All Episodes

Hiding in the Ivory Tower: Imposter Syndrome in Academia

Getting Crafty: A Look at Craft Books

The Publishing Debutante: Lessons in Traditional Publishing

Staying True: Authenticity, Joy, and Holding on to Your Voice

Fairy Tale Foundations: The Power of Classic Stories in Any Genre

Chef's Kiss: Making Books Lovable

Speaking Volumes: Writing Natural and Distinct Dialogue

Ditching the Day Job: Transitioning to Full-Time Writing

How to Make Your Editor Love You

Dreams to Dollars: Successful Crowdfunding for Authors

Choose Your Own Adventures: Using Story Structure

All Greek to Me: Alpha and Beta Readers

Sense-ability: Immersing Readers Via the Five Senses

Cultural Exchange

DNF: Bookish Pet Peeves

Point of Who? Writing for multiple POVs

The Necessity of Reinvention

Anti-Resolutions

Lessons from The Lost City

Conflict, Choice, and Consequence

Shaping Stories: The Role of Developmental Editing

Ink of the Night: Exploring the Subconscious Creative Process

Harnessing AI for Social Media Magic

Anthology Deep Dive

The Community that Stays Together, Writes Together

Where it All Began: Exploring Character Backstory

From Headlines to Novels: Switching Genres

Well Versed: Learning About Novels in Verse

Beyond the Villain: Writing Compelling Antagonists

Working for You: Tips on Organization and Motivation

Navigating the Rainforest: Amazon’s Author Central

Doling out Emotions: Pacing in Fiction

Elements of Storytelling

Publishing your Life: Memoirs of the Not-Yet-Famous

Ay ay ay, AI

Look Both Ways Before Crossing Genres

What’s on the Inside Counts: Book Design

Showing or Telling?

Don’t Get Bogged Down - Details in Worldbuilding

Outsourcing for Authors

Romance: Genre vs. B-Plot

Write-Life Balance

Write What You Are: Leveraging Your Life to Strengthen Your Writing

Goal Setting for Writers

Lessons from "The Man Who Invented Christmas"

Comedic Sans: Tips for Humor Writing

Copyright Misconceptions

Subgenres vs. Tropes

Spooky, Scary Serials

National Novel Writing Month

Envision the Future: How Sci-Fi Can Inspire

"I’m Not a Writer": Battling Imposter Syndrome

A Talk with Shawn Amos

Just… Don’t Take It Too Far

Does Writer’s Block Exist?

Atlas’s Pen: Writing Under Stress

Writing Trauma in Fiction

The Importance of Reading Widely

So You Want to Write a Graphic Novel?

#Bookstagram

Plotting

Research and Novels

1.2: Submissions

1.1: Balancing Dialogue and Description