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Breaking Writer's Block — 306 episodes
Gaining Confidence
Learn to Write by Writing
Contradictory Writing Advice
Know What You Write
The One Rule of Romance
Future Journaling
Resistance
Scenes vs Chapters
Writing Without Support
Writing With Limited Time
Is It Time to Quit?
Napkin Writing
What If You Miss a Session?
When You're a Brand New Writer...
It's Not Universal
When the Honeymoon Ends
The Inner Editor
PREward Your Writing
Habit Stacking
Writing Coach Red Flags
Conflict
Setting Good Enough Goals for Your Writing
Spooky Season Writing
Focus on YOU
Jackpot!
Navigating Creative and Noncreative Careers
Boredom
Keeping Your Peace While Querying
It Doesn't Need to Be Hard
Promise Yourself
October Check-in
How to Write a Good Twist
Advice from Edgar Wright
Getting the Beginning Right
None of Your Business
Vampires Are (un)Dead?
Managing Your Social Media
Going Viral Isn't the Goal
What It Is to Be a Writer
What Should a Writer Study in College?
How to Write Faster
When Word Count Goals Don't Work
"I'm Excited to Write Today!"
Failure Is ALWAYS an Option
Make Your Schedule Work for YOU
Can You Write It?
Writing Podcast Recommendations
Lessons from Nostalgia
Said She, "It's Time to Vent," She Said.
There Comes a Time...
How to Write When You're Stressed or Overwhelmed
What's the Worst That Can Happen?
Breaking Down The Nutshell Technique: Pitch Perfect
Catalyst vs Point of No Return | The Nutshell Technique Pt 5
Tell Me What You Want (What You Really Really Want) | The Nutshell Technique Pt 4
Main Character Energy | The Nutshell Technique Pt 3
(You Know How to Ball) I Know Aristotle | The Nutshell Technique pt 2
The Nutshell Technique in a Nutshell
You Don't Need NaNoWriMo
Let's Talk Craft Books
September Check-in
You're Not Lazy
Spooky Season TBR
But...WHY?
Situation vs Story
Five Steps to Revise Your Draft
First Draft Diaries: Mulligan!
Your Unique Magic
The Reward in Risk
How to Navigate the Doom and Gloom
Why Not Today?
More Thoughts on Perfectionism
Hidden Perfectionism
First Draft Diaries: Week One
Go to the Library....
Perception Is a Lie
Consistency Doesn't Mean Every Day
Water and Ice
Stop Apologizing for Your Writing
When the Timing's Right
First Draft Diaries: The Beginning
Hush the Inner Critic
It's Not the Same...
Why You're Scared
Ask the Questions
Do You Need a Social Media Platform to Traditionally Publish?
Twenty Minutes
"Josh Hartnett is Back!" - Thoughts on Professional Envy
Do You Need a Book Coach?
One Word to Stop Using
You're Allowed to Have Fun
August Check-in
Side Quest Security Blankets
Not a Good Look
How Do You Talk to Yourself?
A Reminder
How to Commit to Your Writing
Writing Your Spiky Ideas
The Books I Read on Vacation
But What If I Suck?
NEW EPISODE! Fill Your Creative Well
Get a Rubber Duck - RERUN
Is Your Writing Goal GOOD ENOUGH? - RERUN
Your Circle of Support - RERUN
Create a Consistent Writing Practice in ONE STEP - RERUN
The One Thing Guaranteed to Boost Your Productivity - RERUN
Author Money Myths - RERUN
Traditional Publishing Myths - RERUN
How to Avoid the Pressure of Hustle Culture as a Writer - RERUN
Are Your Thoughts Helping You Write? - RERUN
My Journey With Writer's Block - RERUN
My First Step to Writing a Book
Intentional Dream Building
The Most Important Thing
You Deserve to Celebrate
The Wrong Question
Come to the Page
What's Your Why?
When Idols Fall
The Rest of the Story
One Bite at a Time
A Quick Trick to Break Your Block
Mid-year Check-in: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
For the First-time Writers
Choose Brave Today
Your Pace Is YOUR PACE
The Most Important Writing Advice
Baste Your Story Together
Should You Change Your Outline?
What Time of Day Should You Write?
What's Your Fallback Job?
It's All Subjective
Is it Legit or a Scam?
The Easiest (and BEST!) Way to Learn Your Genre
Maintaining Boundaries for Your Writing Practice
Take a Vacation
The Three Types of Writer's Block and How to Overcome Them - RERUN
Writer's Block Is Not a Luxury - RERUN
Why Do You Resist Writing? - RERUN
Busting Writer's Block's Biggest Myth - RERUN
Be a Beginner
Back to the Basics
HOW Doesn't Matter
A Practical Tip
Do You Need a Big Platform?
Just One Thing
Two Lies That Are Keeping You Small
Dare to Dream...
Get a Rubber Duck
How to Manage Research
The Best Part
Blue Ceilings
Setting Flexible Goals AKA June Check-in
How Long Should a Chapter Be?
Plot Bunnies
When Does it End?
What's the Worst That Can Happen?
How to Manage Overwhelming Wordcount Goals
A Surprising Way to Encourage Creativity
There Is Success in Failure
Querying Brand New Agents
A Change of Scenery
It Only Takes One
Navigating Writing With Unsupportive Family Members
There's ALWAYS an Excuse
Write Like the Old(er)
Write Like the Young
You Know More Than You Think You Do
The Sky is Falling! How to Write in a "Dead" Genre
Just the Facts
Learn to Write by Writing
Is It Practicality or Is It Fear?
Turn On the Faucet
There Are No Guarantees
Set the Table
There Are No Rules
Pavlovian Writing
Write What You Know...or NOT
Start With What You Know
You've Trained for This
Trust Your Readers
Originality is Overrated
So You Had a Bad Day
May Check-in
You Don't Have a Craft Problem....
What If?
Be Unreasonable
This is 40
When Are You Done Editing?
Why Bother Outlining?
Build Up to It
Newbie Gains
The Gap and the Gain
Courage vs Confidence
Don't Give 100%
Do I Need an MFA?
It's Not Always the Same
Saying Yes is Saying No
You Don't Need to Hustle
Accountant's Block
One Small Change to Improve Your Writing Practice
Five Tips for Faster Writing
Writing Doesn't Always Look Like Writing
What You WANT To Write
It's Too Early for Feedback
It's Not Your Job
Working WITH Your Inner Editor
How to Write Amid Life's Distractions
The Right Readers at the Right Time
Your Writing Superpower
Bad News / Good News
Productivity Hacks Won't Work
Promote Your Art April!
April Check-in
How to Keep Your Peace While Querying
A Permission Slip
Should You Start With Short Stories?
Has the Relationship Run Its Course?
Does My Romance Novel Need a Happy Ending?
Are Your Characters Likable Enough?
How to Inform Your Writing
It's Not a Race
Does Outlining Ruin the Discovery of Your First Draft?
Let It Be Messy
Everything Is Iterative
Is It True?
How to Name Your Characters
Let It Be Easy
The Danger of Success Stories
What to Do When You Miss a Writing Session
How to Take Control of Your Social Media
The One Thing Guaranteed to Boost Your Productivity
Author Money Myths
Traditional Publishing Myths
Trust Your Instincts
Writing Through the Murky Middle
What If You Don't Need to Do MORE?
Try Underthinking It
Create a Consistent Writing Practice in ONE Step
Stop Setting Word Count Goals
An Overnight Success
The Bikini Lady
The Three Types of Writer's Block - and How to Overcome Them
Writer's Block Isn't a Luxury
March Check-in
Recovering from Creative Burnout
How to Prevent Creative Burnout
The Audacity to Chase Your Dreams
How to Balance Writing with Your Other Work
Five Tips for a Hybrid Author Career
Where Does Your Resistance Come From?
Winning the Lottery
Why You're Not Finishing Your Book
When Should You Quit?
Writing Effective Conflict
You Are NOT Aspiring. You Are a Writer!
Quantity Dictates Quality
Swing for the Fences
Red Flags to Watch for When Hiring a Writing Coach
Grow a Thick Skin
Is the Advice Helpful or Harmful?
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
Six Tips For Writing Effective Horror
You Might Not Win the Superbowl...
How to Decide Which Book to Write
Why Do You Procrastinate?
How to Reveal Backstory Without Relying on Exposition
You Do NOT Have as Many Hours in a Day as Beyoncé
The Secret to a Successful Creative Career
Your Circle of Support
How to Write When You Are Unmotivated
Are You in the Dip?
Alpha Readers and Beta Readers and Critique Partners...oh my!
February Check-in
A Lesson from M Night
Writing Effective Twists
How to Deal with Idea Overwhelm
Be Your Own Favorite
How Do They Write So Fast?
What Do You Expect?
YOU the Successful Author
A Quick Tip
The Practice is What's Important
Three Simple Steps to Solve Any Writing Problem
Motivation vs Dedication
The Importance of The End
Stop Doing This
Why is This Book Harder to Write Than the Last?
You Need to Write Every Day...right?
Nobody Knows What They Are Doing
Four Words That Will Change Your Life
Is it Time to Take a Nap?
Why Do You Resist Writing?
The Problem with Writing Advice
Is Your Writing Goal GOOD ENOUGH?
The One Thing ALL Successful Authors Have in Common
Finding Time to Write...When You Have No Time
Are You Thriving or Surviving?
What Happens Next?
Overcoming Writer's Indecision
The Importance of Boredom for Boosting Creativity
How to Avoid the Pressure of Hustle Culture as a Writer
Are Your Thoughts Helping You Write?
My Journey with Writer's Block
Busting Writer's Block's Biggest Myth
TRAILER - Breaking Writer's Block