, and crises. And that’s the way the Moon Juice pours. Mentioned in this episode: Save the Cat! by Jessica Brody Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker

Libbie Hawker is one of my very favorite writers, and I was thrilled for the opportunity to have a good long book chat with her. We discovered a shared love of "atmospheric weirdness" in our books, and the fascinating sensory experience she has when reading and writing books. Libbie's favorite book, Dune, is a science fiction classic that I would never have picked up on my own, and it was a blast listening to Libbie explain the layers of it. Trust me, even if you don't like sci-fi, you will love this discussion. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon. If you join in September, I'll send you a Best Book Ever Face Mask! I know: masks are the worst. But if you wear these super soft masks from the BBE TeePublic Shop, men will stop telling you to smile more, and start asking you about your books. That's a bookworm Win/Win. Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook   Guest: Libbie Hawker Blog/Instagram   Discussed in this episode: Dune by Frank Herbert (this is the first book, that I read with Libbie) The Complete Dune Series Set (Books 1-6) by Frank Herbert The Eye of the World: Book One of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Baptism for the Dead by Libbie Hawker Watership Down Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand Henry Darger at MoMA Ammonite by Nicola Griffith Octavia Butler The Goldfinch by Donna Tart The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Duplex by Kathryn Davis The Silk Road by Kathryn Davis Madam (Old Seattle Book 2) by Libbie Hawker E.M. Forster (you know my favorite of his!) Tessa Dare Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Kyle MacLachlan's hair in Dune Dune 2020 (as of this recording, there is no official trailer available, but I did find this very compelling compilation of stills from the upcoming movie) Jadorowsky's Dune (documentary film) Blade Runner 2049 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick (inspiration for Blade Runner movies) Arrival Arrival (Stories of Your Life) by Ted Chiang Adrian Lyne's Lolita Stanley Kubrick's Lolita   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Dune by Frank Herbert Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Winter by Ali Smith Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables, The Complete Set by L.M. Montgomery Autumn by Ali Smith Spring by Ali Smith My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante How to Be Both by Ali Smith (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

Libbie Hawker is one of my very favorite writers, and I was thrilled for the opportunity to have a good long book chat with her. We discovered a shared love of "atmospheric weirdness" in our books, and the fascinating sensory experience she has when reading and writing books. Libbie's favorite book, Dune, is a science fiction classic that I would never have picked up on my own, and it was a blast listening to Libbie explain the layers of it. Trust me, even if you don't like sci-fi, you will love this discussion. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon. If you join in September, I'll send you a Best Book Ever Face Mask! I know: masks are the worst. But if you wear these super soft masks from the BBE TeePublic Shop, men will stop telling you to smile more, and start asking you about your books. That's a bookworm Win/Win. Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook   Guest: Libbie Hawker Blog/Instagram   Discussed in this episode: Dune by Frank Herbert (this is the first book, that I read with Libbie) The Complete Dune Series Set (Books 1-6) by Frank Herbert The Eye of the World: Book One of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Baptism for the Dead by Libbie Hawker Watership Down Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand Henry Darger at MoMA Ammonite by Nicola Griffith Octavia Butler The Goldfinch by Donna Tart The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Duplex by Kathryn Davis The Silk Road by Kathryn Davis Madam (Old Seattle Book 2) by Libbie Hawker E.M. Forster (you know my favorite of his!) Tessa Dare Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Kyle MacLachlan’s hair in Dune Dune 2020 (as of this recording, there is no official trailer available, but I did find this very compelling compilation of stills from the upcoming movie) Jadorowsky’s Dune (documentary film) Blade Runner 2049 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick (inspiration for Blade Runner movies) Arrival Arrival (Stories of Your Life) by Ted Chiang Adrian Lyne’s Lolita Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Dune by Frank Herbert Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Winter by Ali Smith Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables, The Complete Set by L.M. Montgomery Autumn by Ali Smith Spring by Ali Smith My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante How to Be Both by Ali Smith (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

Jeff talks about his experience last week with J. Thorn's Supercharge Your Scene 5-Day Writing Challenge. Will recommends a recent episode of The Rebel Author Podcast where Sacha Black talked with Libbie Hawker about outlining. The discussion of story structure, based on Gwen Hayes's Romancing the Beat, continues with the "Retreating from Love" section. As always, Jeff shares the plot he's developed for these story beats. Complete shownotes for episode 49 are at BigGayAuthorPodcast.com.

Episode Show Notes This week's question is: How do you outline? Find out more about Libbie on her website. Don't forget The Anatomy of Prose is available now, you can get it in ebook, paperback or hardback now. Click the link here. Order the Workbook here. Thank you to all the show's Patrons, your support is always appreciated. If you'd like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack  

Welcome to Episode 17 – How Libbie Hawker Writes This episode is packed with information and insights about what is takes to make a living through writing. For me, since recording this episode, I’ve had days and days and days of thinking about my writing strategy and goals. Libbie just gave me so many things to think about, from writing commercial vs literary fiction, to transitions, to how to think about writing as a job. This is a good one. I am so grateful to Libbie for sharing her time and wisdom with this podcast. And so, here is the episode with Libbie Hawker.Support the show (http://www.howwriterswrite.com)

In this episode, Wham James interviews Morgan Spatola about her upcoming NaNoWriMo project. We wrap up the interview week by circling back to romance writing in such an elegant way that we’ll pretend it was planned. Morgan talks about being a full on plotter this year, finishing her short, dirty, cheesy novel, and cashing in on all of her hard work. Bonus! James uses a word for the first time! We’re so proud of you, Wham James. One could say we stan Wham James. Thank you to our producers Mason Amadeus and Daniel Spencer. We’re proud to be on the Scavengers Network. And maybe they’re proud to have us? https://www.scavengersnetwork.com/ Follow us on twitter! @WHAMJuicePod Mentioned in this episode: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes http://gwenhayes.com/books/romancing-the-beat/ Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker https://www.storyplanner.com/story/plan/take-off-your-pants-outline And that’s the way the Moon Juice pours.

In this episode, Wham James interviews Erin King about her upcoming NaNoWriMo project and they introduce us to the true meaning of romance novels. We promise that less than three percent of the episode is Erin reading her grocery list. We had to hit the minute count somehow! Thank you to our producers Mason Amadeus and Daniel Spencer. We’re proud to be on the Scavengers Network. And maybe they’re proud to have us? https://www.scavengersnetwork.com/ Follow us on twitter! @WHAMJuicePod Mentioned in this episode: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes http://gwenhayes.com/books/romancing-the-beat/ Take Off Your Pants by Libbie Hawker https://www.storyplanner.com/story/plan/take-off-your-pants-outline And that’s the way the Moon Juice pours.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Through unexpected characters and vivid prose, Olivia Hawker (aka Libbie) explores the varied landscape of the human spirit. Olivia's interest in genealogy often informs her writing. Her first two novels from Lake Union Publishing, The Ragged Edge of Night and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow (2019), are based on true stories found within the author's family tree. She lives in the San Juan Islands of Washington State with her husband Paul and several naughty cats. ABOUT THE BOOK - ONE FOR THE BLACKBIRD, ONE FOR THE CROW Release Date: October 8, 2019 From the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night comes a powerful and poetic novel of survival and sacrifice on the American frontier. Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn't think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse. ABOUT - THE RAGGED EDGE OF NIGHT For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, Germany, 1942. Franciscan friar Anton Starzmann is stripped of his place in the world when his school is seized by the Nazis. He relocates to a small German hamlet to wed Elisabeth Herter, a widow who seeks a marriage—in name only—to a man who can help raise her three children. Anton seeks something too—atonement for failing to protect his young students from the wrath of the Nazis. But neither he nor Elisabeth expects their lives to be shaken once again by the inescapable rumble of war.

It's a crucial question that all authors need to consider at some point: should I go for a traditional deal or consider self-publishing instead? This week's guest, author Libbie Hawker, is here to help you come to the right decision.

Author Valerie Ihsan takes you through Libbie Hawker's book, "Take Off Your Pants" and helps you outline/plot your novel or memoir in twenty minutes.

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Recorded on October 11, 2017 Book Talk Starts at 22:40 We really appreciate your iTunes reviews!  And we also really appreciate you joining our Ravelry group.  Thank you so much. Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing October 1-January 31!  To enter to win a prize, complete an adult sweater with sleeves - start a new one or continue with one less than 50% done, and post in the FOs thread (coming soon!). Tracie & Barb will be at:  Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes!  Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar. Sacramento Knitting Guild February 1, 2018.  Tracie and & Barb will be the speakers at this meeting.   KNITTING Barb has finished: Mother Bear #120 Helix Hat #5 by Jessica Rose Tracie has finished: * Twist Hat (Twisted Up Reversible Striped Hat by Nicole Gehrig in Kraemer Yarns Naturally Nazareth in the Winter colorway (see picture at left) * Slouchy Star-Crossed Beret by Natalie Larson in Kraemer Yarns Naturally Nazereth in the Winter colorway * 4th Fiddly Bits cowl by Jane Pihota from fingering weight magic cake * Agathis Hat by Agata Smektala in Rowan Pure Woll Superwash Worsted    Barb continues to work on: *Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways *  Beagle by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway * Marklee by Elizabeth Doherty, using Wollmeise Pure in the Magnolia Medium colorway * Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Black Pepper Swirl colorway * Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Voyager colorway, and Lorna’s Laces Mini-Skein Voyager Quintet    Barb has cast on: * Another Ridge Runner Hat by Chrissy Graham, using leftover scraps of two colors of Plymouth Galway Worsted * Mother Bear #121   Tracie continues to work on: * Redford by Julie Hoover in Lisa Souza Dyeworks Hardtwist in the Monteverde colorway * Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Hot to Trot * Cardigan for Arwen in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu in the Pining for Ewe colorway   BOOKS   Barb finished reading:  * The Whistler by John Grisham * Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love by David Talbot * Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker   Tracie has finished: * Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart * Inside-Out Girl by Tish Cohen * This is Not Over by Holly Brown * Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West   Barb is currently reading: * The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding * Mortal Fall: Glacier Mystery #2 by Christine Carbo   Tracie is currently reading: * The Privileges by Jonathan Dee * Blood Games by Jerry Bledsoe     Barb recommended the Dirty John Podcast (link goes to the first episode)      

A Brand New Podcast Format, Outlining and Grapes, and Prompts.Welcome to HuntingTheMuse.com's Creative Writing Podcast.(Show notes: huntingthemuse.com/podcast/2) If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element. This week's show had a brand new format, the title has been changed to The Hunting the Muse Creative Writing Podcast after a serendipitous happenstance that occurred when submitting the podcast for iTunes approval.Weekly creative writing prompts will still be provided as part of the show.Not subscribed to the podcast? Get it now!The podcast started out with some personal updates. We visited the Perot Museum in Dallas this last weekend and Pokémon Go launched! We live out in the rural areas East of Dallas, so catching Pokémon and leveling up has been harder for us. The trip to Dallas, however, coincided with the server issues the social game was experiencing, so we didn't actually get to log in and play until just before we headed home.As for writing updates, I am hard at work with Final Hope, the continuation of the Chlorophyllium Collection, which picks up at a high tension point mid-way through Chlorophyllium 9 and expands the shorter work into a full-fledged novel. Chlorophyllium 9, itself, will be included in Final Hope as Part I and lays an important foundation for the rest of the story.For this project, I am increasingly realizing that I get my best word count when I have outlined sections in advance. I cover this in the episode and challenge my long-standing beliefs that I had outlining. There's an abstract story about my childhood friend, Joel, and grapes, which I use to break down the path that brought me to where I am today.If you are interested in learning more about outline vs. writing by the seat of your pants (otherwise known as 'pantsing'), a great resource is: Libbie Hawker's book,  Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing.What you'll find below is a series of creative writing prompts to help get you through your week. There are no rules as to how you should use them, but I recommend taking your muse's hand; wherever she may lead you. Whether you find yourself writing a descriptive scene or dialogue, a poem or prose, or anything else (even if it seems entirely unrelated to the prompt), you have won. Happy writing, and may you find success in hunting your muse this week. 1. Did you say something?You were going about your business in a public space (a flea market, a farmer's market, or a crowded street), when you catch a snippet of conversation between strangers that sounds out of place and unexplainably alarming, though by itself benign and senseless. For some reason, this odd conversation sticks with you as you get back to the rest of your afternoon. After several hours, however, you come to realize the nonsensical words you'd overheard had a profound correlation to big events that were about to transpire that day.2. Before the storm.A large storm is brewing and the weather alerts advise taking cover. While you go about bolting the hatches and securing your emergency supplies, it becomes apparent that something else is troubling you. But just as the approaching storm will leave a trail of torrential havoc in its wake, this central conflict threatens to leave its own path of destruction.3. His name is Fernando.You are walking alone in a park, when you're approached by a dashing young gentleman who appears to be dressed in fancy, old-world attire. When he talks to you, his words sound overly proper, if not downright archaic. He says his name is Fernando and he's lost in this land so far from his own.4. Animal Instinct.You're visiting a zoo with friends when someone points out that all the animals you pass by seem to be tracking you with their eyes. Every exhibit is the same. Even if the animals were previously occupied, they immediately stop what they were doing and give you every last bit of their attention. Some approach the edge of their enclosures and lock eyes with you. What is it in their gaze? What are they trying to tell you?5. A modern golem.You aren't sure why it's happening, but one thing is for sure. You are slowly turning to stone. It started with a hard patch of skin on your big toe that you absently thought you should buff off the next time you took a shower. Now your feet appear to be perfectly lifelike, and mechanically functional, obsidian carvings. What's more, it's still spreading upward at a rate of at least a couple inches per hour.6.  I didn't ask for this.Many epic tales start with a call to adventure or a specific point where the hero must make a choice. You've just been given that choice, but you're tired of being the hero. You decide to let fate play out. Maybe someone else will step up and take the torch. What happens as a result of your decision? Does fate let you stay on the sidelines, or does she thrust you back into the thick of it?7. The damsel in distress.You're investigating the disappearance of several tourists in a quaint town in the mountains. The place is known for its lush forests, exquisite hiking trails, and mysterious ancient markings engraved into caves and rock faces by a civilization long forgotten by history. All of the missing person reports indicate that whatever was taking these travelers was after a certain victim profile: Young men in their early twenties to mid-thirties. Until recently, you hadn't had much luck cracking the case. But a young man just showed up in town, badly injured and bloody. He says he was lured off the path by the cries of a young woman who needed his help. He insists she's still out there in the woods and is rallying others to venture out to save her. (Or, you suspect, to sate her growing appetite.) I hope you've enjoyed this week's episode and creative writing prompts.Please consider supporting this effort by signing up for my newsletter.  #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Join my monthly newsletter for writers and get more helpful content, encouragement, and more!* indicates requiredEmail Address * First Name Last Name Email Format htmltext Powered by MailChimp (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);If you enjoyed this feed, please stop by my blog! www.HuntingTheMuse.com

In this episode, Libbie Hawker tries to convince Ryan why outlining is essential for writing fast and with quality. Will he be persuaded? Libbie is an author of over 30 fiction books and explores outlining for speed in her popular non-fiction work Take Off Your Pants

In this episode, Libbie Hawker tries to convince Ryan why outlining is essential for writing fast and with quality. Will he be persuaded? Libbie is an author of over 30 fiction books and explores outlining for speed in her popular non-fiction work Take Off Your Pants See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up for The Prolific Creator+ and get full access to the archives and weekly bonus content! https://plus.acast.com/s/the-prolific-creator.

On today’s show we interview Libbie Hawker, the author of Mercer Girls, Tidewater, the best-selling novel writing guide Take Off Your Pants, and 20 other books. We learn more than we ever needed to know about bird boners. Find out more about Libbie on her website.

Libbie Hawker is a novelist who writes historical fiction. Since launching her career, she’s published over 20 novels and novellas. In this episode, I talk to Libbie about her bestselling non-fiction book, Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing.  In her book, she shares the approach she uses to outline her novels. It’s an approach that has enabled her to drastically improve her writing productivity. In our conversation, we cover a lot of ground: She dives deep into the outlining approach she discusses in her book, which is essentially a method for planning your novel to ensure that it has all the elements in place for a story that your readers won’t want to put down. Libbie also shares her advice for encouraging readers to leave reviews and for dealing with negative reviews. She talks about advertising on Facebook and other sites and when the best time is to invest in advertising your books. And, Libbie talks about what it’s like to pursue a hybrid publishing strategy: while she still publishes independently, she also has a contract with a traditional publisher as well. It’s a fun conversation that’s packed with advice for novelists and non-fiction writers as well. For more information about Libbie and links to her books, check out the show notes to this episode over at writewithimpact.com/episode32. Download a free PDF with 10 writing tips at Write With Impact. Follow Write With Impact on Twitter Like Write With Impact on Facebook

Hi everyone and welcome to the fifteenth episode of THE WRITING PODCAST! On this episode Adam and Lindsay interview historical fiction writer Libbie Hawker. Recently Libbie stepped into the realm of non-fiction with two books – one about making awesome blurbs for your novels, the second on how to effectively plot and outline your story. The hosts do a deep dive on all these topics and more, so definitely don't miss this episode!   http://thewritingpodcast.com/15

Egypt in the Eighteenth Dynasty seems both impossibly distant in time and disconcertingly present. Over 250 years, the dynasty produced several of the rulers best known to modern Western culture: Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, Tutankhamen (Tut), and Hatshepsut, the most famous of the handful of women who ruled Egypt as pharaoh. The Sekhmet Bed begins a few years before Hatshepsut’s birth, with the death of Pharaoh Amenhotep I in 1503 BCE. He leaves two daughters, Mutnofret and Ahmose, to marry–and therefore legitimate–the next pharaoh. The marriage surprises neither of them, but in an unexpected twist the thirteen-year-old Ahmose is proclaimed Great Royal Wife while her older sister has to settle for second place. Mutnofret does not take her perceived demotion lying down, and she uses her greater maturity to seduce the pharaoh. She is soon fulfilling the main obligation of a queen: to bear royal sons. But Ahmose, a visionary, has the ear of the gods–the reason she received the title of Great Royal Wife in the first place. And the gods will decide whether Ahmose or her sister will bear the next pharaoh. The Sekhmet Bed is the first of four books that trace Hatshepsut’s rise to power, the obstacles she faces in assuming the throne, the long and prosperous reign that follows (1479-1458 BCE), and its aftermath in the reign of her successor. Libbie Hawker brings this long-gone but fascinating period alive in a tale of two sisters forced into conflict by the need to secure an empire and a dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Egypt in the Eighteenth Dynasty seems both impossibly distant in time and disconcertingly present. Over 250 years, the dynasty produced several of the rulers best known to modern Western culture: Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, Tutankhamen (Tut), and Hatshepsut, the most famous of the handful of women who ruled Egypt as pharaoh. The Sekhmet Bed begins a few years before Hatshepsut’s birth, with the death of Pharaoh Amenhotep I in 1503 BCE. He leaves two daughters, Mutnofret and Ahmose, to marry–and therefore legitimate–the next pharaoh. The marriage surprises neither of them, but in an unexpected twist the thirteen-year-old Ahmose is proclaimed Great Royal Wife while her older sister has to settle for second place. Mutnofret does not take her perceived demotion lying down, and she uses her greater maturity to seduce the pharaoh. She is soon fulfilling the main obligation of a queen: to bear royal sons. But Ahmose, a visionary, has the ear of the gods–the reason she received the title of Great Royal Wife in the first place. And the gods will decide whether Ahmose or her sister will bear the next pharaoh. The Sekhmet Bed is the first of four books that trace Hatshepsut’s rise to power, the obstacles she faces in assuming the throne, the long and prosperous reign that follows (1479-1458 BCE), and its aftermath in the reign of her successor. Libbie Hawker brings this long-gone but fascinating period alive in a tale of two sisters forced into conflict by the need to secure an empire and a dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices