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Trixie Silvertale on Making Your Backlist Work for You when You Need a Break

Sara Rosett and Jami Albright Episode 273

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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