What is the heroine's journey and how can it help you write a story that readers will love? Gail Carriger shares her writing tips in this interview. In the intro, publishing house mergers [Agent Kristin Nelson]; KDP Print in Australia; Bookwire announces a new NFT marketplace for the publishing and creator industry [Publishing Perspectives]. Plus, limited-time writing Storybundle including ebooks on film/TV rights; London Book Fair online; and Monetize You Summit (affiliate), useful if you want to take your creative business further than books. Today's show is sponsored by IngramSpark, who I use to print and distribute my print-on-demand books to 40,000 retailers including independent bookstores, schools and universities, libraries and more. It's your content – do more with it through IngramSpark.com. Gail Carriger is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of steampunk and urban fantasy, comedy and queer romance. Her books have sold over a million copies in print and include The Parasol Protectorate and The Finishing SchoolSeries. Her latest nonfiction book is The Heroine's Journey. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes * The differences between the Hero’s Journey and the Heroine’s Journey* The importance of supporting characters in a heroine’s journey* How hero and heroine’s journeys endings are different* Why the heroine’s journey has been disenfranchised and how indie publishing has played a part in changing that* Tips for writing non-fiction when you’ve mostly written fiction* Differences between marketing fiction vs. Non-fiction You can find Gail Carriger at GailCarriger.com and on Twitter @gailcarriger Transcript of interview with Gail Carriger Joanna: Gail Carriger is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of steampunk and urban fantasy, comedy and queer romance. Her books have sold over a million copies in print and include The Parasol Protectorate and The Finishing SchoolSeries. Her latest nonfiction book is The Heroine's Journey. Welcome back. Gail. Gail: Thank you so much for having me back. I'm delighted to be here.