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December 07, 2022
Trust Your Reader
On this week's episode we remind you to trust your reader. No need to go all in on details. We also talk about Jasper's...
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November 24, 2022
Non-fiction Book Proposals, Manuscript Wishlist, and an Observation on Point of View (and chitchat!)
Happy Thanksgiving, Collaborist! On this week's episode we talk about what needs to go into a prescriptive non-fiction book proposal at the corner of...
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November 16, 2022
How to Know You Are Ready to Query an Agent or Publisher
Hey Collaborist! On this week's episode we help you understand how to know you are ready to query an agent or publisher. You've written...
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November 09, 2022
How Long Should a Book Be? An episode about word count.
On this episode of Collaborcast we answer a frequently asked question, "How long should a book be?" And though we both agree that a...
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November 02, 2022
Query Letter Review! Celebrating Independent Bookstores! Are People Sick of the 80s?
Jason and Ben discuss Jason's mission to learn about and promote different independent bookstores across the country, a recent Twitter discussion about new books...
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October 26, 2022
Old Dogs, New Tricks. Discoveries about Point of View and Weather! And We Answer the Question -- Who Designs Book Covers?
Jason and Ben discuss who designs a book's cover and why the process is the way it is. We also discuss a FIFTH! POV...
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