BONUS: Submitting to Presses & Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone

In today's BONUS episode, Bianca chats with Ami J. Sanghvi and Patrick Hogan of Gutslut Press about the top ten reasons why indie presses reject submissions even if the writing is really great. After which Bianca chats with author, Lee Matthew Goldberg , about sharing your drafts with other writers; the writing process when it comes to writing characters whose gender and age are different from your own; using sensitivity readers; muzzling the critical part of your brain, and giving yourself permission to draft; how crowdsourcing information can help generate interest in your book; authoring books in different genres; and using song lyrics in your book. Find us on our socials: Twitter: @TSNOTYAW @BiancaM_author Instagram: @biancamarais_author @ the_shit_about_writing Facebook: @tsnotyaw Website: www.biancamarais.com Ami Twitter and Instagram: @HotWraithBones Ami Website: www.amijsanghvi.com Twitter and Instagram: @gutslutpress Email: gutslutpress@gmail.com Lee Twitter: @LeeMatthewG Lee Instragram:@LeeMatthewGoldberg Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/tsnotyaw * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com * Check out Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands