Writing Into the Dark with Krystal Shannan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 111 / Paranormal romance author Krystal Shannan joins us this week to talk about how shifting to writing intuitively was freeing for her and revitalized her writing process. We also talk about whether or not you should cull your newsletter, what Krystal does when she gets stuck, and why readers want specific emotional payoffs in each genre. Plus, mythology and unicorns!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intro links: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intro links: </span></p> <p><a href="http://sararosett.com/cozy"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sara’s How to Outline a Cozy course sale</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jamialbright.com/launchplan"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Author Consulting with Jami</span></a></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 Krystal got started writing through entering writing contests</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she recommends the</span> <a href= "https://www.margielawson.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Margie Lawson Academy</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to learn about writing craft</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Krystal wishes she’d developed her brand sooner</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she came back after a sabbatical and revived a “dead” newsletter list</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why culling her newsletter is one of her biggest regrets</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Krystal’s process of writing into the dark</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why thinking/brainstorming time is so important </span></li> <li style="