Writing Historical Fiction And Non-Fiction With Emily E K Murdoch

Can you be successful as an author across different genres and different pen names? How do traditional publishing and going indie compare? How can you diversify into multiple streams of income as an author? With Emily E.K. Murdoch.

In the intro, Planning for retirement [Self-Publishing Advice (https://selfpublishingadvice.org/planning-for-retirement/) ]; my list of money books (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/moneybooks/) ; Red flags in serialised (and other) fiction contracts [Self-Published Advice (https://selfpublishingadvice.org/serialized-fiction/) ]; The Author’s Guild partners with Created by Humans for AI licensing (https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-partners-with-created-by-humans-to-empower-authors-in-ai-era/) ; Nobel Prizes for AI-related research [The Economist (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/10/10/ai-wins-big-at-the-nobels) ]; Last chance for Blood Vintage (https://www.jfpenn.com/bloodvintage) , and where did the idea come from? (https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2024/10/09/where-did-the-idea-for-blood-vintage-come-from/) ; plus, what I’m working on next.

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Emily E K Murdoch is the USA Today bestselling author of over 100 historical romances across medieval, western and regency, and mixed between steamy and sweet. She’s also the author of nonfiction history book Regina: The Queens Who Could Have Been under Emily Murdoch Perkins.

• Discovery writing vs outlining — how it affects your drafting and editing speed
• How to research in-person and online
• Securing a nonfiction traditional publishing deal
• Maintaining creative autonomy with a traditional publishing contract
• Opportunities that arise from being traditionally published
• Writing under different names for different genres
• Tips for pitching blurbs for your book
• How traditional publishers help with PR
• Diversifying your author business and creating multiple streams of income

You can find Emily at EmilyEKMurdoch.com (https://emilyekmurdoch.com/) .

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