Bookcast Episode 48: Not Quite the Struggle Bus
07/01/23 • 28 min
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Ever wondered what goes into crafting a novel? Each week on the Bookcast, I offer a front-row seat to the writing process. This week, I navigate the final stages of my project, Elysium. The joys and challenges of creating a romantic escape for my characters are all laid bare in this candid discussion. Also, if you've been nodding along or cracking up at my bookish banter, I share the love on my support site, buymeacoffee!
Plus, there's a delightful surprise for new fans of my books- if you haven't read Leslie's Curl and Dye, it's currently on sale where eBooks are sold.
I talk about the following books/references during the episode:
- Mules and Men by Hurston, Zora Neale
- Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Bradford, Joy Harden
- Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery #2) by Burns, Valerie
- The Edge of Dawn by Jenkins, Beverly
- In July, we read Ms Bev! The Jenkins July group is reading TOPAZ, ALWAYS & FOREVER, CHANCE AT LOVE, TAMING OF JESSI ROSE. I have already read them this year. Up next for me is BLACK LACE and SOMETHING LIKE LOVE
Interested in the Stuff Your Kindle Event as an author? Click on the FOR AUTHORS tab and follow the instructions to join the group and join in the next event... or form your own!
Stay connected:
Visit my website–Booksbydlwhite.com
Join my newsletter – booksbydlwhite.com/newsletter
Follow me on Substack–Main Substack | Short Fiction Substack
Buy books & merch – booksbydlwhite.com/shop
Support this show with a recurring gift at bookcast.buzzsprout.com or Buymeacoffee.com/booksbydlwhite.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And if you really liked it, tell a friend.
Ever wondered what goes into crafting a novel? Each week on the Bookcast, I offer a front-row seat to the writing process. This week, I navigate the final stages of my project, Elysium. The joys and challenges of creating a romantic escape for my characters are all laid bare in this candid discussion. Also, if you've been nodding along or cracking up at my bookish banter, I share the love on my support site, buymeacoffee!
Plus, there's a delightful surprise for new fans of my books- if you haven't read Leslie's Curl and Dye, it's currently on sale where eBooks are sold.
I talk about the following books/references during the episode:
- Mules and Men by Hurston, Zora Neale
- Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Bradford, Joy Harden
- Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery #2) by Burns, Valerie
- The Edge of Dawn by Jenkins, Beverly
- In July, we read Ms Bev! The Jenkins July group is reading TOPAZ, ALWAYS & FOREVER, CHANCE AT LOVE, TAMING OF JESSI ROSE. I have already read them this year. Up next for me is BLACK LACE and SOMETHING LIKE LOVE
Interested in the Stuff Your Kindle Event as an author? Click on the FOR AUTHORS tab and follow the instructions to join the group and join in the next event... or form your own!
Stay connected:
Visit my website–Booksbydlwhite.com
Join my newsletter – booksbydlwhite.com/newsletter
Follow me on Substack–Main Substack | Short Fiction Substack
Buy books & merch – booksbydlwhite.com/shop
Support this show with a recurring gift at bookcast.buzzsprout.com or Buymeacoffee.com/booksbydlwhite.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And if you really liked it, tell a friend.
Previous Episode
Bookcast Episode 47: And We're Back!
On episode 47 of the Bookcast, we start with the book report as always, then we'll do a quick and dirty rundown of two author centered events I attended recently that I want to share, and finally we will talk about progress on ELYSIUM and... the getting is GOOD right now.
I have read 89 of my challenge of reading 150 books this year. I have edited my challenge to increase the number of books I plan to read. Can't stop, won't stop.
I have written 49 of the 65K I plan to write on ELYSIUM. Remember when this book was a novella? Good times. Stretch goal is early Sept so my brain doesn't freak out but in reality i hope to wrap in July and come in around 55-60K words.
More deets in the episode. I talked about the following books:
Yours (King's Town, #3) by Shon
Loving State of Mind by Edwards, Mycah
Date for the Mayor by Pynn, Aubreé
A Right Worthy Woman by Watson, Ruth P.
Rooted in Love: A Sweet Rapids Story by Russ, Té
Rich Waters (Jason Rich #2) by Bailey, Robert
Mr One and Only by Sharon C Cooper
Sisterhood Heals by Joy Harden Bradford, PhD
The Baby Swap That Bound Them by Hana Sheik
Murder is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
The Edge of Dawn by Beverly Jenkins
Dark Town by Thomas Mullen
Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen
Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby
My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby
All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
Quicksand Series by Delaney Diamond
Stay connected:
Visit my website–Booksbydlwhite.com
Join my newsletter – booksbydlwhite.com/newsletter
Follow me on Substack–Main Substack | Short Fiction Substack
Buy books & merch – booksbydlwhite.com/shop
Support this show with a recurring gift at bookcast.buzzsprout.com or Buymeacoffee.com/booksbydlwhite.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And if you really liked it, tell a friend.
Next Episode
Bookcast Episode 49: THE END is nigh!
Ever wondered how a podcast episode is prepared?
Pictureit: Atlanta, 2023. A Friday night, a beverage, a snack, my laptop and me, deep in the process of getting ready for the next episode. This week, we're delving into my writing journey from fanfiction to getting ready to complete my 12th novel, my work on Elysium over the long weekend, and a few deals on my books including Leslie's Curl and Dye, Thin Line, and selected audiobooks available for a steal at $3.99!
And then, we're getting real about challenges of writing a novel in real time. I'm sharing how personal growth impacts writing, how I navigate crafting intimate scenes and why my characters are often at transformative stages in their lives. Plus, I'll tease my recent guest appearance on an *NSYNC podcast and fanfic writers, can rev those engines again.
It's a jam-packed episode, and I can't wait to share it with you!
I talked about the following books and resources on today's show:
Books by DL White audiobook sale
A Thin Line by DL White
Leslies' Curl & Dye by DL White (on sale thru July 8)
SNOWFLAKE by Nia Forrester
Black Lace by Beverly Jenkins
Queen of Exiles by Vanessa Riley
My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby
Christina C Jones "Let's Write a Book" series
NSYNC-fiction archive
Stay connected:
Visit my website–Booksbydlwhite.com
Join my newsletter – booksbydlwhite.com/newsletter
Follow me on Substack–Main Substack | Short Fiction Substack
Buy books & merch – booksbydlwhite.com/shop
Support this show with a recurring gift at bookcast.buzzsprout.com or Buymeacoffee.com/booksbydlwhite.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And if you really liked it, tell a friend.
Books by DL White Bookcast - Bookcast Episode 48: Not Quite the Struggle Bus
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DL White [00:00:00]:
What is the not quite the struggle bus? Like, there's a struggle bus, but like, what's the opposite of that? Or like, what's like not that level. Like there's there's a struggle bus and there's a success plane. There's like the I don't know, the excellence jet. What are the ends? What if I'm not in the bus or on the plane? Is that like it's like coming all long, nicely sedan? I don't know. We'll talk about that later. Welcome back to the Book Cast, my platform for shari
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