Historical Cozies with Benedict Brown (New Author series)

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode 131 / Historical cozy author Benedict Brown joins us to talk about writing mysteries, transitioning from one genre to another, and how he learned to lean into the tropes and expectations of the genre. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Show notes:</span></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Benedict started writing children’s books and why he shifted to contemporary cozies and then later transitioned to historical cozies set in the 1920s</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How he researches his historial series</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Benedict and his cover artist developed the cover concept for the historical series</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How he uses first readers and an ARC team for his editing process</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why he thinks it healthy to have two contrasting series to work on</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How “failure” helped set him up for success </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>! You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href='https://wishidknownforwriters.com/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Links: </span></p> <p><a href='http://www.benedictbrown.net'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Benedict’s website</span></a></p> <p><a href='https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast'> <sp