If you don’t know, The Merry Writer began as a Twitter hashtag game in 2018. Today, it’s a fun, informative podcast about all things creative writing and books.
Join co-hosts Ari Meghlen and Rachel Poli every Wednesday while we ask and answer all the “write” questions.
This week, we have a special guest joining us: Sacha Black. She’s here to help us talk about writing nonfiction craft books. Come join the conversation here!
What are some tips for writing craft books?
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About Our Guest, Sacha Black

Sacha Black is a bestselling and competition-winning author, rebel podcaster, speaker, and casual rule breaker. She has five obsessions; words, expensive shoes, conspiracy theories, self-improvement, and breaking the rules. She also has the mind of a perpetual sixteen-year-old, only with slightly less drama and slightly more bills.
Sacha writes books about people with magical powers, sapphic fiction for teens, and other books about the art of writing. She lives in Cambridgeshire, England, with her wife and genius, giant of a son.
When she’s not writing, she can be found laughing inappropriately loud, blogging, sniffing musty old books, fangirling film, and TV soundtracks, or thinking up new ways to break the rules.
Connect With Sacha
Website | The Rebel Author Podcast | Amazon Book Page | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram
Buy Sacha’s Books
8 Steps to Side Characters | 13 Steps to Evil | 10 Steps to Hero | The Anatomy of Prose
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Rachel Poli is an indie author, podcaster, and content writer working on her debut cozy mystery novel.
Although she favors mystery, Rachel is a multi-genre author with too many ideas and characters in her head, often experimenting with short stories and flash fiction.
When she’s not writing, she’s reading, organizing something, or playing video games. She currently resides in New England with her zoo.