Jennie Nash is the founder and chief creative officer of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to help writers write books worth reading. Since the company’s inception, writers serious about reaching readers have trusted Jennie to coach their projects from inspiration to publication. Her clients have landed top New York agents, national book awards, and deals with houses such as Scribner, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette. Jennie is the author of 9 books in 3 genres. She taught for 13 years in the UCLA Extension Writer’s Program, is an instructor at CreativeLive.com and speaks on podcasts and at writing conferences all over the country.
In this episode we go deep into:
Find out more about Jennie:
https://bookcoaches.com/abc
https://www.authoraccelerator.com/
Links from the show:
Wildviolet Creative
Https://www.danielwillcocks.com
Seth Godin's "Alt MBA” https://altmba.com/
Simon Sinek's "Start With Why" https://simonsinek.com/commit/start-with-why/
Creativity Inc https://books2read.com/u/3Gdj2a
Lisa Kron’s Story Genius https://books2read.com/u/4NL299
Get your Great Writers Share merchandise!
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GWS Press books:
Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn
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Intro vocals: Persephone Rose
Show theme: Karl Hughes
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#048: James Blatch – The many iterations of the first novel, journalism to fiction, and serving authors with podcasts and courses.
#047: Jeff Adams & Will Knauss – Getting started with gay romance fiction, collaboration, and keeping the creative passion burning.
#046: Iain Rob Wright – Finding success in horror in 2020, effective mailing lists & bringing your spouse into your creative business.
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#043: Gemma Amor – Funding horror through Kickstarter, keeping things simple, and the joy of creation.
#042: Garrett Robinson – Serializing fantasy, making it through the hard times, and changing the world with fiction.
#041: Daniel Willcocks – “Collaboration for Authors."
#040: Julie Hiner – Growth through challenge, the welcoming arms of writers, and embracing your genre.
#039: Jenna Moreci – YouTube for writers, diversifying income streams, and cultivating superfans.
#038: Drew Starling – The power of short stories, real-time feedback, and emotionally insulating yourself.
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