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Embracing the Fiction Author Journey — 78 episodes
76. Navigate the Editing Process with Allyson Wilkins
75. Book Talk: The Quicksilver Conundrum – Editor’s Eye, Reader’s Heart
74. Capture Story Ideas with Discovery Drafts
73. Exciting changes coming to my podcast
72. BOOK TALK: The Witch Collector
71. Navigating postpartum, romantasy, and time travel w/ Jessica Dall
70. Discovering your genre’s DNA
69. Breaking down imposter syndrome, building confidence w/ Charlotte Chipperfield
68. Prioritizing your passion: Writing while parenting
67. Memoir writing tips: Transforming journal entries into a book w/ Sarah Birnbach
66. From Page to Ear: Unveiling Audiobook Opportunities for Authors
65. Scenes, Characters, Series, Oh My! Taming the Chaos of Multi-Project Writing w/ Edward Green
64. Cracking the Code: How to Attract Readers on Social Media
63. Unraveling the 3 Main Types of Editors: How They Support Writers
62. The art of earnings: Mastering full-time writing with Sarah Werner
61. Finding focus as an author: Navigating the writing journey in 2024
60. Crafting your writer's resolution: 6 steps to writing success in the new year
59. Unlocking the art of book cover design: Expert insights w/ Katia Balab
58. Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets
57. Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 2)
56. Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 1)
55. From struggling writer to urban fantasy author w/ Michelle Summers
54. Giving yourself permission to write now w/ Megan Clancy
53. Becoming an author through journaling w/ Erin Leigh
52. Turning a blog post into a book w/ Hilary Kinney
51. Strengthen your sentences with 4 easy tips
50. Organic marketing tips for social media w/ Chad Miller
49. Avoiding pitfalls when writing cross-genre w/ Kellie McIntyre
48. Braving (and conquering) the traditional publishing route w/ Maria Costanzo Palmer
47. Shifting the needle from dreaming to writing
46. Six editing lenses that help with revisions
45. Normalizing mental health issues in romantic historical fiction w/ Ginny Moore
44. Healing through creative writing and journaling w/ Rebecca Evans
43. Growing your audience organically
42. Touching creative source w/ Jackie Amsden
41. Book talk: Discovering layers w/ Maria Secoy
40. Reading like a writer & what that means
39. Fighting imposter syndrome by living a writer’s life w/ H.L. Brooks
38. Writing about family and difficult memories
37. Get acquainted with the 5 primary sentence patterns
36. Writing and illustrating children’s books w/ Sheryl Bass
35. What is a chapter?
34. Validating and exploring romance w/ Maria Secoy
33. Setting up your writer’s profile on Facebook
32. From postpartum depression to author w/ Samantha Bryant
31. Pushing through moments that feel like epic failure
30. Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions
29. Using children’s stories to inspire your writing w/ Maria Secoy
28. Connecting with readers before you hit publish w/ Stephanie Brandt
27. Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals
26. Claiming your writing identity w/ Jennifer Bozarth
25. Navigating your Google and Word docs easily
24. Finishing the first draft: Staying motivated
23. Finishing the first draft: Character development
22. Finishing the first draft
21. Unearthing my identity beyond mom
20. Getting back into writing
19. Writing and parenting simultaneously w/ Sara Burnett
18. Simplifying “show, don’t tell”
17. Shaping a life around writing w/ Nancy McCabe
16. Healing from identity loss and anxiety through writing
15. Facing fears to pursue freelance and fiction writing w/ Danielle Hayden
14. Rewriting your parenthood story w/ Emily Popek
13. Encouraging marginalized voices to speak their truth w/ Iris Imaginoria
12. How to revise your work like a pro
11. Gain confidence with your writing w/ Angela & Rachel Trusty
Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself
10. Exploring romance gone wrong w/ Amanda Jane Schiller
Bonus: 7 ways to encourage our kids’ imaginations and storytelling
09. Processing infertility struggles through fiction w/ Linnea March
08. Capturing motherhood’s complexity through poetry w/ Dominique Snedeker
07. Writing for the sake of mental health w/ Esme Iris
06. Guilty pleasures and spicy contemporary romance w/ Gina Colegrove
05. Writing about difficult, familial subjects w/ Camisha Broussard
04. Helping parents with similar struggles w/ Shauntay Armstead
03. Taking self-publishing into her own hands w/ Melissa Puritis
02. Healing and growing post-breakup through writing w/ Angel Norvell
01. Becoming a parent who writes