All Episodes

141. Lessons from book launch

140. Bonus: How to build your novelist career

139. How to be enough

138. Your success plan

137. Three ways to meet a tight deadline

136. How to keep writing when life feels hard (rerun)

135. How to compare yourself

134. How to pitch your work without feeling like a sell-out (rerun)

133. How to take yourself seriously as a novelist

132. How to reenergize your fiction career

131. How to make the most of this (or any) season

130. How to avoid the “gratitude trap”

129. How to be wrong about what’s possible for you

128. How to stop thinking you’re too late

127. How to feel confident about your novel

126. How to protect your creativity

125. Bonus episode: Plan to Publish webinar replay

124. How to make money from your fiction

123. How to make your own lane

122. How to create a second chance (rerun)

121. How to let yourself succeed

120. How to prioritize writing (when life isn't cooperating)

119. How to deal with feeling unsupported

118. How to plan the next six months of your fiction career

117. How to create a long-term vision for your fiction career

116. How to slow down for success

115. How to take credit

114. How to use quick wins to motivate yourself (and reach your goals)

113. How to feel less guilty about writing.

112. How to find your publishing path

111. How to pause without losing momentum.

110. How to stop thinking you’re too late

109. How to avoid a next-book slump

108. How I sold my novel

107. How to follow through

106. How to plan to succeed in 2025

105. How to finish faster

104. How to go all in—without going broke or abandoning the rest of your life

103. How to quit

Bonus episode: How to choose comps

101. How to be a Career Novelist (and change your mind about marketing your novel)

100. How to write your future

99. How to choose your next project

98. How to find the right help for your writing career

97. How to use jealousy to your advantage

96. How to deal with not-enoughness

95. How to deal with overwhelm

94. How to enjoy success (when you secretly feel lousy)

93. How to invest in your author career (when you're not making money yet)

92. How to know if your work’s any good

91. How to go pro (rerun)

90. How to set better deadlines

89. How to get (and give) blurbs

88. How to reach your goals in the second half of 2024

87. How to stop stalling (and get back to writing)

86. How (and why!) to find a writing community

85. How to make your own luck

84. How to be uncomfortable

83. How to say no

82. How to make writing (and your career) easier

81. How to create a second chance

80. How to take a break

79. How to tell a better story (about yourself)

78. How to get rejected

77. How to get unstuck—and get back to writing

76. How to stop fearing success

75. How to move past the fear of failure

74. How to decide if and when to abandon your manuscript

73. How to use disappointment to your advantage

72. How to set boundaries

71. How to play the long game

70. How to find time to write

69. How to feel self-confident

68. How to get over imposter syndrome

67. How to put the wind back in your sails

66. How to make a change

65. How to succeed as an author

64. How to write a book in an hour a day

63. How to be your own benefactor

62. How to choose yourself (rerun and update)

61. How to care less

60. How to find flow

59. How to sell yourself—without selling out

58. How to keep going when life feels hard

57. How to be visible

56. How to love writing

55. How to finish strong

54. How to get your hopes up

53. How to pitch your novel

52. How to deal with naysayers and negative people

51. How to believe you can reach your writing goals

50. How to focus

49. How to find your throughline

48. How to avoid a disastrous debut

47. How to write a first draft

46. How to collaborate for a better book

45. How to trust your gut

44. How to find what works (and cut what doesn’t)

43. How to stop overthinking and start writing

42. How to go from aspiring to author

41. How to go pro

40. How to feel confident talking about your book

39. How to find the writing process that works for you

38. How to pick the best publishing path for you

37. How to become a career author

36. How to create better writing habits

35. How to turn a good idea into a great book

34. How to publish your first novel

33. How to make the most of a single win

32. How to work with a book coach

31. How to find your next idea

30. How to expect (and create) success

29. How to invest in your author career (without going broke)

28. How to make a big decision

27. How to meet reader expectations

26. How to get out of a writing slump

25. How to deal with imposter syndrome

24. How to get unstuck

23. How to keep fear from holding you back

22. How to trust yourself

21. How to choose your next move

20. How to make space for writing

19. How to find your readers

18. How to stop waiting for success and start creating it

17. How to write one book while you’re promoting another

16. How to get over writer’s block—fast

15. How to believe that you can write a book

14. How to keep going for your dream

13. How to set boundaries so you can find more time to write

12. How to tackle tricky story problems

11. How to make a living as a writer

10. How to say yes to a big idea (even when it scares you)

9. How to get out of your own way and market your books

8. How to market your backlist in new ways

7. How to choose yourself

6. How to write and sell a book

5. How to be efficient

4. How to say no (and mean it)

3. How to find time to market your business

2. How to make more money

1. How to manage a tight deadline