About this episode

Biba Pearce discusses her successful career as an author and her journey in mentoring other writers.

My guest this episode is Biba Pearce, an award-winning author with more than fifty novels across crime, romance, and cozy mystery. She's built a six-figure career as an author and now mentors writers who want to build sustainable careers of their own. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center , with a huge archive of 2,000+ blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. We invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Host Howard Lovy is an author, developmental editor, and writing coach with a long career in journalism and publishing. He works with writers at many stages of their careers, with a focus on helping them develop their ideas and strengthen their work while preserving their unique voices. He lives in Northern Michigan. About the Guest Biba Pearce is an award-winning, internationally bestselling crime author known for her gripping, atmospheric thrillers. She writes across multiple genres and pen names, including gritty crime as Biba Pearce and romance as Gemma Ford. A hybrid author published by Joffe Books and Liquid Mind Media, as well as independently through her…

People in this episode

Host: Howard Lovy

Guest: Biba Pearce

Topics covered

• self-publishing
• author mentorship
• crime fiction
• romance writing
• independent authors
• career building

Keywords

• Biba Pearce
• self-publishing
• crime author
• romance author
• writing career
• author advice
• mentorship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sisters in Crime UK/EU Chapter, Joffe Books, Liquid Mind Media, Mortlake Press

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