148 – Terrific Titles or How To Hook Your Reader

A title is the sizzle that sells your story, but too many writers still struggle with this important part of the writing process.

Today’s podcast helps you level up your title game.

LINKS:

Get the free download: https://stada.me/500titles

Get Tobias S. Buckell’s It’s All Just A Draft (clicking this Bookshop affiliate link helps support this podcast).

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