Today we’ll discuss the novelist starter pack: five essential tools for your figurative writer’s knapsack as you make the journey from getting started with that novel to querying and hopefully publishing your work!Picks of the Week:<ul><li>BJ: <a href="https://www.davidbrin.com/existence.html">Existence by David Brin</a></li><li>H: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-new-diary-how-to-use-a-journal-for-self-guidance-and-expanded-creativity-tristine-rainer/11525428?ean=9780874771503&next=t">The New Diary by Tristine Rainer</a></li></ul>Mentioned in the Episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrandSanderson/videos">Brandon Sanderson’s BYU Writing Course</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel-the-last-book-on-novel-writing-you-ll-ever-need-jessica-brody/11368239?ean=9780399579745&next=t">Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3k5SGqxMHSSlOKsTZ0xot1?si=60540918cc824e4b">S1E10: The Revision Spreadsheet</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/26mYKpKAGkV7cN8jDFLfbF?si=2d6201cbbe374c37">S4E3 Fireside Chat: How Should I Use the Revision Spreadsheet?</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BpPLpECgLhAAdNJ0sIf77?si=1c93b6f78a5d4f80">S1E1: Writers Workshops and Text to Speech Tools</a></li><li><a href="https://courses.londonwriterssalon.com/">London Writers’ Salon Query with Confidence Course</a></li></ul>

We’re BJ and Hillary— college friends turned writing pals. This podcast is our quest for the best writing tips and tools for our own projects, and yours too! Let’s get started.