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Opening 2024 with a delightful Writers Chat
A great episode to start 2024 with
Get ready for 2024 with this episode
How are your expectations doing?
Having a voice and using it
The pre-end-of-year housekeeping episode
What to do when something you believed about yourself isn't true
How to build threat and make characters work a little
The action-packed final Writers Chat of 2023 (see you in 2024)
Setting goals that you'll actually accomplish
Here are 2 things I'd like you to stop doing at the end of the year
BONUS EPISODE!! Give this to writers who are struggling with traditional publishing
Why does it matter how fast you're going?
How to set some goals that aren't ridiculous
A packed full of thought Writers Chat for 12.12
Work on yourself to work on your goals
Amazon is a company town
Listen to this one if you're worried what people will say about what you're writing
Two editorial philosophies
A technically imperiled Writers Chat for 12.5
No, you STILL don't want AI involved
The trouble with reviews and hostages
The problem with publisher nonsense, part 2
The problem with unacceptable publisher nonsense, part 1
The one question Chat from 11.28
Setting Goals vs Settling
Don't handwave your big payoff away
A music-less Chat for 11.21
Don't overthink your reviews.
How Andor Can Help You Write Better
A word about growth and evolution
Let's talk about superfans, part 2
Let's talk about superfans, part 1
The Writers Chat of 11/14, the one you've been waiting for
How's your safety net looking?
Have you looked at your expectations lately?
How do you spend your time?
Sometimes it's okay to do different
A fun-filled Writers Chat for 11.7
A story about some puppets
The problem with puzzling vs plotting vs pantsing
Answering a question about character movement
How does your writer garden grow?
A particularly vulnerable but not necessarily spooky Writers Chat for 10.31
Impressionism vs realism in writing styles
Listen to this if you're worried that you're taking too long or you're not good enough as a writer
A very believe-in-yourself installment of the Writers Chat for 10.24
What's your relationship with time like?
Listen to this episode when you feel like you're out of options.
BONUS CHAT QUESTION - What's the action economy look like?
What does "good" mean?
Let's talk about 5 MS-stakes (get it?) you're possibly making in your writing.
A very writer-facing Writers Chat for 10.17
Focus, focus, focus
Can we say a few words to and about our fears?
Art and Audience, part 5: how to engage
Art and Audience, part 4: The Terms Of Service
Art, Audience, and the Relationship: Speaking Up
A riotous and personally fulfilling Writers Chat for 10.10
Art and relationships, part 2: Common Ground
Art and relationship, part 1
Is your work 100 pounds?
Give yourself permission to market your work
Why no one should care about your spaceship
A technically challenged Writers Chat for 10.3
Feed your artist, don't starve them
4 kinds of Newsletters You Need To know
Just be a person who writes, not a "Writer"
Find the limits of your fears
Bad doesn't mean not good enough
A bold new one question Writers Chat for 9.26
And now, a word about a thing I do...
Writing is hard, don't give up
let's talk about writing rituals
No your reader isn't stupid
It's not clickbait, but here are 3 words you can cut from your MS.
A very marketing oriented Writers Chat for 9.19
Why do you get stuck on your failures?
How do you measure success?
Oh heavens no, don't be unrealistic (gasp!)
Saying more about "writing what you know"
Your voice is your greatest tool for your work
It's so important that you're curious
Marketing Day 5: How To Market Effectively
Marketing Day 4: A Marketing Strategy For You
A congested Writers Chat for the week of 9-6
Marketing Day 3: marketing as an opportunity
Marketing Day 2: Marketing isn't sleazy
Marketing Day 1: Marketing is a Conversation
So you want to build a world for your story...
A contemplative and honest Writers Chat for 8/29
Let's dive back into Fantasy
The power hour-ish Writers Chat of 8.22
It's important that you say something.
How are you taking care of yourself?
A question about titles and originality
Why are you in a hurry?
The Writers Chat of 8.15: A Chat of business and design
The power of a feedback loop
So let's talk about customers real quick....