Author Meg Oolders on Substack, Writing, Book Marketing, Pitch Contests, and more...

Substack Titled Stock Fiction by Meg Oolders

Meg Oolder’s popular Subtack titled, Stock Fiction, was born out of a cool idea. Use stock fiction pics as a writing prompt for fiction. Meg explains how she came up with the idea for her substack and how it attracts fans and a community of other fiction writers.

Watt Pad Hosts YA Book, See Dot Smile

Meg is the author of See Dot Smile, a steamy, YA, coming of age novel that sits on Watt Pad. She explains Watt Pad, a platform for authors to publish their books, and how she is using it to get the word out about her book. Fans can read the book for free.

Book Promotion Ideas: Writers Conferences / Professional Orgs - Are they worth it?

Through our conversation, Meg shares her writing and book promotion efforts - her stops and starts and successes, including the winning of a pitch contest at a writer’s conference sponsored by SCBWI - an organization that is specifically geared to children’s and YA authors. Is attending such a conference and joining such an organization worthwhile? You will have to listen to the podcast to find out.

Shoutout of encouragement to authors

This interview offers hope, support, and most importantly, IDEAS to all the authors and substack users out there who are trying to successfully navigate both writing and selling their work.

In this podcast we mention:

• Meg Oolder’s book on Watt Pad - free for anyone to read - ‘See Dot Smile”

• Meg’s Substack post “ Heartfelt AF” : **Meg describes her award-winning pitch**

• Meg’s Substack post “Name My Nemesis”

• Meg’s Substack Post “Caked”

• Kate Brenton’s Class “Sit & Write”

• The SCBWI Organization

• Authors Guild Organization

• Elle Griffin Substack

• Brass Ring Daily Substack

• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

• Meg Oolder’s Instagram @ritermelon

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