How Pippa Grant Revolutionized her Writing Career with a New Pen Name

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 007 / Romantic comedy author Pippa Grant joins Jami Albright and Sara Rosett to chat about starting over with a new pen name  as well as collaboration with other authors on a series. You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href= "https://www.wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The alternate title for this episode is “Fun Places and Unusual Places to Record Your Podcast” because Jami had to record the episode from her car in the Starbuck's parking lot. (We're creating a new hashtag for just these sorts of things: #JamiStory.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sara’s prepping for a trip to London for SPF-Live, a writer’s conference, and the London Book Fair. She plans to visit as many stately homes/country estates/tea rooms as possible. #research #authorlife </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jami’s feeling rejuvenated. She’s back from a writing retreat where she accomplished a lot and got to hang out with 20 writers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it’s smart to use a pen names and how starting over with a new pen name gives you freedom </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pippa’s favorite mistake and what she learned about worldbuilding, including why--even in romance--the villain has to have a comeuppance </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of emphasizing the parts of a book that will appeal to readers when running ads</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Pippa pivoted and created a new pen name after studying the bestseller charts and analyzing what tropes readers wanted</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-w