Jul 07 2023 37 mins
Episode 94 - From Truth to Tribute: Everyday Storytelling, Self-Publishing Updates, the Perfect Eulogy Writing Tool
In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writers’ Room to catch up with what’s happened since the last episode.
In Section One: THE WRITERS’ ROOM. We explore writing problems and struggles by answering your questions. This month we don’t have a question for you. Why not send us a question you would ask us to chat about? We want to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected]
Section Two: PERSONAL PROJECTS. In this section, we share what we’ve been working on.
Laura has been busy ghostwriting two memoirs. She explains her interviewing process and her quest to find the best questions to explore the story the memoir will tell.
Pete explains how and why his eulogy writing book got a new title and subtitle.
I Want to Say a Few Words: How To Craft a Heartfelt Eulogy for a Loved One’s Funeral. A Simple Step-by-Step Process, Packed with Eulogy Writing Ideas, Help & Advice from a Professional Eulogy Writer.
With some finer details to finish for the paperback and audio, should Pete publish the eBook or wait is the question? What about creating an audio book? What do you think?
Section Three: BOOK UPDATE. In this section, we share interesting book recommendations, articles, or ideas to help you on your writing journey.
Laura reflects on the epic story: ‘A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.’ Also tells us about her book club recommendation: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Pete is excited about - The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts. In ‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia’, Sophy Roberts embarks on an epic journey across the vast, timeless landscape of Siberia. Unravelling hidden tales of forgotten pianos and the resilient people whose lives have intertwined with these instruments. Sophy sets on a quest to find one such instrument for a friend.
Siberia. The word makes everything it touches vibrate at a different pitch… Siberia rolls off the tongue with a sibilant chill… Siberia is far more significant than a place on the map: it is a feeling which sticks like a burr, a temperature, the sound of sleepy flakes falling on snowy pillows and the crunch of uneven footsteps coming from behind.
Section Four: LESSONS LEARNED. In this section, we share what we are learning about writing and publishing, as it never stops!
Amazon updates the rules on categories for self-publishing and the price of publishing book through KDP. Worth making sure your pricing is correct!
Pete mentions - So Good They Call You a Fake | Joshua Lisec’s Secrets to Creating Unbelievable Results from The James Altucher Show Podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-good-they-call-you-a-fake-joshua-lisecs-secrets/id794030859?i=1000616783197
Section Five: WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? - How are we building the business this week?