Samantha and Matilda are still focusing on their craft, turning a critical eye to our own writing and that of others.

Next week, Matilda and Sam are talking about how they plan all elements of a new series and its books, down to the craft level.

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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:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0765387573/ Katabasis by RF Kuang: https://www.amazon.com/dp/006302148X/ Gothikana by RuNyx: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6XMCCG2 The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R King: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250055709/ Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250886104/ Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett: https://www.amazon.com/Guards-Discworld-Novel-ebook/dp/B00354YA5E/ Perdido Street Station by China Mieville: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345443020/ Cargoes by John Masefield: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/cargoes The Princess Bride: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/ Columbo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466074/

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