Theodora Taylor: Universal Fantasy and How to Make Readers Love Your Stories

Episode 097 / Romance author Theodora Taylor, author of 7 Figure Fiction: How to Use Universal Fantasy to Sell Your Books to Anyone, joins us this week. She shares her top tips for new authors and she breaks down the universal fantasies of four movies: Beauty and The Beast, Knives Out, Notting Hill, and Crazy Rich Asians. Show notes:Why your writing career is progressive and it’s important to not let perfectionism stop you in the early stagesTheodora’s top tips for new writers: writing in a series and setting up your backlist to work like an annuityWhy writing a single book is not the usual path to successHow genre-hopping can diversity your writing portfolio Theodora’s list of universal fantasies in Beauty and The Beast, Knives Out, Notting Hill, and Crazy Rich AsiansCome over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.Links: Taylor’s website: 7figurefiction.comTwitter handle: @7figurefictionFacebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/groups/7figurefiction/Substack: : https://7figurefiction.substack.com/The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes Jami’s Launch PlanSara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist📥 Send us a Text Message Support the show🚀 Jami’s Consulting and Workshops: https://www.jamialbright.com/authorworkshops❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/ 📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast