✨ From Small Press to Indie Publishing with Tudor Historical Fiction Author Karen Heenan

<div>Episode 191 /  Historical fiction author Karen Heenan shares how her writing career started with a Tweet that drew the attention of a publisher, and how she eventually transitioned from working with a small press to indie publishing. <br/><br/></div><div>We also talk about focusing on building a backlist, validation, and learning to filter out advice and writing practices that don’t work with your strengths. <br/><br/></div><div><strong>Author website:</strong> <a href='https://www.karenheenan.com'>https://www.karenheenan.com<br/></a><br/></div><p><strong>💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. </strong><a href='https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support'><strong>https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support<br/></strong></a><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>⭐️ Podcast sponsor this month is BookFunnel! Get $50 off the yearly fee for new accounts. (Excludes the first time author plan.)  </strong><a href='https://bookfunnel.com/wikt-podcast/'><strong>https://bookfunnel.com/wikt-podcast/ </strong></a><strong> <br/></strong><br/></p><div><strong>More links: <br/></strong><br/></div><div>🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan<a href='https://www.jamialbright.com/launchplan'> https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices<br/></a><br/></div><div>❤️ Jami’s books <a href='https://amzn.to/3wSraA5'>https://amzn.to/3wSraA5<br/></a><br/></div><div>🔎 Sara’s books <a href='https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/'>https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/<br/></a><br/></div><div> 📚 Sara’s <em>How to Write a Series</em> book and audiobook: <a href='https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/'>https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/<br/></a><br/></div><div>The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes <a href='https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast'>https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast<br/></a><br/></div><div>Resources from the Auth