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Welcome to Behind The Debut, a podcast to shine a light on first-time authors and their journey to publication.
Today I chat with Christine aka C.W. Rose about her debut novel—adult contemporary romantasy ‘Ocean Song’.
In our conversation you’ll hear tons of behind the scenes details including:
Christine’s great tips on how to deal with critiques from others (including beta readers and even industry professionals)
How she stayed motivated while writing after taking 12 months to outline Ocean Song
How she embraced her own passions in the story
A way to reframe marketing so that she can actually enjoy promoting her book
A piece of advice that she’d give her pre-published self which is so relevant for all of us as writers.
More about Ocean Song
Fish are mysteriously disappearing, starving the people in Angie Song's Alaskan hometown. Angie, an aspiring marine biologist and dock worker, enthusiastically joins the hunt to find out where the fish are gathering. When her family and the villagers discover that merfolk are responsible, they vow to destroy every last one. In the midst of the conflict, Angie faces off with a merman and fails to pull the trigger.
Inquisitive Mer-Prince Kaden is just as snarky as Angie, but he's willing to talk and stop the brutal massacring of his people. The two form a cautious alliance to broker peace between the humans and mer before any more of them die.
As tensions clash between the two races fighting to control the sea's resources, Angie and Kaden's forbidden relationship ignites. And as she learns about the mer's mysterious world and the reason why the fish are gone, Angie starts to question who the true monster is, and where her loyalties lie. Taking the wrong side means choosing between family and her job, or the man she's fallen for and the merfolk she's come to respect—or losing it all.
Connect with C.W. Rose
Instagram / Threads / Goodreads / Twitter/X / cw-rose.com
Buy ‘Ocean Song’ on Amazon
🎙️Listen on your favourite podcast players including Apple podcasts, Spotify and Pocketcasts
✉️ If you’re interested in appearing on the show, drop me an email to michelle@michellereeveswrites.com
🎵 Show music by music_for_video from Pixabay
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