AM I WRITE?
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AM I WRITE?
Dusting Off The Manuscript And Building Your 401K With Writing: Balancing Creativity and Business with Belinda Kroll
Guest Belinda Kroll discusses her writing journey, starting from childhood and evolving into a balance between a day job and her passion for writing. She shares insights on the entrepreneurial spirit inherited from her family, the impact of hustle culture, and her decision to keep writing as a joyful side endeavor rather than a full-time career.
Tune in to hear about her approach to writing and marketing as well as the importance of understanding how you want your readers to feel and why she enjoys genre-blending. Belinda also touches on her creative process, the challenges and changes in the publishing industry, and offers practical advice for aspiring writers.
Resources
Find Belinda’s Hesitant Mediums series on her website, worderella.com!
Instagram: @wordella
Mr.Darcy’s Enchantment by Abigail Reynolds
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Manners and Monsters by Tilly Wallace
About Belinda
Belinda Kroll is an award-winning author of cozy stories with Jane Austen vocabulary and modern sass. She writes and illustrates the Hesitant Mediums series, where women can speak with ghosts and wish they couldn't, and the sweet men who love them. Belinda is the mind behind the Bright Bird Press all-in-one novel planner and other forgiving stationery for discovery writers.