Pencils&Lipstick podcast

In this episode of Pencils and Lipstick, I sat down with Jake Lynch to talk about his unexpected journey into writing Christian fiction. He shared how a moment in Isaiah prompted him to write his first novel and how he now builds stories around intentional themes—taking characters from problem to solution. We dove into crafting meaningful character arcs, writing with the reader in mind, and creating faith-driven stories that explore doubt, growth, and redemption.You can find out more about Jake on his website: https://authorjakelynch.com/
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Welcome to the first episode of Craft and Connect, the marketing show on Pencils&Lipstick with Becky Grogan and Kat Caldwell! Today we are talking about the pillars of marketing that will construct the foundation of any other marketing you will do as an author. This is a very important step to NOT skip! We have several resources (as promised) for you below:
https://katcaldwell.com/author-brand-worksheet
https://katcaldwell.com/core-values
https://katcaldwell.com/promotion-article
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Today I'm speaking with Melanie Anagnos about being a police procedural author. Melanie received an MFA from Sarah Lawrence, and although she started writing a literary novel, she ended up in the crime genre. We talk all about MFAs, genre fiction, how to do research and more on this week's Pencils&Lipstick.
Find out more about Melanie: https://melanieanagnos.com/author/
Melanie's Substack https://melanieanagnos.substack.com/
Be sure to get on my writer's newsletter to be part of the marketing hour live coming in March!
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Welcome to the Pencils&Lipstick Book Marketing Hour! We will be here every month...and we will be working on that title...
Every third Monday of every month, Becky Grogan (https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/) will be joining me to talk about book marketing. In this episode we go through what we will be handling, we you can expect and when as well as the dates for the LIVE marketing Q&As that we will have. Be sure to listen!

Marketing is NOT just social media, but we will be talking about social media. If you don't have anything set up and want to get things moving, you can check out these Youtube videos for setting up Instagram and TikTok:
https://youtu.be/j4nBDjsyGZ0?si=XsSVq_hbiLSaxSAM
https://youtu.be/KJeU6SP548w?si=hWB6IgopanEdvGwj
https://youtu.be/KJeU6SP548w?si=hWB6IgopanEdvGwj
Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. AND to get reminders about the live marketing Q&As that will be happening twice this coming semester. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter
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Here are the links for the books, websites and classes I mention in the episode.
LiveWriteThrive.com has a LOT of great courses on writing.
Reedsy.com/learning is also a great source. Get on their newsletter!
My character development courses: https://katcaldwell.com/character-masterclass and https://katcaldwell.com/Whats-a-character
My scene development courses: https://writeyourstory.thrivecart.com/amazing-scene/

Be sure to tell me what you want to hear from the coming Marketing Show on Pencils&Lipstick!

Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter
Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell