Jerry has officially entered the “reading out loud to himself in a conference room” stage of editing Book 2—also known as the part where co-workers start to worry. He’s doing a final pass, adding words he swears he’s cutting, and preparing to hand it to his editor like a child presenting macaroni art and saying, “Look. I made novel.”
Meanwhile, Rich hit 200,000+ words for the year, which means he’s either writing a thriller or slowly typing the same sentence over and over like The Shining. ("All work and no ice cream makes Rich a dull boy" is on the table.)
Other highlights of this episode of The New Author Podcast—still the best writing podcast hosted by two dudes who accidentally write during football games:
• Fiverr designers: angels or chaos goblins?
• The thrill of finishing a revision (until you remember the last chapter isn’t actually written)
• Fantasy football pain
• Ice cream as a lifestyle choice, not dessert
• Marketing your author brand without becoming a TikTok cryptid
If you're a self-publishing author, mystery writer, thriller writer, or someone who likes to hear two grown adults justify their life choices—pull up a chair.
Contact Us• Jerry: jerry@jerryevanoff.com — https://jerryevanoff.com
• Rich: rich@richkacy.com — Bluesky: @kacyhimself