Elizabeth O'Roark on Pivoting, Using Tropes, and Breakout Success

Episode 261 / Elizabeth O’Roark shares about tapping into her creativity during the pandemic, tackling the ups and downs of switching genres, the power of tropes, and breakout success.

Topics:

• Chasing success
• What Elizabeth wishes she’d started earlier 
• Assessment of opportunity cost
• Benefits of shifting to a new genre
• How Elizabeth incorporates tropes and microtropes into her plan for a new book
• Moving into special editions and direct sales

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