S4E6 || 4 Pitch Critiques || Author S. M. Freedman

In today's episode, Kat critiques four pitches and then chats with Vancouver-based psychological thriller author S.M. Freedman about:

her new book, out today: Blood Atonement
the unlisted area in BC that helped inspire this story
her research on FLDS and psychological disorders
reaching out to people for personal experiences
nailing that first line
excavating your story
prologues
how to decipher your research and know what to cut and what’s important to the story
how training as a P.I. and in acting helped her understand the psychology behind people’s motivations
the submission process
what she’s working on next
pivoting from adult to YA
focusing on what you can control instead of dwelling on what you can’t
the querying process and what her experiences have been
the agent-author relationship
her excellent advice to authors of thrillers

S.M. Freedman can be found on her website at www.smfreedman.com. She is on Twitter @SMFreedman and Instagram @smfreedmanauthor.

The article by Jane Friedman that Kat mentions is at https://www.janefriedman.com/how-to-find-compelling-comps-for-your-book/

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

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