Episode 128 - Plotting your journey to traditional publishing success with Derek Künsken

October 27, 2018 00:54:58
Episode 128 - Plotting your journey to traditional publishing success with Derek Künsken
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Episode 128 - Plotting your journey to traditional publishing success with Derek Künsken

Oct 27 2018 | 00:54:58

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Show Notes

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This episode is a conversation with the author and international speaker Derek Künsken. Derek is a Canadian writer who learned the trade with short stories. For a number of years now his work has been accepted by some of the premier magazines in SciFi including Asimov. Derek now has an agent, has signed a two-book deal and is negotiating a further deal and is published in multiple territories and languages. In this conversation, we talk about the transition to novel writing, how to introduce compelling themes and characters, and the perils of hitting the Strunk and White 'Kool-aid'!

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