Welcome to the August Business of Writing edition. 

Today's guest is Alka Joshi,  author of The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in India, Alka has lived in the U S since the age of nine. She spent many years working in advertising and marketing copy after being encouraged by her husband to try writing fiction.

Alka took evening workshops before enrolling in an MFA program in creative writing at the age of 51. The Henna Artistt, Alka's debut novel published by Mira books, a division of Harper Collins right ot the beginning of the Covid 19 outbreak. Alka followed this release with The Secret Keeper... and she's now working on the third book in the trilogy.

In just over 12 months Alka has amassed 15,000 followers on Instagram. Her posts are colorful and animated, like her book covers, and feature video interviews with fellow authors. They're  posts that make you want to click and find out more, just as her books make you want to keep reading.

Join Alka and Pam on the Convo Couch as they discuss Alka's books, of course, and  the world of author branding, social media, and in particular, Instagram.

 

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Welcome to the August Business of Writing edition.&nbsp;
Today's guest is Alka Joshi,&nbsp; author of The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in India, Alka has lived in the U S since the age of nine. She spent many years working in advertising and marketing copy after being encouraged by her husband to try writing fiction.
Alka took evening workshops before enrolling in an MFA program in creative writing at the age of 51. The Henna Artistt, Alka's debut novel published by Mira books, a division of Harper Collins right ot the beginning of the Covid 19 outbreak. Alka followed this release with The Secret Keeper... and she's now working on the third book in the trilogy.
In just over 12 months Alka has amassed 15,000 followers on Instagram. Her posts are colorful and animated, like her book covers, and feature video interviews with fellow authors. They're &nbsp;posts that make you want to click and find out more, just as her books make you want to keep reading.
Join Alka and Pam on the Convo Couch as they discuss Alka's books, of course, and&nbsp; the world of author branding, social media, and in particular, Instagram.
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SHOW NOTES:
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Facebook @writes4women
Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast
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Alka Joshi
Website: click <a href="https://alkajoshi.com/">here</a><a href="https://pilyarapress.com/"></a>
Instagram: click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thealkajoshi/">here</a>
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Twitter:&nbsp; click <a href="https://twitter.com/alkajoshi">here</a>
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Pamela Cook
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Twitter: click <a href="https://twitter.com/pamelacookau">here&nbsp;</a>
Instagram: click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamelacookwrites/">here</a>
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This episode produced by&nbsp; Pamela Cook for Writes4Women.
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Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Celebrating Women's Voices and Supporting Women Writers

Writes4Women

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Join best-selling author of The Henna Artist , Alka Joshi, as she chats to Pam about her new release  The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and how she used social media to build her author brand.

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