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#147. A Week in the Life: 7 Days Behind the Scenes with Savannah (June 2024)

Jun 18, 2024

Dive into a week of creativity as a developmental editor shares their exciting projects! Discover the balance between work and mental health while navigating a busy schedule filled with live videos. Get insights on marketing plans for an upcoming book release, along with inspiring client success stories. Experience the thrill of launching a new book and engaging with an ARC team. Plus, enjoy personal anecdotes that highlight the joy of storytelling and community support. It's a captivating peek behind the curtain of the writing world!

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

A Week in the Life of an Editor and Book Coach

01:48 • 16min

Behind the Scenes of a Writer's Week: Genre, Social Media, and Book Launch Planning

17:53 • 2min

Launch Excitement and Balance

19:55 • 10min

A Personal Peek Behind the Curtain: A Week in Reflection

29:47 • 2min

Want a peek behind the scenes into my work week? 👀

In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes and sharing what I do as a developmental editor and book coach.

I’ll talk through the projects I’m working on, what I’m excited (or not excited) about, what’s coming up in the next few weeks, what I learn from the writers I work with, and basically anything else that happens during the week!

Tune into the episode to hear me talk about things like:

[05:07] A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this podcast—how (and why) I batch script and record multiple episodes at a time
[09::07] What it was like to work through the copy edits on my new book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: A Story Grid Masterwork Analysis Guide
[13:15] How I manage my energy and mental health when I have a week full of live videos that require lots of extroverting (and why this is so important)
[18:10] A preview of some of the marketing plans for my upcoming book release in July (including how I’m thinking about my ARC Team & Street Team)
[27:55] Some client wins, including a book cover reveal, a revise and resubmit (R&R) request, and how one writer is stuck choosing between two agents

Thanks for coming on this journey with me, and I hope you enjoy this peek behind the scenes! See you next week!

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