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Ink in Your Veins — 570 episodes
The Too-Many Possibilities of a First Draft, with Meredith Doench
On Character Being King, with Ember Mae
Vibes-based Chaos Writing, with Darby Bozeman
The Black Herron 45
Unlock Your Writing by Changing the Format, with Emily Wood
The Life-Changing Magic of Risk-Taking, with Jessica Payne
Why Flow is Overrated, with Rebecca Hunter
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The BEST Reading Tip to Strengthen Your Writing, with Laurie Frankel
How to Unfold Your Writing as You Go, with Meghan Cathlin
How this INCREDIBLE Book Got Published, with Portia Elan
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Lunch Hour Writing, with Moorea Corrigan
How to Be Relentless About Protecting Your Writing Time, with Kelly Yang
Writing Without Pressure, with Alicia Jo Rabins
Who Hurt You? with Ashley Herring Blake
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On Letting Life (and Writing) Surprise you, with Maria J. Morillo
On Being Precious About NOTHING, with Samantha B. Cummings and Matilda Swift
Struggling with Commitment to the Page, with Lauren Novak
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The 2 Questions that will Bring Your Scene to Life, with Virginia Kantra
Harnessing the Chaos of Writing and Launching a Book, with Jacque Gorelick
Keep Looking at the Hard Questions, with Diana Hongcha
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When Madeleine L'Engle Wrote to Me: Solo Episode with Rachael Herron
How to Set the Angel Free, with Luke Richardson
Write for Money and Power, with Amy Suto
Annual SHOW ME THE MONEY Episode!
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How to Keep Writing While Caring For a Loved One, with Donn King
A Process That Might Unlock Your Writing, with V. F. Mejia
Write What You Love, with Lisa Dailey
Imagine More Deeply with Cai Emmons, via Paul Calandrino
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Give Yourself the Dignity of Writing it Your Way, with Louisa Owen Sonstroem
How to Start Again When it Feels Impossible, with Samantha Browning Shea
Your Fear Is Not Relevant, with Becca Syme
How to Be Brave When First Publishing, with Elle Hartford
How to Ditch Perfectionism, with Kaila Yu
How to Use Images to Prompt Your Writing, with Lorena Hughes
Why It’s Good that Words Will Always Fail Us, with Livia Sara
On Surviving and Thriving in Publishing, with Dr. Zoe Shaw
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Are You a Writer? Try Therapy! with Annie Mare
On Raiding the Scraps Pile, with Alexandria Bellefleur
How a Secret Blog Created a Writer, with Dana K. White
How to Define True Success, with Evelyn Skye
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I HIT THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER LIST! and a warning
On Finding Success, with Isabelle Taylor
On Using Real Pain to Bring Life to Your Work, with Daphne Fama
Take Out the Apology, with Brian Selznick
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Is it Intuition or Anxiety? With Elizabeth Greenwood
On the Long Road to Publication, with Virginia Evans
On the Benefit of Writing Retreats, with Ben C. Davies
The Avoidance Journey and How it Changed Everything for Jen Butler
On Bringing Your Characters to Life, with Emma Knight
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How to Get Over the Biggest Hurdle in Writing, with Rosie Evylin
How to Find Your Truest Voice, with Greta Morgan
How to Start Your Scenes with Dialogue, with Aime Austin
How to Know Your Dream is Worth Pursuing, with Holly Bowen
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How to Sell Your Book Without an Agent, with Savannah Carlisle
Using Insomnia as a Super Power, with Elisabeth Dini
There Are No Rules with Rachel May and Emily Golden
How to Reframe What Writing Success Is (and When to Do It) with Nicole Graev Lipson
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How to Do Magic with Your Writing, with Iris Beaglehole
Make Room for Writing, with Aimee Phan
Telling Your Story with TedX, with Catriona Turner
The Best Critique Partner Guide, with Amy Nielsen
On Finding Resilience in Writing Memoir, with Sarito Carroll
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9 Lessons Learned from 9 Years of Full-Time Writing
Have a Different Creative Outlet, with Elizabeth Becker
On Being Fluent in the Language of Fiction, with Isa Arsén
Make It Easy to Show Up for Your Writing, with Josee Smith
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On Circling the Laptop, with Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
On Finding Your Deepest Reason for Writing, with Tiffany Yates Martin
On the Magic of Books that Make You Want to Write, with Sophie Berti
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On Not Letting a Disability Keep You From Publishing, with Rosie Radcliffe
How to Write Suspense That Works, with Helena Echlin
The Power of Micro-Communities with Michele Tracy Berger
The Annual MONEY Episode!
On the Utter Joy of Having Homework Forever, with Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
The Black Herron 28 (plus update!)
How to Build the Support You Want with Heidi McIntyre
The Power of Trimming Down Your Work, with Kate Mahony
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Writing an Identity Not Your Own, with Alex Temblador
On Slowing Down Hurry Mode with Nicole Meier
How to Write with Heart, Soul, and Pen, with Robin Finn
How to Embrace Not Knowing in Writing with Lauren Aliza Green
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Earn Your Emotional Moments - with Julie Leong
When a Pantser Turns Into a Plotter - with Ann Rose
How to Invest in Yourself as a Writer with Rebekah Faubion
Using a Freelance Developmental Editor While Still Writing Your Novel with May Cobb
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How to Quit Imposter Syndrome - with Lynne Thompson
Using Intuition Like a Muscle with Tara Sim
What's Your Writing Expiration Date? with Natasha Daniels
How to Celebrate Everything - Ally Nikolaus
On Surprising Yourself with Danica Nava
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Give Your Inner Critic an Important Job with AJ Harper
Write a Book Based Only on a Title with Elyssa Friedland
How to Attend a Writing Conference - Solo Episode
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How to Set Up Author Stations to Make Writing Easier with Jessica Mehring
The Joy of Writing a Younger Voice with Jennifer Lane
The Only Way Out is Through with Tasha Coryell
Writing Powered by Spite with Ashley Poston
3 Tips on Effective World-Building with Ken Liu
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How to Find Your Writing Voice with Polly Campbell
How to Embrace the Sh*tty First Draft with Kristina Forest
How Is Neurodivergence a Superpower? with Holger Nils Pohl
How to Recover from a Hard Revision Letter with Sarah Zachrich Jeng
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Keep Doing What You WANT to Do - Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
How Music Can Fight the Inner Critic, with Nicola Solvinic
443 | Using a Page Turn as Cliffhanger with Airlie Anderson
442 | Why You Need To Take Breaks with Candra Anaya
441 | Avoid a Catastrophic Scrivener Fail!
440 | The Black Herron Ep 20
439 | What’s Keeping You From Writing with Donn King
438 | Getting Unstuck with Tiffany Yates Martin
437 | Getting Unstuck with Anne Kemp
436 | Unstuck (The Inciting Incident)
435 | Getting Unstuck with Nicole Peeler
434 | Getting Unstuck with Carter Wilson
433 | Getting Unstuck with Jason Craig Poole
432 | Getting Unstuck with Ines Johnson
431 | Getting Unstuck with Jennie Nash
430 | Getting Unstuck with Toby Neal
429 | Getting Unstuck with J. Thorn
428 | Getting Unstuck with A. K. Mulford
427 | Getting Unstuck with KJ Dell’Antonia
426 | Editing Audio and the Bloopers You Find
425 | Getting Unstuck with Becca Syme - Special Episode
424 | Getting Unstuck with Monna McDiarmid - Special Episode!
423 | Getting Unstuck with Joanna Penn - Special Episode!
422 | Getting Unstuck with Sacha Black - Special Episode!
421 | The Black Herron Ep 19 with Special Guest Joanna Penn
420 | 8 Years as a Full-Time Writer - Lessons Learned
419 | Write Till You Cry with Ken Guidroz
418 | How to Survive the Post-Publishing Crash with Sarah-Jane Collins
417 | How to Not Quit Writing by Accident
416 | How to End Your Book with Jennifer Lang
415 | The Black Herron 18
414 | Channeling the Muse with Renée Hartleib
413 | How to Use a Book Launch for Social Proof with Helen B. Scheuerer
412 | On Launching into the New with Jennifer Louden
411 | Don’t Wait Too Long to Get Writing Feedback! with Jenna Adams
410 | The Black Herron Ep 17
409 | What Kind of Editing is ACTUALLY Essential?
408 | How to Lure Your Muses with Leftie Aubé
407 | The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now
406 | The Annual Money Episode! What I Made and How I Made it as a Writer
405 | The Black Herron Ep 16
Ep. 403: Reality TV as a Writer’s Tool with Rachel Harrison
Ep. 402: How Stunt Memoirs Can Change the World with Eve O. Schaub
Ep. 401: What’s Luck Got To Do With It? With Tori Anne Martin
404 | Ink In Your Veins
Ep. 400: How to Heal a Tired Writer’s Heart with Kate Elliott
Ep. 399: Stocking the Word Graveyard with Sarah Hawley
Ep. 398: The Black Herron Ep 15
Ep. 397: All Ink, No Drink - with Barbara O’Neal
Ep. 396: How to Write 103 Books (and Counting!) with PD Workman
Ep. 395: How to Center the Memoir Reader with Jennie Nash
Ep. 394: Reclaim Your Brain From Social Media with Uzma Jalaluddin
Ep. 393: The Black Herron Ep 14
NANO WITH ME! Time-sensitive! - Ep. 392: The Word Because with Nigar Alam
Ep. 391: On Owning a VERY Special Book with Qin Sun Stubis
Ep. 390: Premise Vs. Plot with Sarah Adler
Ep. 389: How to Face Your Writing Fears with Ashley Wilda
Ep. 388: Writing the Shadow with Joanna Penn
Ep. 387: The Magic of Post-Its with Julie Carrick Dalton
Ep. 386: The Black Herron Episode 13
Ep. 385: Find Your Book’s GPS with Katrina Kittle
Ep. 384: When To Put Your Writing Down with Ren DeStefano
Ep. 383: The Beauty of Lowering Your Standards with Jesse Q. Sutanto
Ep. 382: Why to Not Show EVERYTHING with Shay Galloway
Ep. 381: How to Start Your Book with Jennifer Herrera
Ep. 380: Lessons Learned from Failing to Sell a Book with Kitty Zeldis
Ep. 379: Harness Writing Sprint Power with Jenn McKinlay
Ep. 378: Using Different Mediums to Help with Revision with Kristen Bird
Ep. 377: Bonus Episode - Should I Revise My Book for an Agent?
Ep. 376: The Black Herron Episode Ep. 12
Ep. 375: How to Celebrate Every Shot You Take with Edward Giordano
Ep. 374: Why You Should Skip Ahead with Nalini Singh
Ep. 373: How to Beat Writer's Block with Jayne Ann Krentz
Ep. 372: Your Writing Should Be Messy with Hanna Halperin
Episode 371: The Black Herron Episode 11
Ep. 370: Why You Should Write with Friends with Katlyn Duncan
Ep. 369: Why Failing to Write is AWESOME (bonus episode)
Ep. 368: How to Give Yourself Permission to Write with Kelcey Ervick
Ep. 376: How to Surprise the Reader (BIG TIME) with David Ellis
Ep. 366: Monna McDiarmid on Love Tricks for Writers
Ep. 364: What Did That Rejection Letter REALLY Mean?
Ep. 365: The Black Herron Ep 10
Ep. 363: Using the Blank Page as a Power Tool with Caroline Kepnes
Ep. 362: On Making a Slide Deck of AWESOMENESS with Nikki Payne
Ep. 361: You Might Need a Break - Emi Nietfeld
Ep. 360: What To Do When You’re Stuck - Molly Fader
Ep. 359: The Black Herron 09
Ep. 358: POV Hack: Using Method Acting with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Ep. 357: Am I Selling Out? Mini Episode!
Ep. 356: Katie Baird on How to Keep Believing After Rejection
Ep. 355: Bonus Episode - How to Steal Writing Friends
Ep. 354: Leslie Karst on Why You Shouldn’t Read Reviews
Ep. 353: The Black Herron 08
Ep. 352: Layla Khoury-Hanold on How to Nourish Your Inner Writer
Ep. 351: The Writer’s Well 2023 Catch Up with J Thorn!
Ep. 350: Albert Flynn DeSilver on Being Truly Okay With Your Writing
Ep. 349: Fighting Shiny Object Syndrome!
Ep. 348: Helen Scheuerer on How Your Calendar is Your Secret Superpower
Ep. 347: Eleanor Shearer on the Power of 500 Words a Day
Ep. 346: Grant Faulkner on The Art of Brevity
Ep. 345: May-lee Chai on Short Story Magic
Ep. 344: Violet De Luna on How to Believe You’re a Worthy Writer
Ep. 343: The Black Herron 06
Ep. 342: Peggy Orenstein on How to Start Writing Where You Can
Ep. 341: AM Mason on the Life-Changing Magic of A Good Outline
Ep. 340: Nat Connors on Why Crime Pays In Most Books
Ep. 339: The Annual MONEY Episode! What Did I Make and How?
Ep. 338: The Black Herron Ep 5
Ep. 337: Jasmine Guillory on How No One Will De if You Give Yourself a Break
Ep. 336: Thien-Kim Lam on What You Need to Survive Criticism
Ep. 335: Should You Use (or Lose?) the Newest Apps
Ep. 334: Natalia Molina on How to Rest as a Writer
Ep. 333: What Do You Do if Your Book Isn’t Selling?
Ep. 332: The Black Herron Episode 4
Ep. 331: Ellen Joy on How to Succeed With Series
Ep. 330: Sangu Mandanna on How to Harness ADHD as a Writing Superpower
Ep. 329: What Does a Traditional Publisher Want YOU To Do For Your Book?
Ep. 328: Kelly Sokol on How to Expose What’s Hidden In Your Writing
Ep. 327: The Black Herron Episode 3
Ep. 326: Annabel Monaghan on What If You’re Sick of Your Book?
Ep. 325: Elizabeth Miki Brina on How to Know When to Go Deep
Ep. 324: Jalynn Harris on How to Use Revision in Our Real Lives
Ep. 323: Jess Montgomery on the Troll Dolls Stuck in Your Writing Couch
Ep. 322: The Black Herron Episode 2
Ep. 321: Bonus Episode - How to Write a Blurb that Hooks Your Reader
Ep. 320: Juno Dawson on How Love Can Change Everything
Ep. 319: Alana Quintana Albertson on How a Writer Gets a TV Deal
Ep. 318: Tara T. Green on How to Claim Space for Your Work
Ep. 317: The Black Herron Episode 1 (Bonus Episode!)
Ep. 316: Sarah McCraw Crow on How to Deal with Shiny Object Syndrome
Ep. 315: Nigel Bartlett on Indie vs Traditional Publishing
Ep. 314: Vanessa Hua on Moving the Body as Writing Practice
Ep. 313: Erin La Rosa on How to Use Notecards to Supercharge Your Characters
Ep. 312: Sascha Rothchild on How to Write Distinct Voices
Ep: 311: How to Stick With a Project (Long Enough to Finish It)
Ep. 310: Maddie Dawson on How Many Years it Takes to Be An Overnight Success
Ep. 309: Sarra Cannon on How to Follow Your Own (Productive) Road
Ep. 308: Should a Straight Person Write a Gay Main Character?
Ep. 307: Deonna Kelli Sayed on How To Silence Mental Lamentation (Bonus: Bonus: Why to Be Wary of Hybrid Publishers!)
Ep. 306: AK Mulford - From BookTok to 7-Figures!
Ep. 305: Why Am I Even Writing? (Bonus mini episode!)
Ep. 304: Catherine Prendergast on How Every Writer Lies (For Truth)
Ep, 303: Josephine Smith on How to Launch Your Writing Career Fast with Four Books in a Year
Ep. 302: Rudy Ruiz on How to Open Yourself to Edits
Ep. 301: Isabel Cañas on The Magic of a Reading Journal
Ep. 300: Amy S. Peele on How to Keep Your Writing Top of Mind
Ep. 299: What’s the Difference Between a Premise and a Hook?
Ep. 298: Seressia Glass on Bringing Out the Inner Geek
Ep. 297: John R. Rickford on the Gift of a Stroke
Ep. 296: Ashanti Anderson on Writing Multiple Genres
Ep. 295: How Do You Know When Your Book is Ready?
Ep. 294: Eliza Nellums on Adding Ticking Clocks to Up Your Tension
Ep. 293: Sacha Black on Finding Your Book’s G-Spot
Ep. 292: What if My Agent Can’t Sell My Book? Bonus Episode
Ep. 291: Kerri Maher on How to Find Your Own Community
Ep. 290: Farah Jasmine Griffin on How to Write Your Full Self Into Your Work
Ep. 289: Kit Mayquist on How to Work Backward from the Dark Moment
Ep. 288: Sabrina Benaim on Telling the Fearless Truth
Ep. 287: Bonus Episode - What About Paid Reviews?
Ep. 286: Lana Harper On Hitting the NYT with a Queer Romcom!
Ep. 285: Aylene Lambert on How to Deal with an Editor’s Letter
Ep. 284: Rachel Howzell Hall on Writing Longhand as a Superpower
Ep. 283: Do You Need a Beta Reader?
Ep. 282: Rachael’s Writing Goals for 2022 Q1
Ep. 281: Rachael’s Annual MONEY episode!
Ep. 280: Bonus Episode - Rachael and J Thorn Catch Up!
Ep. 279: Eva Moore on How to REALLY Use TikTok as a Writer!
Ep. 277: Welcome the New Year with Ease Lessons by Monna McDiarmid
Ep. 278: A Life in Stitches is a Bestseller!
Ep. 276: Jason C. Poole on the Magic of Four Thousand Weeks
Ep. 275: Bonus Episode - How to Write When it’s Hard to Write
Ep. 274: Chandra Prasad on How to Get Unstuck
Ep. 273: Renee K. Nicholson on How to Use Story as Medicine
Ep. 272: How to Keep Writing When You’ve Lost All Hope
Ep. 271: Cassie Roma on on How to LOVE the Blank Page
Ep. 270: How Do You Deal with Shiny Object Syndrome?
Ep. 269: Sarah Echevarre Smith on How to Hook and Keep Your Readers
Ep. 268: Emma Brodie on How to Hit the Reset Button in Your Writing
Ep. 267: Tiffany Yates Martin on the Secret to Writing a Good Book (Truly!)
Ep. 266: Sara Shepard on What Your Characters Might Say at a Cocktail Party
Ep. 265: Cecilia Gray on How To Write About the Pandemic
Ep. 264: Amber McBride on How to Write a Novel in Verse
Ep. 263: Bella Mahaya Carter on How to Slow Down
Ep. 262: J.L. Torres on How to Read Like a Writer
Ep. 261: Dr. Saumya Dave on 200 Rejections Before Success
Ep. 260: Lexie Elliott on How to Make Your Main Character Feel Authentic
Ep. 259: How Do You Actually Fast-Draft a Novel? Bonus MiniEpisode
Ep. 258: Kristan Higgins on How to Write Forward Without Looking Back
Ep. 257: Cassandra Lane on How to Parent Yourself as a Writer
Ep. 256: How To Create Plot Twists
Ep. 255: Lisa Scottoline on How To Demystify Writing
Ep. 254: Laura Hankin on How to Use Your Favorite Writing to Inspire Your Own
Ep. 253: Catriona Turner On How to Write the Miraculous in the Everyday
Ep 252: What If I Can’t Fit Everything Into My Book?
Ep. 251: Mark A. Alvarez II on How to Write Scars and Vulnerability
Ep. 250: Rachael Herron and Sara Shepard in Conversation - How To Launch a Book in Strange Times
Ep. 249: The Best Method for Building Your Writing Platform
Ep. 248: Patti Callahan on How to Know What Your Characters Want
Ep. 247: Amy E. Reichert on Writers and Procrastination
Ep. 246: Why It’s Essential to Be Okay with Writing CRAP!
Ep. 245: Karen White on How to Leave Yourself Clues In Your Writing
Ep. 244: Sanjena Sathian on How to Make Every Word Count
Ep. 243: Emma Straub on How to Finish Your Book
Ep. 242: Jennifer Craven on How to Get the Words On the Page
Ep. 241: Ilana Masad on How to Chase Emotional Obsession
Ep. 240: Kathryn Nicolai on Focusing on the Good in Life and Writing
Ep. 239: Kirsty Capes on Using Tips from Screenwriters to Write Novels
Ep. 238: Meghan Scott Molin on How To Write When Life is Just Too Busy
Ep. 237: Kristin Beck on How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor
Ep. 236: Kathleen West On Deliberately Writing Scenes You Won’t Use
Ep. 235: Nancy Stohlman on Why Writing Short is So Exciting
Ep: 234: Should I Write a Book Proposal?
Ep: 233: Why Your Writing Goals Don't Matter That Much!
Ep. 232: Sonya Lalli on Using Romance Beats in Mainstream Fiction
Ep. 231: Deanna Raybourn on Why Being a Writing Magpie is a Great Thing
Ep. 230: Erika Robuck on the Magic of YouTube Research
Ep. 229: Chang-rae Lee on Slowing Down While Writing
Ep. 228: Jasmine Mans on Harnessing Play to Expose the Truth
Ep. 227: Elly Griffiths on Writing in the Garden
Ep. 226: What’s a Hybrid Press and What Should I Watch Out For?
Ep. 225: What Do You Actually MEAN When You Say to Write Fast and Badly?
Ep. 224: Abigail Dean on Writing (Very Deliciously) Dark
Ep. 223: Janna Ruth on Transforming Trauma into Art
Ep. 222: Lisa Gardner on How To Keep Moving Forward With Your Story
Ep. 221: How Do I Even START Writing My Book? Bonus Episode
Ep. 220: Rachel Lynn Solomon on Speeding up the Slow and Slowing Down the Fast
Ep. 219: Ashley Audrain on Getting Work Done During Lockdown
Ep. 218: Ricardo Fayet on Finding the Perfect Editor
Ep: 217: Show Me the Money, 2020 Edition
Ep. 216: Heid E. Erdrich on Writing Poetry in the Dark
Ep. 215: Jeff Elkins on Making Dialogue Really WORK in Your Book!
Ep. 214: Bonnie Tsui on Finding Flow in Writing (and in the Water)
Ep. 213: Melissa Storm on Writing with OCD
Ep. 212: Bryan Washington on How Much Setting Matters
Ep. 211: How to Write Dialogue for Characters Very Unlike Yourself
Ep. 210: Pam Rosenthal on Not Letting the Page Know You’re Afraid
Ep. 209: Matt Haig on Literally Writing the Multiverse
Ep. 208: CJ Cooke on the Thrills of Contemporary Gothic Horror
Ep. 207: Donna Baier Stein’s Surprising Tip for Getting Into the Voice of a Character
Ep. 206: Do You Need a Writing Mentor? Or a Pen Name?
Ep. 204: Vicki Pettersson on How Yoga Helps Her Write Lots of Books
Ep. 205: Kati Gardner on Planning for Writers
Ep. 203: Alexis Henderson on How To Write Books, Not Just Beginnings
Ep. 202: Anjanette Delgado on the Magic of Preproduction in Novel Writing
Ep. 201: How Do You Know When You're Overcomplicating Your Book?
Ep. 200: Edward Giordano Helps Rachael Celebrate 200 Episodes!
Ep. 199: Becca Syme on Maximizing Your Strengths as a Writer
Ep. 198: Joshua Bennett on Making Sure There's Blood in Your Writing
Ep. 197: Can I Write a Main Character Outside my Race?
Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir
Ep.195: Ivuoma Okoro on Changing Forms to Get Better at Plotting
Ep. 194: Should You Hire an Editor Before Submitting Queries to Agents?
Ep. 193: Vikram Chandra on a New App to Keep Your Writing Organized
Ep. 192: KJ Dell'Antonia on Dissecting Other Writing to Improve Your Own
Ep. 191: How Do You Keep From Getting Distracted While Writing?
Ep. 190: Anthony Moore on Capturing Ideas as they Arrive
Ep. 189: Steven Rowley on When You Get To Call Yourself A Writer
Ep. 188: Elizabeth Kay on Taking Off Her Editor’s Hat to Write a Bestseller
Ep. 187: Eddie King on Why There’s No Right Way of Writing
Ep. 186: Ines Johnson on Wanting More After Finding Success
Ep. 185: Should I Look for an Agent for my Debut or Self-Publish It? (Bonus! How To Be an Anti-Racist)
Ep. 184: Should You Build a Mailing List While Still Writing Your First Book?
Ep. 183: Jennie Nash on Harnessing the Power of Jealousy
Ep. 182: How to Allow Yourself to Suck and Fix it Later
Ep. 181: Jeni McFarland on Writing by Hand
Ep. 180: Melanie Abrams on Bringing the Conflict
Ep. 179: Should You Get an MFA?
Ep. 178: Jennifer Louden on Why Bother
Ep. 177: How to do Revision Passes to Save Your Sanity
Ep. 176: Katie Forrest on Time Management for Writers During a Crisis
Ep. 175: Mini-Episode - How to Keep Going
Ep. 174: Rachael on Getting Your Writing Done When Life is Distracting
Ep. 173: Chanel Cleeton on Planning Life vs. Planning a Book
Ep. 172: Tara East on Interviewing as a Superpower for Writing
Ep. 171: What To Do With a Revision Letter (and where are the memoirists?) Bonus MiniEpisode
Ep. 170: Maya Hughes on the Wonders of Scrivener
Ep. 169: Juliet Blackwell on Getting the Words on the Page
Ep. 168: Tommy Arnold and Micah Epstein on the Fascinating Similarities Between Visual Artists and Writers
Ep. 167: Podcasts I Love - Bonus Mini-episode
Ep. 166: Nancy Richardson Fischer Share the BEST Tip for Ensuring Scene Flow
Ep. 165: How Do You Start Your Own Writing Group? Bonus mini-episode!
Ep. 164: Aime Austin on Avoiding Headhopping in Fiction
Ep. 163: How to Start Novel Revision & How to Avoid Shiny New Object Syndrome - Bonus Mini-episode!
Ep. 162: Show Me The Money, 2019 Edition
Ep. 161: Rachael on the RWA Debacle
Ep. 160: How Do You Use Tarot as Tool for Writing Even if You’re Non-Woo-woo? Bonus episode!
Ep. 159: Steff Green on Writing Prolifically and Joyfully
Ep. 158: Should You Plan to Self-Publish AND Seek Agent Representation? And Are Retreats for Introverts? Bonus Episode
Ep. 157: Daniel Willcocks on Writing Fast and Getting into Flow
Ep. 156: Jeremy Spillman on Taking Nashville Songwriting to a Novel
Ep. 155: Blog vs. Memoir and Couch to 5k for Writing - Bonus Episode
Ep. 154: How Do You Keep Writing When No One is Reading You Yet? Bonus Mini-Episode
Ep. 153: Marianne Power on Writing Truth and Shame in Memoir
Ep. 152: NaNoWriMo Crash - Bonus Episode
Ep. 150: Shamim Sarif on Marrying Characters to Plot, Organically
Ep. 151: Rachael on How to Start Sentences, How to Word Sprint, and Taking on Draft Passes (Mini-Episode)
Ep. 149: Adrienne Bell on Writing Hella Words in 2020
Ep. 148: Rachael on Making Changes
Ep. 147: Amy Rigby on Memoir Writing, Songwriting, and Tending Bar
Ep. 146: Jennifer Loudon on Writing and Your Emotional Immune System
Ep. 145: J.L. Brown on Finding Your Own Voice as a Writer
Ep. 144: Katie Forrest on Character Quirks
Ep. 143: Abdi Nazemian on Being in a TV Writers' Room
Ep. 142: Lamar Giles and His Brilliant Dialogue Craft Tip
Ep. 141: Samantha Downing on 10 Years to Overnight Success
Ep. 140: Mindy McGinnis on Creating a Snow Globe of Writing Efficiency
Ep. 139: Alexandra Villasante on Staying Connected to Your Characters
Ep. 138: Hannah Shaw on Writing Your Passion (and Kittens!)
Ep. 137: M.G. Hennessey on When Not to Revise
Ep. 136: Aileen Erin on The Second Act
Ep. 135: Aime McNee on the Joy of Writing Community
Ep. 134: Ella Barnard on Connecting With Readers
Ep. 133: Jill Hedgecock on Using a Muse Board
Ep. 132: Julie Schooler on Finding Your Writing Sparkle
Ep. 131: Rachael on How to Write Your Book in 90 Days!
Ep. 130: Barbara Poelle on What an Agent Looks For
Ep. 129: Nancy Warren
Ep. 128: Beth Barany on the Importance of Play in Writing
Ep. 127: W.L. Hawkin on the Magic of Writing
Ep. 126: Hank Phillipi Ryan on How to Keep Pacing Tight
Ep. 125: Valerie Francis on Genre Conventions
Ep. 124: Lara Zielin on How To Write A Better Story for Your Life
Ep. 123: Tricia Bruce on Not Shying Away from the Hard Stuff
Ep. 122: Katrin Schumann on Finding the Moment of Bliss in Writing
Ep. 121: Dharma Kelleher on the Pain and Pleasure of Process
Ep. 120: Carter Wilson on Upping the Pace
Ep. 119: Win Charles is Delightful
Ep. 118: Eve O. Schaub on Finding the Time To Write the Truth
Ep. 117: Barbara Samuel on Finding and Keeping Inspiration
Ep. 116: Rachael’s 2018 Recap (The Money Episode)
Ep. 115: Jim Heskett on Juggling the Writer’s Life
Ep. 114: Rachael reads Alexis Bonogofsky
Ep. 113: Rachael on Facebook Live
Ep. 112: Tasha L. Harrison on Keeping a Writing Journal
Ep. 111: Kristen Lepionka
Ep. 110: Marion Roach Smith
Ep. 109: Sophie Littlefield, Finally!
Ep. 108: Rachael on Revision
Ep. 107: Carly Gelsinger
Ep. 106: Alanna Okun
Ep. 105: Jessica Strawser
Ep. 104: Kilby Blades on Getting it All Done
Ep. 103: Clare Lydon on the Freedom Found in the Writer’s Life
Ep. 102: Writing Q&A with Rachael
Ep. 101: Rachael Talks About a Little Bit of Everything
Ep. 100: Orna Ross on Capturing and Keeping Inspiration
Ep. 099: Laura Morelli on Writing Historical Fiction and How to Take Care of Yourself as a Writer
Ep. 098: Toby Neal is Completely Inspiring
Ep. 097: Rose Lerner on the Rush of Being in the Flow of Writing
Ep. 096: Kirsty Logan Talks About Doing What We Like
Ep. 095: Rachael’s Mid-Year Update
Ep. 094: Leesa Renee Hall on Writing Half a Million words in 365 Consecutive Days
Ep. 093: Jeffrey Foucault on Writing a Lot of Sentences to Achieve Clarity
Ep. 92: Brenda Wilhelmson on Saying Yes
Ep. 091: R.L. Merrill Talks Facing Conflict with Characters
Ep. 090: E.J. Russell on Shifting into the Right Brain
Ep. 089: Emilia Zeeland Talks Character Building
Ep. 088: Nathan Van Coops on Finding the Writer's Hook
Ep. 087: Adrienne Bell, Plot MD
Ep. 086: Tessa Dare is Awesome
Ep. 085: Rachael Herron Talks About Addiction
Ep. 084: Nikki Woolfolk
Ep. 083: Priscilla Oliveras
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Ep. 081: Morgan Daimler
Ep. 080: Jill Baguchinsky on Being Fearless
Ep. 079: RJ Theodore is Simply Delightful
Ep. 078: Robyn Kelly Talks About Being a Man in a Woman's World
Ep. 077: Alex Courcier on the Future of Writing
Ep. 076: Rachael Herron talks about her new book, Fast-Draft Your Memoir
Ep. 075: Joanna Penn talks about The Healthy Writer
Ep. 074: Alex Dolan on Crafting Characters
Ep. 073: Fábio M. Barreto on Overcoming the Fear of Finding the Best Words
Ep. 072: Rachael on 2017 Achievements (and Failures) and 2018 Goals
Ep. 071: Zach Bohannon on Getting Out of the Writing Chair Occasionally
Ep. 070: Liz Fenton on Authoring Books with Her Best Friend
Ep. 069: Jeff and Will on Sharing a Podcast and Writing and Life
Ep. 068: Antonia Murphy on Humor and Truth in Memoir
Ep. 067: Lorena Hughes On Trusting Yourself as a Writer
Ep. 066: Veronica Wolff on Remembering What You Love
Ep. 065: Michelle Spiva on How to Grab Your Reader Instantly
Ep. 064: Chloe Adler on Not Limiting Yourself in Your Writing
Ep. 063: Ryan J. Pelton on Why Editing as You Go Can Be a Viable Option
Ep. 062: Donika Kelly on How to Bring Physicality Into Your Work
Ep. 061: Olivia Dunn on What it Means to Do Two More Drafts
Ep. 060: Rachael Herron with 3 Writing Tips You've Never Heard Before
Ep. 059: Amy Bernhard On Getting a Little Uncomfortable with Our Writing (While Still Finding Joy)
Ep. 058: Karen Dionne on Not Being Afraid to Try New Things in Your Writing
Ep. 057: Rachael Herron on Why You Should be a Liar and a Thief
Ep. 056: Fiona Maazel on Pushing Yourself In Your Writing
Ep. 055: Rachael Johns on Plotting vs Pantsing vs Her Own Method
Ep. 054: Alisha Rai on Editing Sex Scenes
Ep. 053: Rachael Wants to Know What Next?
Ep 052: Elizabeth Greenwood on Being Bold in Your Writing Career
Erika T. Wurth on Fitting What You’re Writing to the Best Form
Ep. 050: Jessica Abel on Working on One Project At a Time
Ep. 049: Sherry Thomas on How to Craft a Character Through Pain
Ep. 048: Monica Leonelle on Writing Faster with Dictation
Ep. 047: Rachael Herron on How She Steals Characters from Real Life
Ep. 046 Michelle Gonzales on Not Waiting To Be Found
Ep. 045: Sara Ramsey on How to get Unstuck in Your Writing
Ep. 044: Bethany Herron on Weird Travel Writing
Ep. 043: Rachael in Venice
Ep. 042: John Gaspard
Ep. 041: Sheree L. Greer
Ep. 040: Antonia Crane
Ep. 039: Gigi Pandian
Ep. 038: Jason Gurley
Ep. 037: Kate Maruyama
Ep. 036: Anna Doogan
Ep. 035: Adrienne Bell
Ep. 034: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo
Ep. 033: Lisa Marie Rollins
Ep. 032: Honorée Corder
Ep. 031: Gwenda Bond
Ep. 030: Aya de Leon
Ep. 029: New Year Goals with Rachael
Ep. 028: Mridu Khullar Relph
Ep. 027: Joanna Penn
Ep. 026: Dani Shapiro
Ep. 025: Janine Bajus
Ep. 024: Tien Chiu
Ep. 023: J. Thorn
Ep. 022: Greta Beekhuis
Ep. 021: Grant Faulkner
Ep. 020: Holly Robinson
Ep. 019: Larissa Brown
Ep. 018: Julia Skott
Ep. 017: Jennifer Baker
Ep. 016: Dana Kaye
Ep. 015: Chris Baty
Ep. 014: Cat Rambo
Ep. 013: Clara Parkes
Ep. 012: Courtney Gillette
Ep. 011: Kim Werker
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Ep. 009: Raina J. Leon
Ep. 008: Nayomi Munaweera
Ep. 007: Arisa White
Ep. 006: Wendy Ortiz
Ep. 005: Esmé Weijun Wang
Ep. 004: Adrienne Celt
Ep. 003: Adrienne Martini
Ep 002: Cari Luna
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