All Episodes
Your Big Creative Life — 233 episodes
232: Red Flags - Book Editors & Literary Agents
231: Writing Advice That's Actually Helpful
230: April 2026 Q&A Episode
229: Tips for New Freelancers
228: 3 Things Sabotaging Your Writing
227: March 2026 Q&A
226: The Shy Girl Controversy & AI in Publishing
225: Worldbuilding Advice I've Given Recently
224: Impostor Syndrome When Editing Your Book
223: When Your Book is Too Long To Query
222: The 15 Minute Outline
221: February 2026 Q&A
220: All About Writing Sprints
219: Your Writing Permission Slips
218: Creating When the World is Falling Apart
217: January 2026 Q&A Episode
216: BTS of a Freelance Book Editor's Business
215: 3 Suggestions I've Given Editing Clients Recently
214: Building Your Writing Community
213: December 2025 Q&A Episode
212: The Tough Love Episode: AI
211: My Game-Changing Writing Tool
210: How to Write Your Book in 2026
209: How I'm Raising A Book Lover (As A Toddler Mom)
208: November 2025 Q&A Episode
207: Feel Bored By Your Book? Here's What To Do
206: Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Main Character
205: All About the Query Letter
204: October 2025 Q&A Episode
203: How to Give Feedback to Other Writers
202: How I Stay Organized as an Author
201: Lessons on Writing, Creativity, and Mindset after 200 Episodes + My Author Journey
200: September 2025 Q&A Episode
199: A Book Editor's Take on A BookTok Controversy
198: Finding Your Voice as a Writer
197: The Tough Love Episode: Social Media
196: Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador
195: August 2025 Q&A Episode
194: 5 Suggestions I've Given Editing Clients Recently
193: When the Book You're Writing Already Exists
192: Hot Takes about Writing
191: July 2025 Q&A Episode
190: How to Avoid Creative Burnout
189: 3 Tips for Writing Authentic Dialogue
188: Debunking Common Writing Myths
187: Updates on Social Media, Editing My Book, and More
186: June 2025 Q&A
185: From Idea to Book: The Role of a Book Coach
184: Writing Advice for My Past Self
183: Editing My Book: What I Learned
182: May 2025 Q&A
181: What You Need To Consider about AI + Writing
180: The Tough Love Episode - Querying
179: 6 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Creativity
178: April 2025 Q&A
177: 4 Common Worldbuilding Mistakes
176: Social Media 101 - Mindset
175: Social Media 101 - Strategy
174: The Creative Power Hour
173: March 2025 Q&A
172: Sensitivity Reading, Diverse Characters, and Content Creation with Marines Alvarez
171: Making Your Book Shorter
170: Self-Care for Creatives
169: February 2025 Q&A
168: The Querying FAQ Episode
167: How Do You Choose a Point of View for Your Novel?
166: All About the Midpoint: Mindset Edition
165: January Q&A
164: Creating an Effective Love Triangle
163: Can You Write a Book Based on Vibes Only?
162: Ins and Outs for 2025 - Writer Edition
161: RERELEASE: Mindset Shifts for Editing Your Book
160: How I Wrote a Book in 30 Days
159: The TikTok Ban + Its Impact on Writers
158: Write Your Book in 2025
157: A Message for Struggling Writers
156: November Q&A
155: All About the Midpoint
154: Tips for SAD Writers
153: The Simple Creative Practice That Can Help Your Writing
152: October Q&A
151: Common Myths About Writing
150: Updates on Submission, My New Book, and Writing Life With a 1 Year Old
149: Writing Morally Gray Characters
148: Red Flags in the Querying Process
147: September Q&A
146: How to Make Writer Friends
145: NaNoWriMo + AI
144: How to Write Multi-POV Stories Effectively
143: August Q&A
142: The Dialogue Deep Dive
141: The Most Important Life Decision Creatives Will Make
140: Answering Your Questions about Book Editing and Book Editors
139: July Q&A
138: A Powerful Mantra for Writing
137: Research in the Writing Process
136: Writing Unlikable Characters
135: The Sneaky Fear Creatives Need To Watch Out For
134: June Q&A
133: The Update Episode: My Book, Business, and ALLLLL the Mindset Stuff
132: Is Literary Fiction Always "Better?"
131: Feeling Unmotivated? Try This
130: May Q&A
129: Writing Spicy Scenes
128: Setting Boundaries as a Creative
127: The Querying Strategies I Used to Find My Agent(s)
126: Lessons I've Learned About Writing from Editing
125: How to Write a Book When You Just Have an Idea
124: How to Focus and Be Productive When You Have Limited Time
123: Roadblocks to Telling a Good Story
122: If Posting on Social Media Feels Cringey, Here's What to Do
121: My Go-To Mindset Hacks When Things Feel Hard
120: Creating a Believable Romance
119: How to Decide if Kids Are Part of Your Big Creative Life
118: 5 Tips to Make Your Writing Better
117: Tips for Creating Video Content
116: How to Write Your Second Book
115: Can You Manifest Creative Success?
114: What to Do When Your Characters Feel Flat
113: 3 Mindset Shifts Required to Edit Your Work
112: Your Big Creative Pep Talk for 2024
111: Dry January: The Link Between Alcohol and Creativity
109: Welcome to Your Big Creative Life!
110: Screw New Year's Resolutions - Do This Instead
BEST OF: 108: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Doubt When You Start Writing As An Adult
BEST OF: 107: The Tough Love Episode to Get You Writing Again
BEST OF: 106: Should Your Novel Have a Prologue?
BEST OF: 105: 3 Tips for Self-Editing
BEST OF: 104: Plotters vs. Pantsers
103: Releasing Ego + Pride As Writers
102: Common First Chapter Mistakes
101: Maternity Leave as a Writer + Business Owner
100: Lessons I've Learned As A Writer + Editor After 100 Episodes
099: How to Keep Writing When It Just Feels Hard
098: My Biggest Tips for New Book Editors
097: When Writing Advice Isn't Helpful
096: Questions to Ask a Literary Agent Who Offers You Representation
095: Can You Put a Version of Yourself In Your Novel?
094: The DIY Writing Retreat - My Best Tips and Advice
093: One Essential Tool to Help You Improve Your Writing
092: 5 Things Your Editor Wants to Tell You (But Probably Won't)
091: AI in Book Writing + Publishing
090: My Process for Coming Up With a Book Title
089: How to Edit Your Book When You're Dreading It
088: Don't Listen to This Terrible Writing Advice
BONUS: Scammers in the Book World, My Coaching Philosophies, and What It Means to Work With a Book Coach
087: What to Do When You're Struggling to Write Your Main Character
086: How to Let Other People Read Your Writing (Even If It Feels Scary)
085: How to Choose Between Two Book Ideas
084: The Update Episode: Life, the Biz, & Being on Submission
083: You Finished Your First Draft!! Now What?
082: How Long Should Your Book Be?
081: Sneaky Creative Blocks to Watch Out For
080: The Biggest Life Lessons You Can Learn From Writing
079: The Danger of This Stereotype of "Real" Writers
078: 3 Tips for Writing an Epilogue
077: What Happens After You Sign With a Literary Agent?
076: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Doubt When You Start Writing As An Adult
075: 3 Tips for Writing a Cliffhanger
074: My Best Tips for Reigniting Your Creativity
073: It's Been a Year Since I Quit My Day Job - The Biggest Takeaways
072: 5 Tips for Writing a Book Synopsis
071: What to Do When You Feel Jealous of Other Writers
070: FAQs about Book Editing
069: Common Query Letter Mistakes
068: All About Worldbuilding
067: The Tough Love Episode - Editing Edition
066: All About Writing Sprints
065: Important Lessons I Learned While Editing
064: Creating Realistic Dialogue
063: 4 Tips to Start Writing Your Book
062: 5 Things to Do Before You Start Writing Your Book
061: The Ultimate Guide to Setting Writing New Year's Resolutions
060: My 4 Essential Writing Tools
059: Another Common Character Mistake and How to Fix It
058: 3 Times to Take a Break from Writing
057: Working With A Writing Coach + Writing Historical Fiction With Layla Essary
056: 3 Books to Read About Writing
055: The Tough Love Episode to Get You Writing Again
054: 3 Tips for Writing When You're Not Great at Grammar
053: How I Found My New Literary Agent
052: The Comparison Trap: 4 Tips to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Writers
051: How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
050: The Best Writing Advice I've Ever Received
049: Does Your Book Idea Need to Be Original?
048: Making Writing a Habit
047: How to Write a Book in 6 Months
046: My Top 3 Querying Resources
045: The W Outline
044: The Mindset Trap That Can Keep You Stuck
043: My Top 3 Strategies for Writing a Book
042: Should Your Novel Have a Prologue?
041: Ambition and Writing: Can They Coexist?
040: 3 Tips to Make Your Book Longer
039: Building Your Writing Community (And Why It's So Important)
038: All About Beta Reading
037: Behind the Scenes of My Business: Q&A
036: The Great Dialogue Tag Debate
035: Leaving My Literary Agent + Querying (Again)
034: When to Stop Editing Your Book
033: The Top 3 Grammar Mistakes I See When Copyediting
032: Stop Believing This Myth About Writing
031: 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing
030: How to Write When You Don't Feel Motivated
029: The Best Brainstorming/Outlining Method for Pantsers
028: Writing Q&A, Part 3
027: What I Learned From Gaining 30,000 Followers on TikTok
026: A Common Character Mistake and How to Fix It
025: Write Your First Chapter in Seven Days
024: 3 Tips for Self-Editing
023: How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Writing
022: Behind the Curtain: The Process of Working With an Editor
021: Plotters vs. Pantsers
020: How to Survive the Querying Process
019: Writing Q&A, Part 2
018: Email Marketing 101 (And Why Email Is So Important)
017: What to Do If Family and Friends Aren't Supportive
016: 4 Tips for Receiving Feedback on Your Writing
015: How to Find A Writing Group
014: Writing Q&A, Part 1
013: Should You Write a Book Based on Trends?
012: My Morning Pages Experiment
011: How to Start Freelance Editing
010: New Year's Resolutions for My Writing and Business
009: 3 Tips to Create Conflict
008: How to Write Faster
007: How I Found My Literary Agent
006: Want to Give Up On Your Writing? Do This Instead
005: Coming Up With a Book Idea
004: Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: Which is the Best Path to Publication?
003: Building a Consistent Writing Practice
002: 3 Tricks for Creating Strong Characters
001: Welcome to Blank Page to Book!