Everyone's style works for everyone. But for me, I need just like bullet points. Right. And I wanted to do better. I wanted the framework. I wanted to learn how to write a better book to organize it and to get it together instead of just at first, I just had fiends floating around. I didn't really know what I was doing. Yeah. And so taking that course, I was able to go step by step and start from the beginning instead of just floundering.

Welcome to the fiction writing made easy podcast.

My name is Savannah Gilbo and I'm here to help you write a story that works. I want to

prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each week, I'll bring you a brand

new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your

writing right away. So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to

improve your craft, this podcast is for you.

So pick up a pen and let's get started.

In today's episode, we're going behind the scenes of one writer's journey to hear how she published not one but two books in the last six months.

One's a really fun space opera that's the second book in a series,

and the other is a romantic comedy.

My guest's name is Angela Haas,

and she is a small business owner turned author of three published books.

You'll hear about what it was like to switch from writing science fiction to writing romantic comedy,

what happened when Angela had not one

but two terrible experiences with book editors, one who called her book spoofy and the other who

randomly rewrote passages of her story, and how despite how devastating both experiences were,

Angela did not give up. Also, Angela shares what made the tricky advice to show, don't tell,

finally stick, and how she approaches outlining as a diehard pantser and why she ultimately

decided that self-publishing was the right path for her. But before we dive into all of that, I want to

read you the back cover copy of the two books that we're going to talk about

today. So the first is called Seconds to Oblivion, and it's the second book in Angela's Keepers

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