How can authors write about climate change without preaching? What happens when your publisher goes under just before your book launch? How do theatre skills translate to better dialogue, readings, and author events? With author and theater director Laura Baggaley.
In the intro, Indie presses are in existential crisis [
The Bookseller]; what to do when things are hard [
Wish I'd Known Then]; Book marketing with garlic-infused ink [
The Guardian];
Writing Storybundle;
Halloween horror promo;
Blood Vintage folk horror;
My new author photos;
Day of the Dead [Books and Travel];
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Laura Baggaley is an award-nominated children's and YA author, theater director, and also teaches acting, writing, and literature at City Lit College in London.
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Show Notes
* How to write climate fiction that embeds solutions in world-building rather than lecturing readers
* Dealing with publisher collapse and finding empowerment in regaining control of your books
* Using theatre techniques to write better dialogue and avoid clunky exposition
* Essential performance skills for author readings, interviews, and public speaking
* Practical tips for preparing workshops and managing nerves at literary events
* Building collaborative writing projects and the benefits of author support groups
You can find Laura at
LauraBaggaley.co.uk.
