The Girl and Duck Podcast

Want to write BEAUTIFUL books for children?Here at Girl and Duck, I take you on a journey from EXPLORING the art of kidlit creation, right through to MASTERING the art of kidlit creation.#jenstorer #writing #books #kidlit #authors

The Girl and Duck Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Girl and Duck, with 73 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Girl and Duck hosts The Girl and Duck Podcast, a arts show with 73 episodes published.

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  Episode #65

  Ep 065 Words and Pictures - Adventures in Illustrating

  Mar 31, 202536 minS0

  <p>All the news from my little world of words and pictures. What I’ve discovered as I set about illustrating my own work. Some thoughts on indie publishing versus traditional publishing. What painting has taught me about illustrating. The gifts of being obsessed and how that can help you achieve your goals. </p><p>Plus, all the news from girlandduck.com — and where to once the Duck Pond closes in May. </p><p>A long episode, my love, so put the kettle on!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Hop on my mailing list: ⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠</p><p><br></p...

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  Episode #64

  Ep 064 Alice Magazine - My Folly

  Oct 27, 202425 minS0

  <p>Many years ago, I decided to start a magazine. I mean, how hard can it be? I jumped in deep and really gave it my all. And I learned so much. All of it was transferable and all of it fed me as a writer and as a businesswoman. Today, come on a journey with me into the past and I’ll share with you the deep lessons I learned from the Alice Magazine and how they can help you too!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Link to Four Weeks to Write a Junior Fiction Story, here: https://girlandduck.co...

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  Episode #63

  Ep 063 Secondary Characters

  Oct 1, 202417 minS0

  <p>Often, we get so hung up on the hero of our story we forget we are creating an entire world. Secondary characters are crucial to this world. In many cases our secondary characters not only people the story, they carry the story. They deserve as much attention as our protagonist so here’s a few ideas on how you might flesh out your cast and add variety, depth and surprises to your story world. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>PS. I thought I’d written a blog post about secondary characters, but I was wrong. Sorry! I must have been...

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  Episode #62

  Ep 062 Writing a Novel - A Mess in Progress

  Aug 29, 202413 minS0

  <p>Writing a novel is a messy process. Everyone will tell you that. But how messy? What’s it really like behind-the-scenes with a book that is slowly taking shape? This is a messy episode of the podcast. I flopped down on the couch after a long day of writing and just blurted out what was in my head. Go forth if you dare. Make sense of it…</p> <p><br></p> <p>Resources mentioned:</p> <p>Five Ways to Write A Book, with Jen Storer. This a free mini course on my website. </p> <p>You can grab it here...

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  Episode #61

  Ep 061 Off to Market - with our Inner Critic

  Jul 21, 202430 minS0

  <p>‘Hey buddy. Wanna buy a watch?’ </p> <p>Our inner critic can be feral while we’re in the act of creating. But marketing? OMG. That’s next level ugly. In this episode I talk about marketing for creatives. How marketing triggers our inner critic and makes us feel like a crim in a trench coat. I discuss my own challenges with marketing and how I learned to be at ease with it. The moment you put something out into the public arena you are called upon to market. But it needn’t hurt. Let’s challenge our inner critic and t...

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