A Beautiful Mess Podcast

This week we're doing our annual reading of listener submitted ghost stories. We're also sharing our review of the movie Verity and a hot take about spoilers in book reviews.
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This week is all about fall, what our dreamiest autumn days look like, and what we were like as kids.
 
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Elsie's cozy Fall dream day:
Wake up at 5am and work on her novel
Paint for an hour and listen to audiobook
Take a fall walk
Have the best sandwich in town for lunch
Paint some more
Pick up kids from school and talk with other parents
Halloween movie and baking project
Family dinner
Make popcorn
Watch TV show with Jeremy
 
Emma's cozy fall dream day:
Wake up at 6am with kids and have coffee in a Halloween mug
Workout/Go on a walk
Do paint by numbers and listen to audiobook
Wear a cozy sweater
Thifting
Activity with the kids
Make bread with Oscar
Read a Halloween book with the kids
Make soup for dinner
 
Book Report:
Elsie - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza
Emma - Margo's got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
 
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In this week's episode, Emma is telling the story of her querying journey and the path to traditionally publishing her romance novel. It's a great story, and we are very excited for you to get to hear it. We're also going to answer a listener question about holiday decorating and a hot take about potlucks.
 
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On holiday decorations:
Elsie - complete but likes to buy 1 thing every year for fun
Emma - Adding to her collections
 
Check out The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
 
Check out Query Bootcamp by Lauren Kay
 
What goes into a query letter:
A hook (very short one paragraph what your book is, don't give away the ending)
A synopsis
Some comparable titles
1-2 paragraphs about yourself
what your writing goals are
 
https://reedsy.com/
 
Tips for navigating rejections:
Talk about it with others
Find inspiration books
It's ok to feel sad
 
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This week's episode is a treasure-hunting guide — how to actually find the best antiques, vintage and handmade stuff online and off. We're also sharing our tips for starting and maintaining a Little Free Library.
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Tips for buying art on Ebay:
Put in the type of painting
Keep the words "vintage" or "antique" in the search to weed out all the new stuff
Be consistent
Give it good and different kinds of search terms
Find the fanciest stores that sell vintage
 
Tips for buying on Etsy:
If you are looking for art, you have to have the word original in your search
Go down your own rabbit holes
Save your favorite shops
 
Tips for a Little Free Library:
Check out littlefreelibrary.org
Clean out your library every once in a while
 
Book Report:
Emma - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Elsie - Understory by Chloe Benjamin
 
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In today's episode we're chatting about the pull of old houses and hometowns — the charm, the challenges and what it actually feels like to move home.
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Timeline Mitopure Resurfacing Exfoliator and save up to 20%
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