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Margaret Lashley on Creating Your Own Genre and Being True To Yourself

February 28, 2024 Sara Rosett and Jami Albright Episode 208
Margaret Lashley on Creating Your Own Genre and Being True To Yourself
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Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Margaret Lashley on Creating Your Own Genre and Being True To Yourself
Feb 28, 2024 Episode 208
Sara Rosett and Jami Albright

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Episode 208 / Want to write something a little bit different? How do you appeal to readers in one of the main genres, but also forge your own path? 

Margaret Lashley joins us to share how she created a subgenre of wacky, humor-filled mysteries that appeal to cozy readers as well as women’s fiction readers. 

  • How Margaret’s background in advertising helps her write fiction
  • Why Margaret only uses one social media site
  • How she markets her genre-adjacent fiction
  • Writing humor as well as crafting quirky, but relatable characters
  • Why a backlist is important for longevity 

Author website: https://www.margaretlashley.com https://www.facebook.com/valandpalspage

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/B06XKJ3YD8

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Episode 208 / Want to write something a little bit different? How do you appeal to readers in one of the main genres, but also forge your own path? 

Margaret Lashley joins us to share how she created a subgenre of wacky, humor-filled mysteries that appeal to cozy readers as well as women’s fiction readers. 

  • How Margaret’s background in advertising helps her write fiction
  • Why Margaret only uses one social media site
  • How she markets her genre-adjacent fiction
  • Writing humor as well as crafting quirky, but relatable characters
  • Why a backlist is important for longevity 

Author website: https://www.margaretlashley.com https://www.facebook.com/valandpalspage

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/B06XKJ3YD8

💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support

Links: 

Findaway Voices by Spotify current TOS: https://my.findawayvoices.com/terms-of-use#

Buzzcast’s episode about Spotify: https://buzzcast.buzzsprout.com/231452/14513452-spotify-s-new-podcast-strategy

Author’s Republic: https://www.authorsrepublic.com

Spoken Realms: https://spokenrealms.com

Support the Show.

🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices

❤️ Jami’s books
https://amzn.to/3wSraA5

🔎 Sara’s books
https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/

📚 Sara’s
How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes
https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing