Episode 131 / Historical cozy author Benedict Brown joins us to talk about writing mysteries, transitioning from one genre to another, and how he learned to lean into the tropes and expectations of the genre.  Show notes: How Benedict started writing children’s books and why he shifted to contemporary cozies and then later transitioned to historical cozies set in the 1920s How he researches his historial series How Benedict and his cover artist developed the cover concept for the historical series How he uses first readers and an ARC team for his editing process Why he thinks it healthy to have two contrasting series to work on How “failure” helped set him up for success    Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com. Links:  Benedict’s website The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes  Jami’s Launch Plan Sara’s Book Release Timeline Checklist Jami’s books Sara’s books Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainans