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Looking Forward Not Back: An Encouraging Words Episode

Writing About Real Charities for Podcasthon: Bonnie DePue and CHUM Therapeutic Riding

Ep 291T Alessandra Torre Teaches 4 Big Take-Aways From Inkers Con

Susan May Warren Teaches Time Management When Writing a Series

Suzanne Woods Fisher Teaches Things She Learned the Hard Way

Write a Book and Change the World: An Encouraging Words Episode

Susan May Warren Teaches How to Write a Series

Planning for a Short Time: An Encouraging Words Episode

The Balancing Act of Historical Fiction: A Teaching Episode with Amanda Cabot

It's Worth It: An Encouraging Words Episode

Finding Yourself: An Encouraging Words Episode

Even If You Feel Like Stopping: An Encouraging Words Episode

Mental Fitness for the New Year: An Interview with Olivia Bowser

Writers in the Gig Economy: An Interview with Lynn Bohart

Marketing That Feels Good: An Interview with Sarah Santacroce

First Things First: An Encouraging Words Episode

Writing Even with a Demanding Career: An Interview with Amy S Peele

Values Planning in 2022: An Interview with Susan May Warren

Reuse and Recycle: An Interview with Natalie Walters

Dancing with Wisdom: An Interview with Dr Sunil Raheja

Your Copyright Questions Answered: An Interview with Kathryn Goldman

Thankful for Writing: An Encouraging Words Episode

Planning Your Books and Career: An Interview with Betsy St Amant

Fantasy and Role Playing Games: An Interview with James R Hannibal

Enjoy Today: An Encouraging Words Episode

Estates and Wills: An Interview with David E Edey

A Coaching Session with Stephanie Shackelford

The Disciplines of Writing: An Interview with Rachel Hauck

Exploring the Art of Character: An Interview with DiAnn Mills

Are You Focusing on the Positive or the Negative? An Encouraging Words Episode

Writing Books in a Series: An Interview with Amanda Cabot and Leigh Duncan

More Energy in the Second Half of Life: An Interview with Dr Tayo

Should You Get Into Podcasting: An Interview with Mark Asquith

I Get to or I Have to Write: An Interview with Shawn Smucker

When Good Books Go Wrong: An Interview with Liz Johnson

In Training: An Encouraging Words Episode

Adversity May Not Be a Bad Thing: An Interview with Susie Finkbeiner

Good Plans For Your Life: An Encouraging Words Episode

Atticus From Kindlepreneur: An Interview with Dave Chesson

Writing with Scrivener: An Interview with Gwen Hernandez

Get Organized and Write More: An Interview with Maria Connor

Are Creativity and Lymphatic Movement Linked: An Interview with Jackie McMillan

This Isn't Working For Me: An Encouraging Words Episode

Building Book Buzz: An Interview with Jody Hedlund

How to Find the Right Coach: An Interview with Ann Kroeker

What Will It Take to Finish Your Book?

Are You Ready for a Literary Agent: An Interview with Cynthia Ruchti

How to Write a Spy Novel: An Interview with James R Hannibal

Be Your Own Hero: An Encouraging Words Episode

Writing the POV of the Opposite Sex: An Interview with Dr Debra Holland

Looking for Renewal: An Encouraging Words Episode

The Long and Winding Road: An Interview with Irene Hannon

Reedsy and Your Publishing Needs: An Interview with Ricardo Fayet

Reaching Out with Deep Emotion: An Interview with Cynthia Ruchti

Conflict Doesn't Have to be Torture: An Interview with Amanda Cabot

Give It Up For Your Writing: An Encouraging Words Episode

Story or Die: An Interview with Lisa Cron

Music to Last a Lifetime: An Interview with John Ondrasik

Better Health for Better Creativity: An Interview with Jill Cruz

The Magic of the Emerald Isle: An Interview with Jennifer Deibel

If You Can’t Get Started: An Encouraging Words Episode

Know Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Interview with Patricia Bradley

IngramSpark - Where Books Are Born: An Interview with Ben Hughes

Dream Big: An Encouraging Words Episode

How NOT to Write a Story: An Interview with Lisa Cron

After the First Draft: An Interview with Ally Machate

An Agent's Perspective: An Interview with Julie Gwinn

The Editing Team: An Interview with Elysia Whisler and Sara Megibow

Getting Ready For a Brand New Start: An Encouraging Words Episode

How to Revise Your Book: An Interview with Jennie Nash

Writing to Make People Happy: An Interview with Hilary Galanoy

Blank Page to Final Draft: An Interview with Bryn Donovan

Rom-Coms and Christmas Stories: An Interview with Teri Wilson

Writing with Deeper Meaning: An Interview with Davis Bunn

Unity: An Encouraging Words Episode

Time to Make a Plan: An Interview with Susan May Warren

Writing a Page-Turning Thriller: An Interview with Rachelle Dekker

Action Adventure in Ancient History: An Interview with Bryan Litfin

Before and After Photos - An Encouraging Words Episode

Worldbuilding with Royalty: An Interview with Rachel Hauck

Writing a Dual Timeline: An Interview with Amanda Cox

Moving From the Big Five to Indie: An Interview with Roxanne St Claire

Novelizing True Crime: An Interview with Jennifer Dornbush

Just Ask: An Encouraging Words Episode

How to Write for Hallmark: An Interview with Leigh Duncan

Never Stop Writing: An Interview with Liz Johnson

Planting and Harvesting: An Encouraging Words Episode

Hitting the Wall and Bouncing Back: An Interview with Quinton Litchfield

Cowriting the End of a Series: An Interview with Melissa Kosci

Practicing Balance: An Encouraging Words Episode

History and the Art of Storytelling: An Interview with Jeremy Dronfield

Understanding Life Through Story: An Interview with Susie Finkbeiner

The Hidden Life of Us: An Encouraging Words Episode

Building a Career: An Interview with Joanna Penn

The Athlete and Writer Inside: An Interview with Sue Reynolds

Everyday People with Big Hearts: An Interview with Kristan Higgins

When Life Imitates Art: An Interview with DiAnn Mills

Laugh Out Loud Stories: An Interview with Bethany Turner

One Body, Many Parts, A Place for Everyone: An Encouraging Words Episode

Now Is the Time to Share Your Heart

Writing News You Can Use

Create Your Own New Normal

When Your Life Depends On It: An Interview with Brad Borkan

Finding Encouragement in Tough Times: An Encouraging Words episode with Markus Watson

Self Publishing 101: An Interview with James Blatch

Your New Normal Writing Life: An Interview with Natalie Walters

How to Have Fun When There's No Toilet Paper

The First SPS Live Event: An Overview

Writing Stories From Ancient History: An Interview with Jill Eileen Smith

When I Think of Snow – An Encouraging Words Episode

Burnout, Restart, and Managing Your Resources

Self-Publishing and Greek Gods: An Interview with Kym Thurlow

My Bullheaded Superhero Valentine - An EXTRA Episode

The Beginning and the End: An Interview with James Scott Bell

Great Characters Make Great Series: An Interview with Tom Threadgill

More Than Just Your Own Power

From Blog to Book: Repurposing Your Nonfiction

A Passion for History: An Interview with Regina Scott

Bringing Justice to Fiction: An Interview with Lynette Eason

Do 1% Better This Year

Adding White Space to Your Year

Add a Little Murder: An Interview with Patricia Bradley - ENCORE

Writing From the Middle: An Interview with James Scott Bell - ENCORE

Preparing to Plan for the New Year

Radical Rx – The Anti-Hustle Path to Health: An Interview with Ellen Martin

A Bowl of Sunshine

Encouragement to Take a Leap

Writing Murder and Mayhem

Writing Thrillers and Spy Novels

Becoming a Story Genius: An Interview with Lisa Cron – ENCORE

Positive Energy for Writing: An Encouraging Words Episode

Writing Tips for Debut Authors: An Interview with Tari Faris

Creating an Online Class: An Interview with Ellen Martin

Watching Our Words – An Encouraging Words Episode

My Brilliant Writing Planner – An Interview with Susan May Warren

Managing an Online Literary Magazine: An Interview with Carol L Wright and AE Decker

Passion and Positivity for Mental Health: An Interview with Ellie Rhodes

To Plan or Not to Plan – YES!

Getting Back to Work

Burnout and Backsliding

Anthologies for Writers Groups: An Interview with Marianne H. Donley

A Perspective of Gratitude: An Encouraging Words Episode

Advice From a Bookseller: An Interview with Jodie Brandt

Book Specs For Your Self-Published Book

Like a Bride and a Bridegroom: An Encouraging Words Episode

Even Superman Had a Day Job: An Interview with Margaret Ethridge

Writing for Video Games: An Interview with Alice Rendell

Be Strong and Courageous: An Encouraging Words Episode

One Literary Agent’s Take on Publishing: An Interview with Sara Megibow

Finding Inspiration: Everyday Places to Find New Ideas

One Man’s Take on Romantic Comedies: An Interview with Rich Amooi

Your Business and Writing Toolbox

Trying Your Best Is Good Enough: An Encouraging Words Episode

Finding Time to Write: An Interview with John Bucholtz

Finishing Your First Book: An Interview with James Blatch

Food, Language, and Writing 18th Century America: An Interview with Laura Frantz

Writing What You Love: An Interview with Cassidy Carter

Creativity Breaks: An Encouraging Words Episode

Learning to Heal From Burnout, Part 2: An Interview with Amanda Hudson

Learning to Heal From Burnout, Part 1: An Interview with Amanda Hudson

Breaking All the Rules: An Interview with Samuel Parker

Creating Depth From Within: An Interview with Suzanne Woods Fisher

131I – A Forensic Genealogist as a Character: An Interview with Elizabeth Goddard

130E – The Direction You Face Matters: An Encouraging Words Episode

129I – One Story Spanning Generations: An Interview with Erin Bartels

128I – Finding a Narrator for Your Audiobook: An Interview with Catherine Gaffney

127I – The 5-Part Story: An Interview with Sean Gaffney

126I – Anatomy of a Mystery: An Interview with Jennifer Dornbush

125E – Forewarned Is Forearmed: Burnout Recovery Part 2

124T – Understanding the Basics of Publishing

123T – Breaking Your Goals Into Workable Chunks

122I – Finding Your Voice in Audiobooks: An Interview with Will Dages

121T – Goals From the Top Down

120E – The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

119T – Knowing Your WHY Will Change Your Writing

118I – Writing For a Brand: An Interview with Nancy Naigle

117I – All I Want For Christmas Is a Book Contract: An Interview with Alys Murray

116I – Writing a First Novel Isn’t Easy: An Interview with Stacey Donovan

115I – How the Story Changes: An Interview with Shawn Smucker

114E – Preparation

113I – Imagining a Real Life: An Interview with Jane Kirkpatrick

112E – Why Are You Doing This?

111I – Lessons From a Long Career: An Interview with Thomas Locke

110I – Hallmark Publishing Needs Sweet Stories: An Interview with Stacey Donovan

109E – Recognize the Good and Write It Down

108I – Human Trafficking in Fiction: An Interview with Lynn H Blackburn

107E – Planted, Not Buried

106I – Amish and the Civil War: An Interview with Jan Drexler

105I – Writing Christmas in July: An Interview with Melody Carlson

104I – Romantic Suspense From Around the World: An Interview with Lisa Harris

103I – The Strong Quaker Women of Nantucket: An Interview with Suzanne Woods Fisher

102E – Success Doesn’t Mean No Failures

101I – Querying and Getting THE CALL: An Interview with Claire Eliza Bartlett

100I – The Expanding World of Kobo: An Interview with Christine Munroe

099I – The Novelization of a Movie: An Interview with Jennifer Dornbush

098I – Self-Editing with Style: An Interview with Tisha Martin

097E – We Don’t Know the Rest of the Story

096I – Diversity and Disabled Characters: An Interview with Kathryn R Biel

095T – Creating a Writers Group

094T – Burnout Recovery, Part 1

093I – Victorian England Comes Alive: An Interview with Joanna Davidson Politano

092I – Writing Retreats and Classes: An Interview with Susan May Warren

091T – What I Learned at RWA 2018

090I – Mini-Interviews LIVE From RWA 2018

089I – Keeping a Travel Journal: An Interview with Marcy Weydemuller

088I – The Fascinating World of Mystical Realism: An Interview with Shawn Smucker

087E – Our Personal Mid-Year Check-in

086T – A Mid-Year Restart

085T – Writing a Query Letter

084E – A Change in Perspective

083I – Pitching Your Book at a Conference: An Interview with Laura Drake

082T – Where Scrivener Meets Vellum

081E – When You Don’t Feel Like It

080I – Crafting a Novel Around a Real Person: An Interview with Sydney Avey

079T – Who Are You Writing For?

078E – Receiving in Order to Give

077I – Digging Deep to Find a Great Story: An Interview with Susan May Warren

076T – Burnout: Getting Through to the Other Side

075E – Follow the Cheerios

074I – Add a Little Murder: An Interview with Patricia Bradley

073T – How to Track Sales for Sales Tax

072E – How a Pretend Person Got Me Back Into Writing

071I – Chick Lit Is Not Dead: An Interview with Kristin Billerbeck

070T – Using Chris Fox’s Plot Gardening System

069E – Play, Work, and Healing

068I – Plot Gardening: An Interview with Chris Fox

067T – Using Laura Drake’s Checklist for Openings

066E – When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality

065I – The First Five Pages: An Interview with Laura Drake

064T – Need a Vacation?

063E – Delight Leads to Discipline

062I – Screenwriting Tips From the Experts: An Interview with Lee and Janet Scott Batchler

061T – Let’s Talk About the Weather

060E – Planning for Changes

059I – Stretches and Exercises for Writers: An Interview with Bonnie DePue

058T – New Goal: Write Better

057E – Fear: Protection or Snare?

056I – Feeding Your Body and Your Mind: An Interview with Bonnie DePue

055T – 10 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Self-Publishing, Pt 2 of 2

054E – Give Yourself a Break

053I – Writing Historicals Set in WWII: An Interview with Sarah Sundin

052T – 10 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Self-Publishing, Part 1

051E – What’s Your Kryptonite?

050I – Become a Story Genius: An Interview with Lisa Cron

049T – Sticky Note Organization

048E – Commitment First: Choose to be True Despite Challenges

047I – Why Writers Need Visual Content: An Interview with Elena Dillon

046T – Writing on a Trip

045E – What Writers Can Learn From the Easter Story

044I – Return to Writing in a Kindle World: An Interview with Louella Nelson

043T – Creating a Music Playlist

042E – Empathy Adds Flavor to Life

041I – A Kindle World First-Timer: An Interview with Kristy Phillips

040T – Starting Your Story Bible

039E – What Writing Is – And Isn’t

038I – Writing a Kindle World Mini-Series: An Interview with Linda Carroll-Bradd

037T – Write Down the Bad Stuff

036E – Beating Overwhelm

035I – Writing in a Kindle World: An Interview with Debra Holland

034T – The Power of the N Word

033E – Find Your People

032I – Creating Characters Readers Adore: An Interview with Lauraine Snelling

031T – Tis the Season…for Taxes

030E – Life Is Sweet

029I – Writing Law Enforcement Characters: An Interview with Janice Cantore

028T – The First Draft Is Only the Beginning

027E – Hope Saved My Life

026I – Serious Advice on Writing Funny: An Interview with Robert G Lee

025T – Loving Your Readers Via Personal Contact

024E – The Waiting Game

023I – Writing Point of View: An Interview with Jacqueline Diamond

022T – Loving Your Readers Via a Newsletter

021E – Fighting Insecurity

020I – Narrating Your Own Audiobooks: An Interview with Mary Castillo

019T – How Long Will It Take to Write?

018E Ebb and Flow

017I – How Toastmasters Helped My Writing: An Interview with Stephanie Shackelford

016T – 52 Stories in 52 Weeks

015E – Believe It!

014I – Writing From the Middle: An Interview with James Scott Bell

013T – What Are We Going to Write Next?

012E – Does Your Creator Brain Get Nervous?

011I – 12 Titles in 12 Months: An Interview with Tracy Reed

010T – Your Recipe for a New Year

009E – Start with a Seed

008I – Creating a Great Setting: An Interview with Marcy Weydemuller

007T – Everybody Gets What They Want

006E – More Joy

005I – Making Research Fun: An Interview with Kathleen Damp Wright

004T Planning for Success

003E Today’s Box

002I – Start With Characters: An Interview with Jacqueline Diamond

001T – Your Done Journal: 4 Reasons Why Writing Down Your Accomplishments Is Important

000 – About the Show