Award-winning author Helen Starbuck writes romantic suspense mysteries and has a third book coming out soon! Visit with us as she shares writing tips and her experience with research, planning, marketing, and more!
Show Notes with Links:
- Helen Starbuck is surprised by book awards! Tip: Check your spam folder and keep track of contests you enter!
- The Mad Hatter’s Son and No Pity in Death
- A “How Done It” story
- How autobiographical is MC Annie?
- How she chose a career in nursing
- What she learned from writing her first book
- Shout-out to her editor and to Jerry Fabyanic
- Lessons in publication
- 2nd book harder to write than 1st
- What about Diet Coke?
- Personal experience and required research
- The unreality of T.V. “injuries”
- Character relationship between Annie and Frost and the importance of secondary characters
- The Ian character and belief in backstories
- Planner of pantser? Shout-out to Annalisa Parent
- Colorado Independent Publishers Association and EVVY Awards
- Marketing strategies
- www.helenstarbuck.com
- Tattered Cover Bookstore and Big Horn Book Nook
- Scariest thing that ever happened
- Reviews on Amazon
- What’s next?
Book 3 in the Annie Collins Mystery Series:
“A thriller that offers a master class in suspense” —Kirkus Reviews
- Self defense and weapons classes
- Christmas Market in Georgetown, CO
If you enjoy my podcasts, you might enjoy my books!
“Please and thank you”~Ron Swanson
- Laurel’s Amazon Author page
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- https://twitter.com/LeadvilleLaurel
- Intro/outro voice by Nick McHargue,
Podcast music from Jamendo Royalty Free Music
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