All episodes
Writing Faith Into Fiction Without Preaching: Josh Resinger – The Writing Coach Ep. 246
How to Work With Beta Readers: Mia Garay – The Writing Coach Ep. 245
Lyrics First, Melody Second: Linda L. Garnett on Music, Playlists and Writing Red Falls – The Writing Coach Ep. 244
A Ten-Year Journey to The Call to Witchery: Lorraine Johnston on Contemporary Fantasy, Story Structure, and Marketing a Debut – The Writing Coach Ep. 243
Writer's Block, Recovery, and Hope: David Deane Haskell on Solarian Deep and Wounded Angels – The Writing Coach Ep. 242
Twenty Drafts, Three Books, One Character: Sherilyn Decter on Writing The Promise Trilogy – The Writing Coach Ep. 241
A Writing Coach & Client: Ellen Baker and Terence Sullivan on Alice of Oz, Summerland Cove, & Two Paths to Publishing – The Writing Coach Ep. 240
Writing Is Rewriting: Steven Puri Returns to Talk Flow States and Hollywood Screenwriting – The Writing Coach Ep. 239
Pre-Made vs. Custom Book Covers, Explained | Usama Munir, Design Dusk - The Writing Coach Ep. 238
Writing Transgressive Fiction: Ron Black on 'Bleu' and the Character No One Has to Like – The Writing Coach Ep. 237
Marketing Your Book Without Losing the Time to Write It: Marvin Wey of AuthorScale on AI, TikTok, and Selling More Books – The Writing Coach Ep. 236
The Spiritual Side of Beating Writer's Burnout: Charlotte Donlon on Rituals, Rest, and Writing – The Writing Coach Ep. 235
Murder, Wormholes, and AIs in Your Head: Talking Sci‑Fi with J.E. Sheasby – The Writing Coach Ep. 234
For Once in My Life: Rob Cole on Arlinda Willis's Story - The Writing Coach 233
Five Days, Mullins Beach, and 40 Years of Friendship: The Barbados Writing Retreat with Nathan Lang – The Writing Coach Ep. 232
Book Marketing Is a Long Game: Passion, Positioning, and Podcasting with Susan Friedman – The Writing Coach Ep. 231
From Editor to Novelist: Candace Johnson on Copyediting, Revisions, and the Author–Editor Relationship – The Writing Coach Ep. 229
Emil Wilson on Memory, Family, and Graphic Storytelling – The Writing Coach Ep. 229
Flow States, Dopamine Management, and Beating Procrastination with Oscar-Winning Producer Steven Puri – The Writing Coach Ep. 228
Susan Leon on Crime Fiction, Forgiveness, and the Ripple Effects of Loss – The Writing Coach Ep. 227
Where the Night Winds Wail: Sandy Day on Obsession, Grief, and Indie Authorship
How Linda Garnett Turned Her Debut Gothic Vampire Novel into an Amazon Bestseller
Using Story Intelligence to Stay Authentic in the Age of AI with Gabrielle Dolan – The Writing Coach Ep. 224
Patty McGee on How to Teach Writing Without Crushing Confidence – The Writing Coach Ep. 223
From Journals to Memoir: How Margot Stornelli Wrote The Big Red Suitcase — The Writing Coach Ep. 222
Writing, Burnout, and the Long Game: Kevin Tumlinson on Building a Sustainable Author Life with VAs — The Writing Coach Ep. 221
Book Brush for Authors with Kathleen Sweeney
Amy Suto on Writing for Money, Power, and Creative Freedom — The Writing Coach Ep. 219
6 Books in 2 Years: Anne Kane on Plotting, Productivity, and Motorcycle Romance — The Writing Coach Ep. 218
Gala Russ on How to Stop Doing Things the Hard Way — The Writing Coach Ep. 217
Writing, Resistance, and Neurodiversity with Monica Hay - The Writing Coach Ep. 216
From Zen Kid to Wiccan Priest: Ivan Richmond on Ritual, Ethics, and the Spiritual Practice of Oneness — The Writing Coach 215
Stephen Weinstock on Music, Theater, and Writing -- The Writing Coach 214
Douglas Vigliotti on Aristotle for Novelists — The Writing Coach 213
Michael Leonard on Religous Sci-Fi — The Writing Coach 212
Sandy Day on Re-Rleasing Books — The Writing Coach 211
Emma Dhesi on the Four Pillars of Author Success
Rhonda Douglas on Resilient Writing — The Writing Coach 209
Unveiling Author Marketing Secrets with Kimberley Grabas — The Writing Coach 208
Sue Brown-Moore on Character-Driven Storytelling — The Writing Coach 207
Beth Barany on Unleashing Your Creativity — The Writing Coach 206
Brooke Adams Law on Writing Brave -- The Writing Coach 205
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer on Writing, American Indians, and Dictation — The Writing Coach 204
Marketing is About Small Actions (Not Big Lauches)
Writing is Magic -- The Writing Coach 202
Thoughts on 10 Writing Tips from Phoebe Waller-Bridge
What Would Luke Skywalker Do? -- The Writing Coach 200
My Favourite Memoirs
How to Land a Literary Agent with One Email - The Writing Coach 198
Arrogance, Ignorance, and Apprenticeship – The Writing Coach 197
How to Plot a Killer Final Act – The Writing Coach 196
Lorraine Johnston on Writing Fiction with ChatGPT - The Writing Coach 195
On Offence, Disabilities, and Introversion
My Top Ten Tips for Writers -- The Writing Coach 193
How to Use AI to Improve Your Environmental Descriptions – The Writing Coach 192
How School Messes Up Writers – The Writing Coach 191
6 Types of Editors - The Writing Coach #190
Pathetic Fallacy Explained - The Writing Coach 189
Sandy Day on Community and Accountability — The Writing Coach Episode 188
Stories of Chaos and Serendipity — The Writing Coach Episode 187
You're Not Too Old to Write a Book — The Writing Coach Episode 186
There is No End State for Writers — The Writing Coach Episode 185
Practical Goal Setting Techniques for Writers — The Writing Coach Episode 184
The 20 Best Books I Read in 2023 — The Writing Coach Episode 183
A Writer's Guide to Three, Four, and Five-Act Story Structures — The Writing Coach Episode 182
The Incredible Importance of Knowing Your Genre — The Writing Coach Episode 181
8 Writing Activities for When You Are Feeling Low Energy
Creative Work and the Conservation of Momentum — The Writing Coach Episode 179
The Unique Power of a Writing Coach – The Writing Coach Episode 178
The Problem with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) — The Writing Coach Episode 177
Author Anne Kane on Writing Sci-Fi, Romance, Erotica, and more! — The Writing Coach Episode 176
Eight Things Writers Can Learn From a Drummer The Writing Coach Episode 175
Scene Alchemy Essentials Checklist – Part 4 — The Writing Coach Episode 174
Scene Alchemy Essentials Checklist – Part 3 — The Writing Coach Episode 173
Scene Alchemy Essentials Checklist - Part 2 -- The Writing Coach Episode 172
Scene Alchemy Essentials Checklist - Part 1 — The Writing Coach Episode 171
The Pantser-Planner Ouroboros
Three Stories About Teaching -- The Writing Coach Episode 169
Something to be Excited About -- The Writing Coach Episode 168
When to Jump Projects -- The Writing Coach Episode 167
Four Quotes From Kevin Kelly -- The Writing Coach Episode 166
Common Beginner Mistakes (That I Made!) -- The Writing Coach Episode 165
The 8 (or 9) Literary Elements -- The Writing Coach Episode 164
Writing is Iterative -- The Writing Coach Episode 163
Perfection vs. Desperation -- The Writing Coach Episode 162
Goodbye Story Grid Podcast -- The Writing Coach Episode 161
In Praise of Lists — The Writing Coach Episode 160
The Doctrine of the Mean -- The Writing Coach Episode 159
Stories Are About Change -- The Writing Coach Episode 158
What to Do When Enthusiasm Fades — The Writing Coach Episode 157
Tomorrow Never Comes -- The Writing Coach Episode 156
Just Follow the Protocols! -- The Writing Coach Episode 155
Should Writers Fear Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Writing is Emotional Work -- The Writing Coach Episode 153
4 Simple Tips for Writing Success -- The Writing Coach Episode 152
How to Benefit from Momentum with Your Writing -- The Writing Coach Episode 151
Can Great Writing be Taught?
Helen Pilz on Writing a Christmas Romance -- The Writing Coach Episode 149
Why Writers Abandon Projects — The Writing Coach Episode 148
Remembering Veteran Authors - The Writing Coach Episode 147