You’ve scheduled, you’ve waited, and the day is finally here! After making sure you’ve sent your cover to Pebbles for our backdrop, what more can you do to prepare?
Prepare the Space
Find a space with good lighting and minimal background noise. Setting your phone up next to a fan or a running washing machine can mean poor audio quality, and a rocky start!
Know Who to Look For
You’ll likely be looking for Shawn’s livestream on Tik Tok, but Megan runs the podcast sometimes too! If this happens, you’ll be notified beforehand, so don’t worry. Once you’ve entered the live chat, all you do is wait for the invitation to come up! Shawn does a reading at the beginning of most lives, and, if you’re the first slot, you’ll be invited up after. If you'd like to turn on your camera, tap the screen and then press the camera button on the bottom.
And you’re in!
Note: Turning on the camera is optional, and if you are below a certain threshold of followers, Tik Tok will only allow you to go live with audio. Either way works for us!

“I’m still feeling anxious! How do I know what to say?”
First, know that the interview is laidback, and the community is very welcoming and supportive.
Second, the first question we always ask is, “Why don’t you tell us your name and a little bit about what you write?”
Sometimes this is a broad answer, if you write in many genres. Sometimes it’s simple.
“Hi, I’m Megan G. Mossgrove. I’m working on an action and adventure fantasy romance series. The first book is called The Wingbreaker, it’s about a princess and the guy who was sent to ‘unalive’ her. (Tik Tok issues warnings for certain words, we try to avoid those.)
Other Questions We May Ask:
What’s the premise, aka who are the main characters and what is their goal in the story?
What were the major inspirations for your story?
Which character is your favorite/the easiest to write/do you identify with most?
What is your writing process like?
If you’ve published, or published multiple times we may ask about that experience, and what you’ve learned.
What's the spice level?

Final Notes
Don’t be nervous! We are so excited to hear from you. If you have any further questions or concerns feel free to message Megan or Pebbles.
Please send your cover to pebbles88dlg@gmail.com. If you want your live reading to be done by Shawn rather than by yourself for any reason, please email about 1,000 words to shawnamick1993@gmail.com.
I'll see you there!
Comments