Margaret Lashley on Creating Your Own Genre and Being True To Yourself

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

Episode 208 / Want to write something a little bit different? How do you appeal to readers in one of the main genres, but also forge your own path?

Margaret Lashley joins us to share how she created a subgenre of wacky, humor-filled mysteries that appeal to cozy readers as well as women’s fiction readers.

• How Margaret’s background in advertising helps her write fiction
• Why Margaret only uses one social media site
• How she markets her genre-adjacent fiction
• Writing humor as well as crafting quirky, but relatable characters
• Why a backlist is important for longevity

Author website: https://www.margaretlashley.com https://www.facebook.com/valandpalspage

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