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Embracing the Fiction Author Journey — 78 episodes

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76. Navigate the Editing Process with Allyson Wilkins

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75. Book Talk: The Quicksilver Conundrum – Editor’s Eye, Reader’s Heart

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74. Capture Story Ideas with Discovery Drafts

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73. Exciting changes coming to my podcast

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72. BOOK TALK: The Witch Collector

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71. Navigating postpartum, romantasy, and time travel w/ Jessica Dall

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70. Discovering your genre’s DNA

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69. Breaking down imposter syndrome, building confidence w/ Charlotte Chipperfield

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68. Prioritizing your passion: Writing while parenting

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67. Memoir writing tips: Transforming journal entries into a book w/ Sarah Birnbach

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66. From Page to Ear: Unveiling Audiobook Opportunities for Authors

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65. Scenes, Characters, Series, Oh My! Taming the Chaos of Multi-Project Writing w/ Edward Green

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64. Cracking the Code: How to Attract Readers on Social Media

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63. Unraveling the 3 Main Types of Editors: How They Support Writers

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62. The art of earnings: Mastering full-time writing with Sarah Werner

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61. Finding focus as an author: Navigating the writing journey in 2024

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60. Crafting your writer's resolution: 6 steps to writing success in the new year

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59. Unlocking the art of book cover design: Expert insights w/ Katia Balab

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58. Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets

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57. Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 2)

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56. Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 1)

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55. From struggling writer to urban fantasy author w/ Michelle Summers

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54. Giving yourself permission to write now w/ Megan Clancy

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53. Becoming an author through journaling w/ Erin Leigh

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52. Turning a blog post into a book w/ Hilary Kinney

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51. Strengthen your sentences with 4 easy tips

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50. Organic marketing tips for social media w/ Chad Miller

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49. Avoiding pitfalls when writing cross-genre w/ Kellie McIntyre

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48. Braving (and conquering) the traditional publishing route w/ Maria Costanzo Palmer

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47. Shifting the needle from dreaming to writing

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46. Six editing lenses that help with revisions

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45. Normalizing mental health issues in romantic historical fiction w/ Ginny Moore

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44. Healing through creative writing and journaling w/ Rebecca Evans

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43. Growing your audience organically

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42. Touching creative source w/ Jackie Amsden

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41. Book talk: Discovering layers w/ Maria Secoy

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40. Reading like a writer & what that means

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39. Fighting imposter syndrome by living a writer’s life w/ H.L. Brooks

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38. Writing about family and difficult memories

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37. Get acquainted with the 5 primary sentence patterns

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36. Writing and illustrating children’s books w/ Sheryl Bass

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35. What is a chapter?

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34. Validating and exploring romance w/ Maria Secoy

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33. Setting up your writer’s profile on Facebook

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32. From postpartum depression to author w/ Samantha Bryant

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31. Pushing through moments that feel like epic failure

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30. Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions

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29. Using children’s stories to inspire your writing w/ Maria Secoy

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28. Connecting with readers before you hit publish w/ Stephanie Brandt

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27. Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals

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26. Claiming your writing identity w/ Jennifer Bozarth

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25. Navigating your Google and Word docs easily

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24. Finishing the first draft: Staying motivated

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23. Finishing the first draft: Character development

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22. Finishing the first draft

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21. Unearthing my identity beyond mom

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20. Getting back into writing

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19. Writing and parenting simultaneously w/ Sara Burnett

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18. Simplifying “show, don’t tell”

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17. Shaping a life around writing w/ Nancy McCabe

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16. Healing from identity loss and anxiety through writing

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15. Facing fears to pursue freelance and fiction writing w/ Danielle Hayden

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14. Rewriting your parenthood story w/ Emily Popek

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13. Encouraging marginalized voices to speak their truth w/ Iris Imaginoria

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12. How to revise your work like a pro

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11. Gain confidence with your writing w/ Angela & Rachel Trusty

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Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself

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10. Exploring romance gone wrong w/ Amanda Jane Schiller

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Bonus: 7 ways to encourage our kids’ imaginations and storytelling

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09. Processing infertility struggles through fiction w/ Linnea March

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08. Capturing motherhood’s complexity through poetry w/ Dominique Snedeker

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07. Writing for the sake of mental health w/ Esme Iris

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06. Guilty pleasures and spicy contemporary romance w/ Gina Colegrove

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05. Writing about difficult, familial subjects w/ Camisha Broussard

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04. Helping parents with similar struggles w/ Shauntay Armstead

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03. Taking self-publishing into her own hands w/ Melissa Puritis

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02. Healing and growing post-breakup through writing w/ Angel Norvell

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01. Becoming a parent who writes