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Samantha and Matilda are closely looking at the comps for their new books, and they’re analysing what works in their craft and why.
Next week, Sam and Matilda are returning to a favourite topic - audacity! How can they think bigger for their author careers?
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Join us for more mastery through missteps…en masse. Yes, we’ve got a DISCORD, and you’re invited: https://discord.gg/w7BjxmeXfF
Where to find Sam and Matilda:
SAM
IG: @sammowrimo
Website: www.samantha-cummings.com
Substack: https://samwritesbooks.substack.com/
Book to start with: Curse of the Wild - https://books2read.com/curseofthewild (Moons & Magic Book 1)
Most recent book: Star Crossed Curses - https://books2read.com/Star-crossed-curses (Deighton Academy Book 2)
MATILDA
IG: @matildaswiftauthor
Website: MatildaSwift.com
Book to start with: https://books2read.com/TheSlayoftheLand (book #1 of The Heathervale Mysteries)
Most recent book: https://books2read.com/TheTamingOfTheStew (book #7 of The Parchment Paper Mysteries)
Mentioned on the show:
Katabasis by RF Kuang: https://www.amazon.com/dp/006302148X/
Starchaser by RM Grey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316583391/
Nightweaver by RM Grey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6DMR7G1/
Blood & Betrayals by Jeanette Rose and Alexis Rune: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668230399/
Modern Divination by Isa Agajanian: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1035049988/
Boys with Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250334594/
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250324602/
There be Dragons Here by SL Rowland: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964567289/
Fables of Finlestia series by ZS Diamanti: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDJSHNGS
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250886104/
Audacious by Mark Schaefer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTNCH18Y
BristolCon: https://www.bristolcon.org/
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Other podcasts you can hear us on:
Self Publishing Insiders (with Draft to Digital)
- Episode 274: Mastery Through Missteps: Demystifying the Quit the Day Job Dream
Ink in Your Veins (with Rachael Herron)
- Episode 552: On Being Precious About Nothing
Wish I’d Known Then for Writers (with Sara Rosett and Jami Albright)
- Episode 254: From Mastermind to Discord: The Power of Community with Samantha Cummings
- Episode 249: Matilda Swift on Overcoming Self-Doubt and Innovative Reader Magnets
Write it Scared (with Stacy Frazer)
- Episode 119: The Power of the “Right” Writing Community: Find Your Folks and Keep Going
