All episodes
Stuck Mid-draft? Go Back to Theme
Trusting Your Intuition As A Writer
Consistency, Authenticity & Going Viral
7 Ways To Get Unstuck
The Fire That Forges You
Knowing What to Keep (and What Not to)
Work Life Balance vs. the Reality of a Finite Existence
What Happens After Agent Feedback (My Revision Process)
Live From VirtuousCon
Preparing for Draft 2
New Year, New Challenges
Writing is Hard, Y'all
Novel November: How it Went
Writing My Novel's First Draft as a Script
When Inspiration Strikes
10 Lessons From 10 Years of Publishing
The New Year So Far
Planning for 2025
Drafting Woes (Technology Edition)
How to Know When You're Ready to Write
Imagining Success with Daniel José Older
Back to the Drawing Board
Imagining Success with Tananarive Due
Creating a Character's Personality
Imagining Success with Dhonielle Clayton
Building a Story World First
Imagining Success with Kelley Armstrong
Five Years of Podcasting! Plus Updates!
Imagining Success with P. Djèlí Clark
Choosing the Right POV for Your Novel
Imagining Success with Beverly Jenkins
Revising the Outline
Imagining Success with Mary Robinette Kowal
Getting Early Feedback on an Outline
Crafting the Villain
Starting A New Novel From The Beginning. Again.
Which One Are You Feeding?
The Manuscript Strikes Back!
Three Books at Once??
NaNoWriMo update
Conquering Dictation for NaNoWriMo
Creating with Purpose & Planning for the Second Draft
Re-working the Writing Schedule
Prepping for Preptober
Respecting Romance + Story Surgery
Writing Through Difficult Times
Advice to My Younger Self
What’s In Your Circle of Control?
Scene Values and Turning Points
My First Week Plotting a New Novel
Prioritize Your Projects
Doubling Down on Being Human in an A.I. World
The Opportunity Costs of Saying ”Yes”
Conferences, Awards & Endings
Creativity is Connecting the Dots
Managing Your To-Do List and Your Emotions
Staying On Track: Battling Resistance & Other Shiny Objects
Taking Feedback & Managing Stress
On Doing Less & Being Better
It’s All in the Name
How to Know When You’re Ready to Start Writing
The Outlining Process for a Second Draft
Every ”Yes” is a Sacrifice
How I Find My Story’s Theme
How to Start Fixing a Broken Book
Creating a Novel Revision Schedule
Goodbye 2022!
Good Procrastination
Measure the Gains
Plot as Vehicle for Character Change
How I Got Unstuck
Unconscious Decisions That Affect Worldbuilding
Slogging Through the Draft
Writing Souls
Fall Retreat!
Burdens & Responsibilities
Success vs. Happiness
The Finish Line
Getting Closer
Doubling Down
National Book Festival
Worldbuilding on the Go
Deepening POV
Getting Unstuck
Inspiration & Worldbuilding for The Monsters We Defy
Events, Ads & Promo
Considering Success & Failure
Scene Planning
Structure vs. ”Formula”
Morning Routines & Powering Through
Life, Dictation and Everything
Approaching POV & Worldbuild Now or Worldbuild Later?
Successful Writing Retreats
Back on Track... Sort of
Where Did It All Go Wrong?
First Drafts & Second Brains
Structure Checkup
Breakthrough Moments
Finding a Way In
Do Something Else