Traditionally Self-Published with Mica Merrill Rice
Mica Merrill Rice
12 episodes
5 days ago
In this episode of Traditionally Self-Published, I sit down with historical fiction author and English Literature teacher Catherine Astl to talk about her novel Christmas Serenades—a deeply rooted Smoky Mountain Christmas story filled with truth, tradition, and meticulously researched history. Catherine shares how her lifelong connection to the Great Smoky Mountains shaped her storytelling, why she stays fiercely committed to historical accuracy, and how she weaves real events and family stor...
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In this episode of Traditionally Self-Published, I sit down with historical fiction author and English Literature teacher Catherine Astl to talk about her novel Christmas Serenades—a deeply rooted Smoky Mountain Christmas story filled with truth, tradition, and meticulously researched history. Catherine shares how her lifelong connection to the Great Smoky Mountains shaped her storytelling, why she stays fiercely committed to historical accuracy, and how she weaves real events and family stor...
From Killer Plots to Killer Marketing with Saleema Ishq
Traditionally Self-Published with Mica Merrill Rice
29 minutes
3 months ago
From Killer Plots to Killer Marketing with Saleema Ishq
“Treat marketing like storytelling instead of advertising…” - Saleema Ishq In this episode, thriller author and TikTok book marketing influencer Saleema Ishq joins me to talk about the craft of writing page-turning stories and how to grow your readership through BookTok. In this conversation, we dive into: Her latest release, Sisters Arcana, an edge-of-your-seat psychological thrillerHow she crafts a story that keep readers hookedWhat actually works when marketing books on social media (and w...
Traditionally Self-Published with Mica Merrill Rice
In this episode of Traditionally Self-Published, I sit down with historical fiction author and English Literature teacher Catherine Astl to talk about her novel Christmas Serenades—a deeply rooted Smoky Mountain Christmas story filled with truth, tradition, and meticulously researched history. Catherine shares how her lifelong connection to the Great Smoky Mountains shaped her storytelling, why she stays fiercely committed to historical accuracy, and how she weaves real events and family stor...
