Episode 261
Elizabeth O’Roark shares about tapping into her creativity during the pandemic, tackling the ups and downs of switching genres, the power of tropes, and breakout success.
Topics:
- Chasing success
- What Elizabeth wishes she’d started earlier
- Assessment of opportunity cost
- Benefits of shifting to a new genre
- How Elizabeth incorporates tropes and microtropes into her plan for a new book
- Moving into special editions and direct sales
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I missed the big email roundup, when you were gathering info for your lovely pod. Each week, you podcast makes me feel like I’m connecting with my people. I always learn something and appreciate the candid hosting. Also, had a one-on-one with Jamie regarding my brand. Total game changer. For future episodes, I would love a dictation show. Dictation seems like a great solution for repetitive stress issues, but I’m terrified to start. (I trained and worked as a court reporter, so I know my fear is ridiculous.) Would love to hear and learn from other writers who are using dictation, how they got started, their process, and any other advice. Thanks for all you do!