Vikki J. Carter

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Episode 81: Heather S. Ransom; YA Sci-Fi Fiction

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In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

(Podcast run time 42 min.)

  • :45 - Introduction to Heather 

  • 1:33 - Heather & Vikki dive deeper into Heather’s day job

  • 3:40 -  Heather shares when she knew she wanted to be a writer

  • 6:29 - Heather talks about what she is currently reading 

  • 8:40 - Heather and Vikki talk about her writing process

  • 10:36 - Heather shares a bit about her research 

  • 12:33 - Vikki talks about researching 

  • 13:26 - Heather talks about her publishing journey

  • 19:02 - Heather shares a tip for writers pitching a book

  • 20:28 - Heather & Vikki talk about the benefits of indie publishing companies & support groups

  • 21:56 - Vikki & Heather discuss the process of learning the craft & finding diverse readers for our works in progress

  • 27:38 - Heather reads from Going Green & shares the background for the books

  • 38:03- Heather shares about her work with the Willamette Writers 

  • 41:48 - Heather closes the podcast with one more tip for writers

 

Connect with Heather S. Ransom: 

Heather’s website: http://www.heathersransom.ink

 

Resources Mentioned:

Willamette Writers: https://willamettewriters.org

Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI): https://www.scbwi.org

 

 

 

Podcast Music Credits:

 

Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

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