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Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Trixie Silvertale on Making Your Backlist Work for You when You Need a Break
Ep 273 / Trixie Silvertale joins us to discuss resilience and adaptability in business. Trixie shared how a personal tragedy shifted her writing and publishing and resulted in her leveraging her backlist. Plus keeping a long series fresh, and writing interesting small town settings.
Topics:
- Trixie’s dictation process, which involves roller skates 🛼
- Dealing with tragedy and loss, and how Trixie shifted away from rapid release to making the most of her backlist through repurposing her IP
- Allowing yourself to have a bad day
- Deciding on spin-offs vs. new series
- Translations
- Balances humor, suspense, and paranormal elements
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