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Mar 24, 2022
Veronica Castro
Nov 2, 2019
I am learning so much from Ann's Podcasts. The podcasts are short enough to fit in while getting ready. Great topics and great ideas-I feel motivated to start writing.
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Prep, Plan, and Pack to Get the Most out of Your Next (or First!) Writers’ Conference
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Apr 09, 2024 |
How to Choose Your Next (or First!) Writers’ Conference
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Mar 21, 2024 |
Help! I want to write a book. Do I have what it takes?
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Jan 10, 2024 |
Never Go to Bed without a Story to Tell
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Nov 30, 2023 |
Write Better and Faster (and Reach More People) When You Practice in Public
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Nov 09, 2023 |
To Be More Creative, Write a Letter to Your Reader
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Oct 26, 2023 |
Are Creative Writing Prompts a Help or Hindrance?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
Beat the Blank Page: 7 Clever Tricks to Pack It with Words
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Who Cheered You on throughout Your Writing Journey?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
Writers Who Make You Furiously Jealous Are Your Best Mentors
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Aug 16, 2023 |
Come to Your Senses as You Write
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Want to Become a Better Writer? Journal Before You Write
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Jul 21, 2023 |
No time to write? Make solid progress in just 5 minutes
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Jun 20, 2023 |
To Share or Not to Share: Which Personal Stories Should You Include in Your Writing?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
You’ve Spotted Another Writer’s Typo. Now What Do You Do?
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May 18, 2023 |
Save Time and Headaches: Create Citations as You Write
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May 03, 2023 |
Find your muse in nature with this inspiring poetry prompt
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Apr 01, 2023 |
From Idea to Contract: The Inspiring Story of a First-Time Author, with Merideth Hite Estevez
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Mar 15, 2023 |
Trauma-Informed Writing Transforms You and Your Words, with Michelle Stiffler
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Feb 01, 2023 |
What’s Your Christmas Reflection?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
AI writing tools keep getting better. How can writers keep up? (Interview with ChatGPT)
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Dec 15, 2022 |
Do You Need Stephen King’s Pencil?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
How to Make Time to Write and Develop a System to Take Notes, with Bryan Collins
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Oct 05, 2022 |
Poetry as a Playful and Pleasurable Creative Practice, with Mark McGuinness
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Sep 07, 2022 |
Try This Writing Prompt to Get the Creative Juices Flowing!
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Aug 25, 2022 |
Prepare for Publishing with Insights from Literary Agent Lucinda Halpern
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May 24, 2022 |
What’s a Writing Coach (and what kind do I need)?
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Feb 08, 2022 |
Find Your Book Midwife, Say “Yes” Before You’re Ready, Pitch to Build Platform, and Authentically Engage with Readers (interview with author Clarissa Moll)
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Dec 16, 2021 |
10 Ways to Start the Writing Process When You’re Staring at a Blank Page
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Sep 28, 2021 |
Embrace These 4 Key Roles for a Flourishing Writing Life
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Jul 27, 2021 |
How Simple Systems Can Unlock Your Writing Productivity, with Kari Roberts
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Jul 06, 2021 |
Decoding Greatness: Discover the Fast Track to Writing Success
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Jun 08, 2021 |
Do you view your writing life as a profession?
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May 25, 2021 |
It’s fun to write with others!
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May 09, 2021 |
Develop a Daily Writing Practice to Find Your Voice: Interview with Allison Fallon
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Mar 29, 2021 |
Shawn Smucker & Maile Silva on creative legacy, rejections, and being faithful to the work
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Feb 13, 2021 |
Winning Book Proposals Need These 3 Things
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Jan 12, 2021 |
Resolved to Write a Nonfiction Book This Year? Let’s Do the Math!
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Dec 21, 2020 |
How to Structure Your Nonfiction Book
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Dec 11, 2020 |
How Do You Read Like a Writer?
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Nov 16, 2020 |
5 Writing Strengths You Need to Succeed
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Nov 02, 2020 |
Validate Your Idea to Produce Your Best Project (Back to Basics)
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Aug 17, 2020 |
Back to Basics: 6 Methods to Right-Size Your Next Writing Project
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Jul 16, 2020 |
Back to Basics: Generate Ideas to Find What You Have to Say
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Jun 24, 2020 |
Ep 225: Improve Your Writing by Getting Back to Basics
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May 12, 2020 |
Ep 224: Find What You Need and Write What You Can
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Apr 15, 2020 |
Ep 223: One Thing Writers Can Do in a Pandemic: Document the Days
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Mar 17, 2020 |
Ep 222: Can a Poem a Day Make Us Better Writers?
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Mar 08, 2020 |
What’s a Book Proposal (and why do I need one)?
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Feb 17, 2020 |
How to Get Your Nonfiction Book Traditionally Published
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Feb 01, 2020 |
Build Your Platform: To Be More Findable, Find Your People
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Jan 17, 2020 |
Ep 218: Do writers really need to do *all the things* for a successful career?
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Jan 10, 2020 |
Ep 217: How to Gather Momentum When Your Writing’s at a Standstill
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Jan 01, 2020 |
Ep 216: An Easy Structure for Your Chaotic Work in Progress
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Dec 05, 2019 |
Try This Classic Structure for Your Next Nonfiction Writing Project
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Nov 06, 2019 |
Ep 214: Are Outlines a Writer’s Greatest Gift…or Curse?
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Oct 10, 2019 |
Ep 213: How to Hook and Hold Your Readers
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Sep 19, 2019 |
Ep 212: Productive Writers Build Their Body of Work – Pillar Three
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Aug 27, 2019 |
Ep 211: Be More Creative to Enjoy Your Best Writing Life: Pillar Two
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Aug 22, 2019 |
Ep 210: Cultivate Curiosity for Your Best Writing Life, Pillar One
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Aug 06, 2019 |
Ep 209: Curiosity, Creativity, Productivity: Three Pillars to Building Your Best Writing Life
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Jul 30, 2019 |
Ep 208: Children’s Book Author Sharon Stohler’s Path to Self-Publishing
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Jul 23, 2019 |
Ep 207: How to Sort and Stack Your Ideas and Tasks to Transform as a Writer and Person
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Jul 16, 2019 |
Ep 206: A Writer’s Guide to ROI (Part 4)
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Jul 09, 2019 |
Ep 205: A Writer’s Guide to ROI (Part 3)
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Jul 02, 2019 |
Ep 204: A Writer’s Guide to ROI (Part 2)
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Jun 25, 2019 |
Ep 203: A Writer’s Guide to ROI (Part 1)
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Jun 18, 2019 |
Ep 202: Enjoy Creative Freedom with the Modular Approach to Writing
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Jun 11, 2019 |
Next-Level Writer – Have You Emerged at the Next Level? (Ep 201)
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Jun 04, 2019 |
Ep 200: Next-Level Writer – Relentlessly Execute Your Plan to Level Up
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May 28, 2019 |
Ep 199: Insights into Christian Publishing with NavPress Publisher Don Pape
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May 21, 2019 |
Ep 198: Next-Level Writer – Organize, Schedule, and Enact Your Plan to Level Up
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May 15, 2019 |
Ep 197: Next-Level Writer: Is This a Season to Slow Down or Surge Ahead?
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May 07, 2019 |
Ep 196: Next-Level Writer – Plan and Persist
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Apr 30, 2019 |
Ep 195: Next-Level Writer – Develop Your Macro Plan to Level Up
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Apr 24, 2019 |
Ep 194: Next-Level Writer – Where Are You Now?
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Apr 16, 2019 |
Ep 193: Next-Level Writer – To Start, You’ve Got to Get in the Game
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Apr 09, 2019 |
Ep 192: (Re)Write to Discover How to Improve Your Drafts
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Apr 02, 2019 |
Ep 191: Write to Discover Your Voice
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Mar 26, 2019 |
Ep 190: [Interview] Author & Literary Agent Jeff Herman
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Mar 19, 2019 |
Ep 189: Write to Discover New Skills and Techniques
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Mar 13, 2019 |
Ep 188: Write to Discover What You Really Want to Say
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Mar 05, 2019 |
Ep 187: Write to Discover Your Ideal Reader
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Feb 26, 2019 |
Ep 186: Write to Discover Your Favorite Type of Writing
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Feb 19, 2019 |
Ep 185: [Interview] Poet Tania Runyan
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Feb 12, 2019 |
Ep 184: [Interview] Jennifer Dukes Lee – Author, Acquisitions Editor
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Feb 05, 2019 |
Ep 183: Write to Discover Your Top Themes & Topics
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Jan 30, 2019 |
Ep 182: Write to Discover Your Reason for Writing
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Jan 23, 2019 |
Ep 181: Write to Discover the Courage You Need to Confront Your Fears
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Jan 16, 2019 |
Ep 180: Write to Discover – Start with Yourself
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Jan 08, 2019 |
Ep 179: Time to Schedule Your Writing Life Tune-up
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Dec 19, 2018 |
Ep 178: The Writer at Work – Use Freewriting to Give It Some Thought
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Dec 13, 2018 |
Ep 177: [Interview] Alison Hodgson on Boiling a Story Down to Its Essence, One-Star Reviews, and Perseverance
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Dec 04, 2018 |
Ep 176: What Do You Know to Be True?
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Nov 29, 2018 |
Ep 175: How to Use Lists to Transform Your Writing (and your life)
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Nov 20, 2018 |
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Your Life?
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Nov 13, 2018 |
Ep 173: [Interview] Patrice Gopo on Meaning Making on the Page and Studying the Craft
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Nov 06, 2018 |
Ep 172: 4 Simple Ways to Put Your Own Writing First
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Oct 30, 2018 |
Ep 171: [Interview] Shawn Smucker on Cowriting, Ghostwriting, and Prioritizing Your Own Work
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Oct 23, 2018 |
Ep 170: How to Be a Better Writer (Pt 5) – Four Writing Tips
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Oct 17, 2018 |
How to Be a Better Writer: Boost All 7 Traits of Great Writing
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Oct 05, 2018 |
Ep 168: How to Be a Better Writer (Pt 3): Write Tight
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Sep 04, 2018 |
Ep 167: How to Be a Better Writer (Pt 2): 3 Simple Tweaks You Can Try Today
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Aug 28, 2018 |
Ep 166: How to Be a Better Writer (Pt 1): Start with the Right Mindset
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Aug 21, 2018 |
Ep 165: Writing Fears and How to Overcome Them: Feeling Not Good Enough
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Aug 14, 2018 |
Ep 164: Writing Fears and How to Overcome Them – Fear of Rejection
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Aug 07, 2018 |
Ep 163: How to Write When You Work Full Time
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Jul 31, 2018 |
Ep 162: What Do You Do with Story Ideas?
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Jul 24, 2018 |
Ep 161: Subscribe to Podcasts to Learn on the Go
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Jul 17, 2018 |
Ep 160: Ways to Rebrand Yourself as a Writer – Cold Turkey
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Jul 10, 2018 |
Ep 159: Ways to Rebrand Yourself as a Writer – Slow Transition
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Jul 03, 2018 |
Ep 158: Ways to Rebrand Yourself as a Writer: Integrate
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Jun 26, 2018 |
Ep 157: Ways to Rebrand Yourself: Trial Run
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Jun 19, 2018 |
Ep 156: In a World of Author Branding, What If You Want to Rebrand?
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Jun 12, 2018 |
Ep 155: In a World of Author Branding, uh…What’s an “Author Brand”?
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Jun 05, 2018 |
Ep 154: In a World of Author Branding, Be Consistent at Your Core
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May 29, 2018 |
Ep 153: In a World of Author Branding, Find a Place to Play
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May 22, 2018 |
Ep 152: 20 Generous (and Easy!) Ways to Encourage a Writer Today
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May 15, 2018 |
Ep 151: Your Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever – A Written Tribute
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May 08, 2018 |
Ep 150: Write Your One-Line Legacy
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May 01, 2018 |
Ep 149: Write Your Own Obituary
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Apr 24, 2018 |
Ep 148: Increase Writing Quality by Both Filling and Stilling Your Mind
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Apr 17, 2018 |
Ep 147: You and Your Writing Deserve the Grand Gesture
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Apr 10, 2018 |
Ep 146: Your Writing Life Beginnings
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Apr 03, 2018 |
Ep 145: My Writing Life Beginnings, Pt 2
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Mar 27, 2018 |
Ep 144: My Writing Life Beginnings, Pt. 1
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Mar 20, 2018 |
Ep 143: If You Want to Be a Writer, Keep Showing Up
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Mar 13, 2018 |
Ep 142: If You Want to Write, You Have to Get Started
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Mar 06, 2018 |
Ep 141: Writers Help the World Begin to See
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Feb 27, 2018 |
Ep 140: Listen for the Music – More Self-Editing Tips from ‘The Artful Edit’
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Feb 20, 2018 |
Ep 139: Tips on Self Editing from The Artful Edit
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Feb 13, 2018 |
Ep 138: Beware of These 5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing
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Feb 06, 2018 |
Ep 137: What Do I Write Next – Experiment and Expand Your Repertoire
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Jan 30, 2018 |
Ep 136: What Do I Write Next – Enjoy Your Vein of Gold
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Jan 24, 2018 |
Ep 135: What Do I Write Next – Why Not a Series?
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Jan 18, 2018 |
Ep 134: What Do I Write Next – Why Write Small When You Want to Go Big?
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Jan 10, 2018 |
Ep 133: How to Decide What to Write Next (Introduction to What Do I Write Next series)
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Jan 04, 2018 |
Ep 132: This Is the Year to Tackle That Complicated, Unfamiliar New Writing Project
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Dec 21, 2017 |
Ep 131: Reverse Engineer Your Editorial Calendar
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Dec 12, 2017 |
Ep 130: The Simple Way to Clarify Your Content
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Dec 05, 2017 |
Ep 129: Repurpose Your Writing to Reach More People
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Nov 28, 2017 |
Ep 128: Write in the Middle of the Holidays
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Nov 21, 2017 |
Ep 127: The Paralysis of Perfectionism
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Nov 14, 2017 |
Ep 126: From On-The-Page to Face-To-Face
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Nov 07, 2017 |
Ep 125: No Time to Write? Do This Every Day
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Oct 31, 2017 |
Ep 124: No Time to Write? A Simple Solution to Kickstart Your Work
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Oct 24, 2017 |
Ep 123: This Is How to Write Real Copy for Real People
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Oct 17, 2017 |
Ep 122: The Role of a Gatekeeper in the Publishing World
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Oct 10, 2017 |
Ep 121: Out of Ideas? Be an Idea Machine
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Oct 03, 2017 |
Ep 120: Plotters and Pantsers for All Genres
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Sep 26, 2017 |
Ep 119: If a Writing Nemesis Holds You Back, It’s Time to Be Free
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Sep 19, 2017 |
Ep 118: How Inexperienced Writers Can Supercharge Their Growth
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Sep 12, 2017 |
Ep 117: How to Dredge up the Memories You Want to Write About
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Sep 05, 2017 |
Ep 116: Can You Write Your Story Before It’s Become a Story?
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Aug 29, 2017 |
Ep 115: You’ll Write More When You Use an Editorial Calendar
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Aug 22, 2017 |
Ep 114: Make the Most of Your Time with a Writing Pipeline
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Aug 15, 2017 |
Ep 113: An Easy Solution for the Writer with Big Goals and Little Time
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Aug 08, 2017 |
Ep 112: My Best Writing Tools to Get More Done (at Home and on the Go)
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Aug 01, 2017 |
Ep 111: Build Your Email List with a System That Fits the Way You Think
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Jul 24, 2017 |
Ep 110: You Want to Be a Writer Who’s Read? Learn Something New Every Day.
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Jul 18, 2017 |
Ep 109: Improve Your Writing with a Growth Mindset
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Jul 11, 2017 |
Ep 108: When Writers Compare – The Good, Bad, and Ugly
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Jul 05, 2017 |
Ep 107: Learn from the Best: Copywork for Grownups
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Jun 27, 2017 |
Ep 106: Learn from the Best – Imitate but Don’t Plagiarize
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Jun 20, 2017 |
Ep 105: There was never yet an uninteresting life – Visiting Mark Twain’s Hannibal, Missouri
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Jun 13, 2017 |
Ep 104: Learn from the Best – The Book Is Yours When You Write in Its Margins
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Jun 06, 2017 |
Ep 103: The Trouble with Memoir Is a Wiggly Mind
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May 30, 2017 |
Ep 102: Grow as a Writer – Surround Yourself with Excellence
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May 23, 2017 |
Ep 101: Energize Your Writing by Memorizing Poems
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May 16, 2017 |
Ep 100: Submissions – How to Bounce Back After an Editor Turns You Down
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May 09, 2017 |
Ep 99: Submissions – To Get a Yes, You Risk a No
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May 02, 2017 |
Ep 98: Quick Fixes for Comma Splices
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Apr 25, 2017 |
Ep 97: How a Simple Comma Can Save a Life
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Apr 18, 2017 |
Ep 96: When You Really Need Next-Level Edits
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Apr 11, 2017 |
Ep 95: Focus on Your High-Level Edits First
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Apr 04, 2017 |
Ep 94: Grammar Matters: Why Concern Ourselves with Commas?
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Mar 28, 2017 |
Ep 93: Why I’m Committing to the Work-Ahead Advantage
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Mar 21, 2017 |
Ep 92: How to Compose the Perfect First Draft
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Mar 07, 2017 |
Ep 91: Your Writing Needs Revision (but don’t be afraid)
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Feb 28, 2017 |
Ep 90: The Long-Term Results of a Faithful Writing Life
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Feb 22, 2017 |
Ep 89: The Rush to Publish – How to Pace Your Career
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Feb 14, 2017 |
Ep 88: How to Develop Your Own Self-Study Writing Course
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Feb 09, 2017 |
Ep 87: You Can Impact Readers Right Now through Social Media
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Feb 03, 2017 |
Ep 86: Your Writing Platform – First Steps to Launching Your Social Media Presence
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Jan 26, 2017 |
Ep 85: Now Is the Time to Start Building Your Platform
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Jan 18, 2017 |
Ep 84: Your Writing Platform – Do People Expect Writers to Be Speakers?
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Jan 13, 2017 |
Ep 83: Your Writing Platform: What’s the Definition of Platform (and Do I Really Need One)?
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Jan 04, 2017 |
Ep 82: Plan a Sustainable Year for Your Writing Life
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Dec 30, 2016 |
Ep 81: A Gift of Writing
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Dec 21, 2016 |
Ep 80: Your Writing as a Gift
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Dec 14, 2016 |
#79: Your Writing Platform: Who Is Your Who?
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Dec 07, 2016 |
#78: Your Best Material – The Practice of Remembering
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Nov 30, 2016 |
#77: When You Don’t Know What to Say, Try Poetry
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Nov 15, 2016 |
#76: Your Writing Platform – How to Confirm Your Niche
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Nov 08, 2016 |
#75: Your Writing Platform: What Fascinates, Captivates, and Energizes You?
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Nov 03, 2016 |
#74: Your Writing Platform – The Need for Focus
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Oct 27, 2016 |
#73: Your Writing Platform Needs a Home Base: An Author Website
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Oct 20, 2016 |
#72: Don’t Miss This Platform-Building Opportunity (like I did)
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Oct 12, 2016 |
#71: Is the Wind Blowing You This Way and That? It’s Time for a Plan.
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Oct 04, 2016 |
#70: What to Do When You’re Unsure How to Begin
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Sep 27, 2016 |
#69: Have You Ignored the First Absolute in Nonfiction Writing?
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Sep 20, 2016 |
#68: Write, Now
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Sep 13, 2016 |
#67: Either Write or Nothing
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Sep 06, 2016 |
#66: Olympic-Inspired Goal-Setting Strategies for Writers
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Aug 30, 2016 |
#65: 6 Reasons People Stay Secretive About Their Writing Projects
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Aug 23, 2016 |
#64: How Secretive Are You About Your Writing Projects?
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Aug 16, 2016 |
#63: Three Things a Freelance Writer Needs to Succeed
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Aug 09, 2016 |
#62: When You’re Not the Writer You Want to Be
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Aug 02, 2016 |
#61: Why Writers Should Be Curious About People
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Jul 26, 2016 |
#60: The Top 5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing
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Jul 19, 2016 |
#59: Your Writing Can Change the World
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Jul 12, 2016 |
#58: How to Affirm Your Own Writing Life
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Jul 06, 2016 |
#57: Go Ahead and Play to Your Strengths
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Jun 30, 2016 |
#56: To Learn How to Write, You Have to Write
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Jun 23, 2016 |
#55: Writers Should Say Yes to New Experiences
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Jun 16, 2016 |
#54: It’s Good for a Writer to Ask Why
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Jun 09, 2016 |
#53: Need Writing Ideas? Take Inventory of Your Life!
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Jun 02, 2016 |
#52: Open Your Heart and Invite Your Reader In
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May 28, 2016 |
#51: Make the Most of Your 50 Headlines
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May 21, 2016 |
#50: Stop Waiting for Last-Minute Writing Inspiration
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May 15, 2016 |
#49: Here’s to the Writer Moms
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May 07, 2016 |
#48: Why Do We Writers Put So Much Pressure on Ourselves?
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Apr 28, 2016 |
#47: Don’t Be Afraid to Evolve
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Apr 21, 2016 |
Ep 46: What’s the Big Idea?
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Apr 13, 2016 |
#45: You Don’t Have to Do It All
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Apr 06, 2016 |
Ep 44: Why Every Writer Needs a Buddy
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Mar 30, 2016 |
#43: How to Avoid Distraction and Manage Attention to Write
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Mar 23, 2016 |
#42: Manage Your Energy So You Can Write
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Mar 17, 2016 |
#41: 5 Steps to Find Time for Writing
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Mar 12, 2016 |
#40: Take Charge of Your Writing Space, Tasks, and Projects
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Mar 02, 2016 |
39: Manage Your Writing Space to Be a More Productive Writer
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Feb 25, 2016 |
#38: Manage Your Writing Space, Time, Energy and Attention
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Feb 18, 2016 |
#37: How Good Does My Writing Need to Be Online?
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Feb 10, 2016 |
#36: Why Writers Need Five Fat Files
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Feb 03, 2016 |
#35: Want to Be a More Creative Writer? Get Curious!
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Jan 26, 2016 |
#34: Celebrate What’s Done
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Jan 18, 2016 |
#33: Start with Three Sentences
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Jan 13, 2016 |
#32: What’s the Thing You Really Want to Write…That Scares You?
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Jan 06, 2016 |
#31: Plan a Playful Year
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Dec 28, 2015 |
#30: Action Creates Clarity
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Dec 14, 2015 |
#29 The Energizing Work of a Playful Writer
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Dec 08, 2015 |
#28: In This Season of Big Dreams, Take Time to Write Small
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Dec 01, 2015 |
#27: Pay Attention to Draw Attention
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Nov 23, 2015 |
#26: Why Writers Need a Rut to Run In
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Nov 16, 2015 |
#25: Stuck in the Middle
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Nov 09, 2015 |
#24: Let It Go or Let It Grow
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Nov 02, 2015 |
#23: Never, Never, Never Sit on a Story
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Oct 26, 2015 |
The Writing Life Podcast: How Writers Increase Grit
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Oct 19, 2015 |
#21: One Thing Every Writer Needs to Succeed
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Oct 12, 2015 |
#20: How to Find and Generate Energy
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Oct 05, 2015 |