Episode 78: Nancy Canu | Author, Editor, Critique Partner

Episode 78; Nancy Canu |Author, Editor, Critique Partner

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Show Notes: Nancy Canu is a writer, freelance editor, and Nicole’s critique partner and co-organizer of the Staten Island Writers Meetup Group. Nicole and Nancy talk about what motivated Nancy to join a local writing group and what works for her in that setting. Nancy talks about writing fantasy, romance, and sex scenes. She also discusses how she approaches her role as an editor and why she thinks research is so important regardless of what you may be writing.   This episode was sponsored by The Coloringbook Coach. Use the code STOPWRITINGALONE15 to receive 15% your services booked at www.thecoloringbookcoach.com   Visit the Stop Writing Alone Bookshop to support Stop Writing Alone and indie bookshops: https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone   Mentioned in this episode:

• Comma Kharma https://commakharma.com/
• Nancy Canu’s Medium page https://medium.com/@nancycanu
• Transformed (Anthology including a story by Nancy Canu) https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781988233352 
• Staten Island Writers Meetup Group https://www.meetup.com/StatenIsland-Writers/
• Critique Circle https://www.critiquecircle.com/
• Inked Voices https://www.inkedvoices.com/
• #WritersLifeChat (Wednesdays 8PM EST) Twitter Chat host Jess Houser (@JJ_Burry) https://twitter.com/jj_burry?lang=en
• CJ Cherryh”s blog/website https://www.cherryh.com/WaveWithoutAShore/
• Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
• NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
• Stay connected to learn about all Stop Writing Alone stuff — get on Nicole’s email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

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• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
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  When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole’s Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

• Kim A. Flodin https://www.howinthehellpodcast.com/
• Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
• Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
• Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
• Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/