Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny

Meet Janet Alcorn, a novelist and short story writer who is a medical librarian by day, author by night. We delve into the importance of taking that first audacious step into the realm of writing, the tactical advantage of using short stories as a career launchpad, and the invaluable benefits of participating in writing groups and seeking constructive criticism. Listen in! Janet's Books to Help You Write Better: A Writer's Reading List. You can find it at https://janetalcorn.com/2023/10/28/books-to-help-you-write-better-a-writers-reading-list/.  Website and blog: http://janetalcorn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjanetalcorn X (neé Twitter): https://twitter.com/ja_alcorn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janet.writes/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@janet.writes Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/janetalcorn.bsky.social ENTER THE KNIGHTS OF LIGHTS TICKET GIVEAWAY⁠ HERE⁠. Learn more ⁠at KCRenFest⁠. ENTER THE HOLIDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scroll down to "JOIN ALEX'S READER LIST" and enter your email. To let us know it's really you and that you'd like to receive emails from us, please click the link in the confirmation email we will send you. You can unsubscribe from these emails at anytime--though you must be on our roll on Dec. 7, 2023 to be eligible for the contest. Your inbox won't regret it. This gets you one entry into the giveaway. ⁠⁠⁠"All the Fits That's News": Alex's Substack⁠⁠⁠ (Free) Alex Greenwood on Medium: ⁠⁠⁠https://a-greenwood.medium.com/⁠⁠⁠ (Subscription) Follow him on X/Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@A_Greenwood⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow him on Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@alexginkc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Alex's True Crime Show: GOING TO KILLING CITY. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you get your pods! Enjoyed the episode? Please leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice, and don't forget to subscribe for more literary journeys! ⁠⁠⁠⁠LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS⁠⁠⁠⁠ For show notes and more, visit the show website at ⁠⁠⁠MGOPod.com⁠⁠⁠. "Holiday Weasel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠ This Mysterious Goings On Podcast episode was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2023, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.