Ep 46: What 25+ years in an Ad Agency Taught this Author about Writing Fiction with Marline Williams
Ep 46: What 25+ years in a Mad Man-style Ad Agency Taught this Author about Writing Fiction with Marline Williams
Rachel sits down with Marline Williams (debut novelist and unapologetic Jesus freak since 1971) to talk about lessons learned as a copywriter in advertising that she applies now as a fiction writer. ✅CLICK HERE to pre-order All Men Are Liars 👉https://amzn.to/4dyAKdg
📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
Topics covered in this episode:
- The #1 mistake authors make with marketing and advertising
- 5 lessons Marline learned in advertising that she follows today
- Why going indie means never having to say you're sorry
- Why Marline decided to go the indie route
- Why editors & agents rejected Marline’s novel (the reason will surprise you!)
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About Marline Williams
In her pre-authorial existence, Marline Williams was an advertising copywriter and editor. Ideal for learning to craft fiction, really. After half a century of convincing consumers to buy things they don’t need with money they don’t have, Marline retired. She tossed her snarky coffee mugs and reunited with her childhood joy—writing crazy, wonderful stories.
Marline weaves midcentury-modern nostalgia and Jesus Movement memories into offbeat love stories for women who aren’t sure they believe in happily-ever-afters anymore. Her offbeat, faith-soaked romances are set in the swingin’ ’60s and funkadelic ’70s (with occasion trips to the nifty ’50s). Sweet-yet-swoony stories that go deep, but not dark.
Her debut novel, All Men Are Liars (Jesus Revolution Romance, Book 1) launches September 2024.
Wild and Sweet, a 1960’s Christmas novella (part of the Christmas in the Cascades anthology) launches October 2024.
📘 Connect With Marline
➡️ https://marlinewilliams.com/
➡️ https://www.instagram.com/marlinewilliams_author/
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087164047981
➡️ https://open.spotify.com/user/31o3i6uz4dqrrtxvw4aox3o2wwsa
➡️ https://www.pinterest.com/marlinewilliamsauthor/
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