Ink in Your Veins

By Rachael Herron

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 Mar 29, 2022

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How writers actually write! You might need to be a writer, but you don't need to struggle so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write)

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Episode Date
How to Build the Support You Want with Heidi McIntyre
Dec 19, 2024
The Power of Trimming Down Your Work, with Kate Mahony
Dec 12, 2024
The Black Herron 27
Nov 30, 2024
Writing an Identity Not Your Own, with Alex Temblador
Nov 28, 2024
On Slowing Down Hurry Mode with Nicole Meier
Nov 21, 2024
How to Write with Heart, Soul, and Pen, with Robin Finn
Nov 14, 2024
How to Embrace Not Knowing in Writing with Lauren Aliza Green
Nov 07, 2024
The Black Herron 26
Nov 01, 2024
Earn Your Emotional Moments - with Julie Leong
Oct 31, 2024
When a Pantser Turns Into a Plotter - with Ann Rose
Oct 24, 2024
How to Invest in Yourself as a Writer with Rebekah Faubion
Oct 17, 2024
Using a Freelance Developmental Editor While Still Writing Your Novel with May Cobb
Oct 10, 2024
The Black Herron 25
Oct 03, 2024
How to Quit Imposter Syndrome - with Lynne Thompson
Oct 03, 2024
Using Intuition Like a Muscle with Tara Sim
Sep 26, 2024
What's Your Writing Expiration Date? with Natasha Daniels
Sep 19, 2024
How to Celebrate Everything - Ally Nikolaus
Sep 12, 2024
On Surprising Yourself with Danica Nava
Sep 05, 2024
The Black Herron LIVE Ep 24
Sep 01, 2024
Give Your Inner Critic an Important Job with AJ Harper
Aug 29, 2024
Write a Book Based Only on a Title with Elyssa Friedland
Aug 22, 2024
How to Attend a Writing Conference - Solo Episode
Aug 17, 2024
The Black Herron 23
Aug 02, 2024
How to Set Up Author Stations to Make Writing Easier with Jessica Mehring
Aug 01, 2024
The Joy of Writing a Younger Voice with Jennifer Lane
Jul 25, 2024
The Only Way Out is Through with Tasha Coryell
Jul 18, 2024
Writing Powered by Spite with Ashley Poston
Jul 11, 2024
3 Tips on Effective World-Building with Ken Liu
Jul 04, 2024
The Black Herron 22
Jun 30, 2024
How to Find Your Writing Voice with Polly Campbell
Jun 27, 2024
How to Embrace the Sh*tty First Draft with Kristina Forest
Jun 20, 2024
How Is Neurodivergence a Superpower? with Holger Nils Pohl
Jun 13, 2024
How to Recover from a Hard Revision Letter with Sarah Zachrich Jeng
Jun 06, 2024
The Black Herron 21
Jun 02, 2024
Keep Doing What You WANT to Do - Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
May 30, 2024
How Music Can Fight the Inner Critic, with Nicola Solvinic
May 23, 2024
443 | Using a Page Turn as Cliffhanger with Airlie Anderson
May 16, 2024
442 | Why You Need To Take Breaks with Candra Anaya
May 09, 2024
441 | Avoid a Catastrophic Scrivener Fail!
May 02, 2024
440 | The Black Herron Ep 20
Apr 30, 2024
439 | What’s Keeping You From Writing with Donn King
Apr 25, 2024
438 | Getting Unstuck with Tiffany Yates Martin
Apr 22, 2024
437 | Getting Unstuck with Anne Kemp
Apr 22, 2024
436 | Unstuck (The Inciting Incident)
Apr 20, 2024
435 | Getting Unstuck with Nicole Peeler
Apr 20, 2024
434 | Getting Unstuck with Carter Wilson
Apr 19, 2024
433 | Getting Unstuck with Jason Craig Poole
Apr 18, 2024
432 | Getting Unstuck with Ines Johnson
Apr 16, 2024
431 | Getting Unstuck with Jennie Nash
Apr 16, 2024
430 | Getting Unstuck with Toby Neal
Apr 15, 2024
429 | Getting Unstuck with J. Thorn
Apr 14, 2024
428 | Getting Unstuck with A. K. Mulford
Apr 12, 2024
427 | Getting Unstuck with KJ Dell’Antonia
Apr 11, 2024
426 | Editing Audio and the Bloopers You Find
Apr 10, 2024
425 | Getting Unstuck with Becca Syme - Special Episode
Apr 10, 2024
424 | Getting Unstuck with Monna McDiarmid - Special Episode!
Apr 09, 2024
423 | Getting Unstuck with Joanna Penn - Special Episode!
Apr 08, 2024
422 | Getting Unstuck with Sacha Black - Special Episode!
Apr 03, 2024
421 | The Black Herron Ep 19 with Special Guest Joanna Penn
Apr 01, 2024
420 | 8 Years as a Full-Time Writer - Lessons Learned
Mar 29, 2024
419 | Write Till You Cry with Ken Guidroz
Mar 22, 2024
418 | How to Survive the Post-Publishing Crash with Sarah-Jane Collins
Mar 14, 2024
417 | How to Not Quit Writing by Accident
Mar 14, 2024
416 | How to End Your Book with Jennifer Lang
Mar 07, 2024
415 | The Black Herron 18
Feb 29, 2024
414 | Channeling the Muse with Renée Hartleib
Feb 29, 2024
413 | How to Use a Book Launch for Social Proof with Helen B. Scheuerer
Feb 22, 2024
412 | On Launching into the New with Jennifer Louden
Feb 15, 2024
411 | Don’t Wait Too Long to Get Writing Feedback! with Jenna Adams
Feb 08, 2024
410 | The Black Herron Ep 17
Feb 01, 2024
409 | What Kind of Editing is ACTUALLY Essential?
Jan 25, 2024
408 | How to Lure Your Muses with Leftie Aubé
Jan 18, 2024
407 | The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now
Jan 11, 2024
406 | The Annual Money Episode! What I Made and How I Made it as a Writer
Jan 04, 2024
405 | The Black Herron Ep 16
Jan 04, 2024
Ep. 403: Reality TV as a Writer’s Tool with Rachel Harrison
Dec 28, 2023
Ep. 402: How Stunt Memoirs Can Change the World with Eve O. Schaub
Dec 21, 2023
Ep. 401: What’s Luck Got To Do With It? With Tori Anne Martin
Dec 14, 2023
404 | Ink In Your Veins
Dec 13, 2023
Ep. 400: How to Heal a Tired Writer’s Heart with Kate Elliott
Dec 07, 2023
Ep. 399: Stocking the Word Graveyard with Sarah Hawley
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 398: The Black Herron Ep 15
Nov 30, 2023
Ep. 397: All Ink, No Drink - with Barbara O’Neal
Nov 23, 2023
Ep. 396: How to Write 103 Books (and Counting!) with PD Workman
Nov 17, 2023
Ep. 395: How to Center the Memoir Reader with Jennie Nash
Nov 16, 2023
Ep. 394: Reclaim Your Brain From Social Media with Uzma Jalaluddin
Nov 10, 2023
Ep. 393: The Black Herron Ep 14
Oct 31, 2023
NANO WITH ME! Time-sensitive! - Ep. 392: The Word Because with Nigar Alam
Oct 30, 2023
Ep. 391: On Owning a VERY Special Book with Qin Sun Stubis
Oct 26, 2023
Ep. 390: Premise Vs. Plot with Sarah Adler
Oct 19, 2023
Ep. 389: How to Face Your Writing Fears with Ashley Wilda
Oct 12, 2023
Ep. 388: Writing the Shadow with Joanna Penn
Oct 12, 2023
Ep. 387: The Magic of Post-Its with Julie Carrick Dalton
Oct 05, 2023
Ep. 386: The Black Herron Episode 13
Oct 01, 2023
Ep. 385: Find Your Book’s GPS with Katrina Kittle
Sep 28, 2023
Ep. 384: When To Put Your Writing Down with Ren DeStefano
Sep 21, 2023
Ep. 383: The Beauty of Lowering Your Standards with Jesse Q. Sutanto
Sep 14, 2023
Ep. 382: Why to Not Show EVERYTHING with Shay Galloway
Sep 07, 2023
Ep. 381: How to Start Your Book with Jennifer Herrera
Aug 31, 2023
Ep. 380: Lessons Learned from Failing to Sell a Book with Kitty Zeldis
Aug 24, 2023
Ep. 379: Harness Writing Sprint Power with Jenn McKinlay
Aug 17, 2023
Ep. 378: Using Different Mediums to Help with Revision with Kristen Bird
Aug 10, 2023
Ep. 377: Bonus Episode - Should I Revise My Book for an Agent?
Aug 06, 2023
Ep. 376: The Black Herron Episode Ep. 12
Aug 04, 2023
Ep. 375: How to Celebrate Every Shot You Take with Edward Giordano
Aug 03, 2023
Ep. 374: Why You Should Skip Ahead with Nalini Singh
Jul 27, 2023
Ep. 373: How to Beat Writer's Block with Jayne Ann Krentz
Jul 20, 2023
Ep. 372: Your Writing Should Be Messy with Hanna Halperin
Jul 13, 2023
Episode 371: The Black Herron Episode 11
Jul 01, 2023
Ep. 370: Why You Should Write with Friends with Katlyn Duncan
Jun 29, 2023
Ep. 369: Why Failing to Write is AWESOME (bonus episode)
Jun 23, 2023
Ep. 368: How to Give Yourself Permission to Write with Kelcey Ervick
Jun 22, 2023
Ep. 376: How to Surprise the Reader (BIG TIME) with David Ellis
Jun 15, 2023
Ep. 366: Monna McDiarmid on Love Tricks for Writers
Jun 08, 2023
Ep. 364: What Did That Rejection Letter REALLY Mean?
Jun 01, 2023
Ep. 365: The Black Herron Ep 10
Jun 01, 2023
Ep. 363: Using the Blank Page as a Power Tool with Caroline Kepnes
May 25, 2023
Ep. 362: On Making a Slide Deck of AWESOMENESS with Nikki Payne
May 18, 2023
Ep. 361: You Might Need a Break - Emi Nietfeld
May 11, 2023
Ep. 360: What To Do When You’re Stuck - Molly Fader
May 04, 2023
Ep. 359: The Black Herron 09
May 01, 2023
Ep. 358: POV Hack: Using Method Acting with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Apr 27, 2023
Ep. 357: Am I Selling Out? Mini Episode!
Apr 26, 2023
Ep. 356: Katie Baird on How to Keep Believing After Rejection
Apr 13, 2023
Ep. 355: Bonus Episode - How to Steal Writing Friends
Apr 07, 2023
Ep. 354: Leslie Karst on Why You Shouldn’t Read Reviews
Apr 06, 2023
Ep. 353: The Black Herron 08
Apr 01, 2023
Ep. 352: Layla Khoury-Hanold on How to Nourish Your Inner Writer
Mar 30, 2023
Ep. 351: The Writer’s Well 2023 Catch Up with J Thorn!
Mar 23, 2023
Ep. 350: Albert Flynn DeSilver on Being Truly Okay With Your Writing
Mar 16, 2023
Ep. 349: Fighting Shiny Object Syndrome!
Mar 10, 2023
Ep. 348: Helen Scheuerer on How Your Calendar is Your Secret Superpower
Mar 09, 2023
Ep. 347: Eleanor Shearer on the Power of 500 Words a Day
Feb 23, 2023
Ep. 346: Grant Faulkner on The Art of Brevity
Feb 16, 2023
Ep. 345: May-lee Chai on Short Story Magic
Feb 09, 2023
Ep. 344: Violet De Luna on How to Believe You’re a Worthy Writer
Feb 02, 2023
Ep. 343: The Black Herron 06
Jan 31, 2023
Ep. 342: Peggy Orenstein on How to Start Writing Where You Can
Jan 26, 2023
Ep. 341: AM Mason on the Life-Changing Magic of A Good Outline
Jan 19, 2023
Ep. 340: Nat Connors on Why Crime Pays In Most Books
Jan 12, 2023
Ep. 339: The Annual MONEY Episode! What Did I Make and How?
Jan 05, 2023
Ep. 338: The Black Herron Ep 5
Jan 01, 2023
Ep. 337: Jasmine Guillory on How No One Will De if You Give Yourself a Break
Dec 29, 2022
Ep. 336: Thien-Kim Lam on What You Need to Survive Criticism
Dec 22, 2022
Ep. 335: Should You Use (or Lose?) the Newest Apps
Dec 15, 2022
Ep. 334: Natalia Molina on How to Rest as a Writer
Dec 08, 2022
Ep. 333: What Do You Do if Your Book Isn’t Selling?
Dec 01, 2022
Ep. 332: The Black Herron Episode 4
Dec 01, 2022
Ep. 331: Ellen Joy on How to Succeed With Series
Nov 24, 2022
Ep. 330: Sangu Mandanna on How to Harness ADHD as a Writing Superpower
Nov 17, 2022
Ep. 329: What Does a Traditional Publisher Want YOU To Do For Your Book?
Nov 10, 2022
Ep. 328: Kelly Sokol on How to Expose What’s Hidden In Your Writing
Nov 03, 2022
Ep. 327: The Black Herron Episode 3
Oct 31, 2022
Ep. 326: Annabel Monaghan on What If You’re Sick of Your Book?
Oct 27, 2022
Ep. 325: Elizabeth Miki Brina on How to Know When to Go Deep
Oct 20, 2022
Ep. 324: Jalynn Harris on How to Use Revision in Our Real Lives
Oct 13, 2022
Ep. 323: Jess Montgomery on the Troll Dolls Stuck in Your Writing Couch
Oct 06, 2022
Ep. 322: The Black Herron Episode 2
Oct 01, 2022
Ep. 321: Bonus Episode - How to Write a Blurb that Hooks Your Reader
Sep 29, 2022
Ep. 320: Juno Dawson on How Love Can Change Everything
Sep 16, 2022
Ep. 319: Alana Quintana Albertson on How a Writer Gets a TV Deal
Sep 08, 2022
Ep. 318: Tara T. Green on How to Claim Space for Your Work
Sep 01, 2022
Ep. 317: The Black Herron Episode 1 (Bonus Episode!)
Sep 01, 2022
Ep. 316: Sarah McCraw Crow on How to Deal with Shiny Object Syndrome
Aug 25, 2022
Ep. 315: Nigel Bartlett on Indie vs Traditional Publishing
Aug 17, 2022
Ep. 314: Vanessa Hua on Moving the Body as Writing Practice
Aug 05, 2022
Ep. 313: Erin La Rosa on How to Use Notecards to Supercharge Your Characters
Jul 28, 2022
Ep. 312: Sascha Rothchild on How to Write Distinct Voices
Jul 21, 2022
Ep: 311: How to Stick With a Project (Long Enough to Finish It)
Jul 14, 2022
Ep. 310: Maddie Dawson on How Many Years it Takes to Be An Overnight Success
Jul 07, 2022
Ep. 309: Sarra Cannon on How to Follow Your Own (Productive) Road
Jun 30, 2022
Ep. 308: Should a Straight Person Write a Gay Main Character?
Jun 23, 2022
Ep. 307: Deonna Kelli Sayed on How To Silence Mental Lamentation (Bonus: Bonus: Why to Be Wary of Hybrid Publishers!)
Jun 16, 2022
Ep. 306: AK Mulford - From BookTok to 7-Figures!
Jun 09, 2022
Ep. 305: Why Am I Even Writing? (Bonus mini episode!)
Jun 07, 2022
Ep. 304: Catherine Prendergast on How Every Writer Lies (For Truth)
May 26, 2022
Ep, 303: Josephine Smith on How to Launch Your Writing Career Fast with Four Books in a Year
May 19, 2022
Ep. 302: Rudy Ruiz on How to Open Yourself to Edits
May 12, 2022
Ep. 301: Isabel Cañas on The Magic of a Reading Journal
May 06, 2022
Ep. 300: Amy S. Peele on How to Keep Your Writing Top of Mind
Apr 28, 2022
Ep. 299: What’s the Difference Between a Premise and a Hook?
Apr 27, 2022
Ep. 298: Seressia Glass on Bringing Out the Inner Geek
Apr 21, 2022
Ep. 297: John R. Rickford on the Gift of a Stroke
Apr 14, 2022
Ep. 296: Ashanti Anderson on Writing Multiple Genres
Apr 07, 2022
Ep. 295: How Do You Know When Your Book is Ready?
Apr 07, 2022
Ep. 294: Eliza Nellums on Adding Ticking Clocks to Up Your Tension
Mar 31, 2022
Ep. 293: Sacha Black on Finding Your Book’s G-Spot
Mar 24, 2022
Ep. 292: What if My Agent Can’t Sell My Book? Bonus Episode
Mar 17, 2022
Ep. 291: Kerri Maher on How to Find Your Own Community
Mar 10, 2022
Ep. 290: Farah Jasmine Griffin on How to Write Your Full Self Into Your Work
Mar 03, 2022
Ep. 289: Kit Mayquist on How to Work Backward from the Dark Moment
Feb 24, 2022
Ep. 288: Sabrina Benaim on Telling the Fearless Truth
Feb 18, 2022
Ep. 287: Bonus Episode - What About Paid Reviews?
Feb 17, 2022
Ep. 286: Lana Harper On Hitting the NYT with a Queer Romcom!
Feb 10, 2022
Ep. 285: Aylene Lambert on How to Deal with an Editor’s Letter
Feb 04, 2022
Ep. 284: Rachel Howzell Hall on Writing Longhand as a Superpower
Jan 28, 2022
Ep. 283: Do You Need a Beta Reader?
Jan 21, 2022
Ep. 282: Rachael’s Writing Goals for 2022 Q1
Jan 20, 2022
Ep. 281: Rachael’s Annual MONEY episode!
Jan 14, 2022
Ep. 280: Bonus Episode - Rachael and J Thorn Catch Up!
Jan 11, 2022
Ep. 279: Eva Moore on How to REALLY Use TikTok as a Writer!
Jan 07, 2022
Ep. 277: Welcome the New Year with Ease Lessons by Monna McDiarmid
Dec 31, 2021
Ep. 278: A Life in Stitches is a Bestseller!
Dec 24, 2021
Ep. 276: Jason C. Poole on the Magic of Four Thousand Weeks
Dec 23, 2021
Ep. 275: Bonus Episode - How to Write When it’s Hard to Write
Dec 22, 2021
Ep. 274: Chandra Prasad on How to Get Unstuck
Dec 16, 2021
Ep. 273: Renee K. Nicholson on How to Use Story as Medicine
Dec 09, 2021
Ep. 272: How to Keep Writing When You’ve Lost All Hope
Dec 07, 2021
Ep. 271: Cassie Roma on on How to LOVE the Blank Page
Dec 02, 2021
Ep. 270: How Do You Deal with Shiny Object Syndrome?
Nov 26, 2021
Ep. 269: Sarah Echevarre Smith on How to Hook and Keep Your Readers
Nov 19, 2021
Ep. 268: Emma Brodie on How to Hit the Reset Button in Your Writing
Nov 11, 2021
Ep. 267: Tiffany Yates Martin on the Secret to Writing a Good Book (Truly!)
Nov 05, 2021
Ep. 266: Sara Shepard on What Your Characters Might Say at a Cocktail Party
Oct 29, 2021
Ep. 265: Cecilia Gray on How To Write About the Pandemic
Oct 22, 2021
Ep. 264: Amber McBride on How to Write a Novel in Verse
Oct 16, 2021
Ep. 263: Bella Mahaya Carter on How to Slow Down
Oct 07, 2021
Ep. 262: J.L. Torres on How to Read Like a Writer
Sep 30, 2021
Ep. 261: Dr. Saumya Dave on 200 Rejections Before Success
Sep 25, 2021
Ep. 260: Lexie Elliott on How to Make Your Main Character Feel Authentic
Sep 17, 2021
Ep. 259: How Do You Actually Fast-Draft a Novel? Bonus MiniEpisode
Sep 14, 2021
Ep. 258: Kristan Higgins on How to Write Forward Without Looking Back
Sep 10, 2021
Ep. 257: Cassandra Lane on How to Parent Yourself as a Writer
Sep 03, 2021
Ep. 256: How To Create Plot Twists
Sep 01, 2021
Ep. 255: Lisa Scottoline on How To Demystify Writing
Aug 28, 2021
Ep. 254: Laura Hankin on How to Use Your Favorite Writing to Inspire Your Own
Aug 21, 2021
Ep. 253: Catriona Turner On How to Write the Miraculous in the Everyday
Aug 13, 2021
Ep 252: What If I Can’t Fit Everything Into My Book?
Aug 10, 2021
Ep. 251: Mark A. Alvarez II on How to Write Scars and Vulnerability
Aug 06, 2021
Ep. 250: Rachael Herron and Sara Shepard in Conversation - How To Launch a Book in Strange Times
Jul 30, 2021
Ep. 249: The Best Method for Building Your Writing Platform
Jul 23, 2021
Ep. 248: Patti Callahan on How to Know What Your Characters Want
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 247: Amy E. Reichert on Writers and Procrastination
Jul 09, 2021
Ep. 246: Why It’s Essential to Be Okay with Writing CRAP!
Jul 08, 2021
Ep. 245: Karen White on How to Leave Yourself Clues In Your Writing
Jul 02, 2021
Ep. 244: Sanjena Sathian on How to Make Every Word Count
Jun 25, 2021
Ep. 243: Emma Straub on How to Finish Your Book
Jun 18, 2021
Ep. 242: Jennifer Craven on How to Get the Words On the Page
Jun 11, 2021
Ep. 241: Ilana Masad on How to Chase Emotional Obsession
Jun 04, 2021
Ep. 240: Kathryn Nicolai on Focusing on the Good in Life and Writing
May 27, 2021
Ep. 239: Kirsty Capes on Using Tips from Screenwriters to Write Novels
May 21, 2021
Ep. 238: Meghan Scott Molin on How To Write When Life is Just Too Busy
May 13, 2021
Ep. 237: Kristin Beck on How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor
May 07, 2021
Ep. 236: Kathleen West On Deliberately Writing Scenes You Won’t Use
Apr 30, 2021
Ep. 235: Nancy Stohlman on Why Writing Short is So Exciting
Apr 23, 2021
Ep: 234: Should I Write a Book Proposal?
Apr 19, 2021
Ep: 233: Why Your Writing Goals Don't Matter That Much!
Apr 16, 2021
Ep. 232: Sonya Lalli on Using Romance Beats in Mainstream Fiction
Apr 09, 2021
Ep. 231: Deanna Raybourn on Why Being a Writing Magpie is a Great Thing
Apr 02, 2021
Ep. 230: Erika Robuck on the Magic of YouTube Research
Mar 26, 2021
Ep. 229: Chang-rae Lee on Slowing Down While Writing
Mar 19, 2021
Ep. 228: Jasmine Mans on Harnessing Play to Expose the Truth
Mar 12, 2021
Ep. 227: Elly Griffiths on Writing in the Garden
Mar 05, 2021
Ep. 226: What’s a Hybrid Press and What Should I Watch Out For?
Mar 01, 2021
Ep. 225: What Do You Actually MEAN When You Say to Write Fast and Badly?
Feb 26, 2021
Ep. 224: Abigail Dean on Writing (Very Deliciously) Dark
Feb 19, 2021
Ep. 223: Janna Ruth on Transforming Trauma into Art
Feb 12, 2021
Ep. 222: Lisa Gardner on How To Keep Moving Forward With Your Story
Feb 05, 2021
Ep. 221: How Do I Even START Writing My Book? Bonus Episode
Feb 05, 2021
Ep. 220: Rachel Lynn Solomon on Speeding up the Slow and Slowing Down the Fast
Jan 29, 2021
Ep. 219: Ashley Audrain on Getting Work Done During Lockdown
Jan 22, 2021
Ep. 218: Ricardo Fayet on Finding the Perfect Editor
Jan 15, 2021
Ep: 217: Show Me the Money, 2020 Edition
Jan 08, 2021
Ep. 216: Heid E. Erdrich on Writing Poetry in the Dark
Jan 07, 2021
Ep. 215: Jeff Elkins on Making Dialogue Really WORK in Your Book!
Dec 18, 2020
Ep. 214: Bonnie Tsui on Finding Flow in Writing (and in the Water)
Dec 11, 2020
Ep. 213: Melissa Storm on Writing with OCD
Dec 04, 2020
Ep. 212: Bryan Washington on How Much Setting Matters
Nov 27, 2020
Ep. 211: How to Write Dialogue for Characters Very Unlike Yourself
Nov 25, 2020
Ep. 210: Pam Rosenthal on Not Letting the Page Know You’re Afraid
Nov 20, 2020
Ep. 209: Matt Haig on Literally Writing the Multiverse
Nov 13, 2020
Ep. 208: CJ Cooke on the Thrills of Contemporary Gothic Horror
Nov 06, 2020
Ep. 207: Donna Baier Stein’s Surprising Tip for Getting Into the Voice of a Character
Oct 30, 2020
Ep. 206: Do You Need a Writing Mentor? Or a Pen Name?
Oct 29, 2020
Ep. 204: Vicki Pettersson on How Yoga Helps Her Write Lots of Books
Oct 23, 2020
Ep. 205: Kati Gardner on Planning for Writers
Oct 23, 2020
Ep. 203: Alexis Henderson on How To Write Books, Not Just Beginnings
Oct 02, 2020
Ep. 202: Anjanette Delgado on the Magic of Preproduction in Novel Writing
Sep 24, 2020
Ep. 201: How Do You Know When You're Overcomplicating Your Book?
Sep 23, 2020
Ep. 200: Edward Giordano Helps Rachael Celebrate 200 Episodes!
Sep 18, 2020
Ep. 199: Becca Syme on Maximizing Your Strengths as a Writer
Sep 11, 2020
Ep. 198: Joshua Bennett on Making Sure There's Blood in Your Writing
Sep 04, 2020
Ep. 197: Can I Write a Main Character Outside my Race?
Aug 28, 2020
Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir
Aug 21, 2020
Ep.195: Ivuoma Okoro on Changing Forms to Get Better at Plotting
Aug 14, 2020
Ep. 194: Should You Hire an Editor Before Submitting Queries to Agents?
Aug 12, 2020
Ep. 193: Vikram Chandra on a New App to Keep Your Writing Organized
Aug 07, 2020
Ep. 192: KJ Dell'Antonia on Dissecting Other Writing to Improve Your Own
Jul 31, 2020
Ep. 191: How Do You Keep From Getting Distracted While Writing?
Jul 24, 2020
Ep. 190: Anthony Moore on Capturing Ideas as they Arrive
Jul 17, 2020
Ep. 189: Steven Rowley on When You Get To Call Yourself A Writer
Jul 10, 2020
Ep. 188: Elizabeth Kay on Taking Off Her Editor’s Hat to Write a Bestseller
Jul 03, 2020
Ep. 187: Eddie King on Why There’s No Right Way of Writing
Jun 26, 2020
Ep. 186: Ines Johnson on Wanting More After Finding Success
Jun 19, 2020
Ep. 185: Should I Look for an Agent for my Debut or Self-Publish It? (Bonus! How To Be an Anti-Racist)
Jun 12, 2020
Ep. 184: Should You Build a Mailing List While Still Writing Your First Book?
May 29, 2020
Ep. 183: Jennie Nash on Harnessing the Power of Jealousy
May 22, 2020
Ep. 182: How to Allow Yourself to Suck and Fix it Later
May 15, 2020
Ep. 181: Jeni McFarland on Writing by Hand
May 08, 2020
Ep. 180: Melanie Abrams on Bringing the Conflict
May 01, 2020
Ep. 179: Should You Get an MFA?
Apr 27, 2020
Ep. 178: Jennifer Louden on Why Bother
Apr 24, 2020
Ep. 177: How to do Revision Passes to Save Your Sanity
Apr 17, 2020
Ep. 176: Katie Forrest on Time Management for Writers During a Crisis
Apr 10, 2020
Ep. 175: Mini-Episode - How to Keep Going
Apr 03, 2020
Ep. 174: Rachael on Getting Your Writing Done When Life is Distracting
Mar 20, 2020
Ep. 173: Chanel Cleeton on Planning Life vs. Planning a Book
Mar 13, 2020
Ep. 172: Tara East on Interviewing as a Superpower for Writing
Mar 06, 2020
Ep. 171: What To Do With a Revision Letter (and where are the memoirists?) Bonus MiniEpisode
Mar 02, 2020
Ep. 170: Maya Hughes on the Wonders of Scrivener
Feb 28, 2020
Ep. 169: Juliet Blackwell on Getting the Words on the Page
Feb 21, 2020
Ep. 168: Tommy Arnold and Micah Epstein on the Fascinating Similarities Between Visual Artists and Writers
Feb 07, 2020
Ep. 167: Podcasts I Love - Bonus Mini-episode
Feb 04, 2020
Ep. 166: Nancy Richardson Fischer Share the BEST Tip for Ensuring Scene Flow
Jan 31, 2020
Ep. 165: How Do You Start Your Own Writing Group? Bonus mini-episode!
Jan 21, 2020
Ep. 164: Aime Austin on Avoiding Headhopping in Fiction
Jan 17, 2020
Ep. 163: How to Start Novel Revision & How to Avoid Shiny New Object Syndrome - Bonus Mini-episode!
Jan 16, 2020
Ep. 162: Show Me The Money, 2019 Edition
Jan 10, 2020
Ep. 161: Rachael on the RWA Debacle
Jan 01, 2020
Ep. 160: How Do You Use Tarot as Tool for Writing Even if You’re Non-Woo-woo? Bonus episode!
Dec 27, 2019
Ep. 159: Steff Green on Writing Prolifically and Joyfully
Dec 20, 2019
Ep. 158: Should You Plan to Self-Publish AND Seek Agent Representation? And Are Retreats for Introverts? Bonus Episode
Dec 19, 2019
Ep. 157: Daniel Willcocks on Writing Fast and Getting into Flow
Dec 13, 2019
Ep. 156: Jeremy Spillman on Taking Nashville Songwriting to a Novel
Dec 06, 2019
Ep. 155: Blog vs. Memoir and Couch to 5k for Writing - Bonus Episode
Dec 05, 2019
Ep. 154: How Do You Keep Writing When No One is Reading You Yet? Bonus Mini-Episode
Nov 28, 2019
Ep. 153: Marianne Power on Writing Truth and Shame in Memoir
Nov 22, 2019
Ep. 152: NaNoWriMo Crash - Bonus Episode
Nov 20, 2019
Ep. 150: Shamim Sarif on Marrying Characters to Plot, Organically
Nov 15, 2019
Ep. 151: Rachael on How to Start Sentences, How to Word Sprint, and Taking on Draft Passes (Mini-Episode)
Nov 15, 2019
Ep. 149: Adrienne Bell on Writing Hella Words in 2020
Nov 08, 2019
Ep. 148: Rachael on Making Changes
Nov 02, 2019
Ep. 147: Amy Rigby on Memoir Writing, Songwriting, and Tending Bar
Oct 11, 2019
Ep. 146: Jennifer Loudon on Writing and Your Emotional Immune System
Oct 04, 2019
Ep. 145: J.L. Brown on Finding Your Own Voice as a Writer
Sep 27, 2019
Ep. 144: Katie Forrest on Character Quirks
Sep 20, 2019
Ep. 143: Abdi Nazemian on Being in a TV Writers' Room
Sep 13, 2019
Ep. 142: Lamar Giles and His Brilliant Dialogue Craft Tip
Sep 06, 2019
Ep. 141: Samantha Downing on 10 Years to Overnight Success
Aug 30, 2019
Ep. 140: Mindy McGinnis on Creating a Snow Globe of Writing Efficiency
Aug 23, 2019
Ep. 139: Alexandra Villasante on Staying Connected to Your Characters
Aug 02, 2019
Ep. 138: Hannah Shaw on Writing Your Passion (and Kittens!)
Jul 26, 2019
Ep. 137: M.G. Hennessey on When Not to Revise
Jul 19, 2019
Ep. 136: Aileen Erin on The Second Act
Jun 28, 2019
Ep. 135: Aime McNee on the Joy of Writing Community
Jun 21, 2019
Ep. 134: Ella Barnard on Connecting With Readers
Jun 07, 2019
Ep. 133: Jill Hedgecock on Using a Muse Board
May 31, 2019
Ep. 132: Julie Schooler on Finding Your Writing Sparkle
May 24, 2019
Ep. 131: Rachael on How to Write Your Book in 90 Days!
May 17, 2019
Ep. 130: Barbara Poelle on What an Agent Looks For
May 10, 2019
Ep. 129: Nancy Warren
May 03, 2019
Ep. 128: Beth Barany on the Importance of Play in Writing
Apr 05, 2019
Ep. 127: W.L. Hawkin on the Magic of Writing
Mar 29, 2019
Ep. 126: Hank Phillipi Ryan on How to Keep Pacing Tight
Mar 22, 2019
Ep. 125: Valerie Francis on Genre Conventions
Mar 15, 2019
Ep. 124: Lara Zielin on How To Write A Better Story for Your Life
Mar 08, 2019
Ep. 123: Tricia Bruce on Not Shying Away from the Hard Stuff
Mar 01, 2019
Ep. 122: Katrin Schumann on Finding the Moment of Bliss in Writing
Feb 22, 2019
Ep. 121: Dharma Kelleher on the Pain and Pleasure of Process
Feb 15, 2019
Ep. 120: Carter Wilson on Upping the Pace
Feb 08, 2019
Ep. 119: Win Charles is Delightful
Feb 01, 2019
Ep. 118: Eve O. Schaub on Finding the Time To Write the Truth
Jan 18, 2019
Ep. 117: Barbara Samuel on Finding and Keeping Inspiration
Jan 11, 2019
Ep. 116: Rachael’s 2018 Recap (The Money Episode)
Jan 07, 2019
Ep. 115: Jim Heskett on Juggling the Writer’s Life
Dec 28, 2018
Ep. 114: Rachael reads Alexis Bonogofsky
Dec 21, 2018
Ep. 113: Rachael on Facebook Live
Dec 14, 2018
Ep. 112: Tasha L. Harrison on Keeping a Writing Journal
Dec 07, 2018
Ep. 111: Kristen Lepionka
Nov 30, 2018
Ep. 110: Marion Roach Smith
Nov 24, 2018
Ep. 109: Sophie Littlefield, Finally!
Nov 16, 2018
Ep. 108: Rachael on Revision
Nov 09, 2018
Ep. 107: Carly Gelsinger
Nov 01, 2018
Ep. 106: Alanna Okun
Oct 19, 2018
Ep. 105: Jessica Strawser
Oct 12, 2018
Ep. 104: Kilby Blades on Getting it All Done
Sep 21, 2018
Ep. 103: Clare Lydon on the Freedom Found in the Writer’s Life
Sep 13, 2018
Ep. 102: Writing Q&A with Rachael
Aug 31, 2018
Ep. 101: Rachael Talks About a Little Bit of Everything
Aug 24, 2018
Ep. 100: Orna Ross on Capturing and Keeping Inspiration
Aug 17, 2018
Ep. 099: Laura Morelli on Writing Historical Fiction and How to Take Care of Yourself as a Writer
Aug 03, 2018
Ep. 098: Toby Neal is Completely Inspiring
Jul 28, 2018
Ep. 097: Rose Lerner on the Rush of Being in the Flow of Writing
Jul 21, 2018
Ep. 096: Kirsty Logan Talks About Doing What We Like
Jul 14, 2018
Ep. 095: Rachael’s Mid-Year Update
Jul 06, 2018
Ep. 094: Leesa Renee Hall on Writing Half a Million words in 365 Consecutive Days
Jun 29, 2018
Ep. 093: Jeffrey Foucault on Writing a Lot of Sentences to Achieve Clarity
Jun 22, 2018
Ep. 92: Brenda Wilhelmson on Saying Yes
Jun 15, 2018
Ep. 091: R.L. Merrill Talks Facing Conflict with Characters
Jun 15, 2018
Ep. 090: E.J. Russell on Shifting into the Right Brain
Jun 01, 2018
Ep. 089: Emilia Zeeland Talks Character Building
May 25, 2018
Ep. 088: Nathan Van Coops on Finding the Writer's Hook
May 18, 2018
Ep. 087: Adrienne Bell, Plot MD
May 11, 2018
Ep. 086: Tessa Dare is Awesome
May 05, 2018
Ep. 085: Rachael Herron Talks About Addiction
Apr 27, 2018
Ep. 084: Nikki Woolfolk
Apr 06, 2018
Ep. 083: Priscilla Oliveras
Mar 30, 2018
Ep. 082: Nina MacLaughlin on Wood and Words
Mar 23, 2018
Ep. 081: Morgan Daimler
Mar 17, 2018
Ep. 080: Jill Baguchinsky on Being Fearless
Mar 09, 2018
Ep. 079: RJ Theodore is Simply Delightful
Mar 02, 2018
Ep. 078: Robyn Kelly Talks About Being a Man in a Woman's World
Feb 23, 2018
Ep. 077: Alex Courcier on the Future of Writing
Feb 16, 2018
Ep. 076: Rachael Herron talks about her new book, Fast-Draft Your Memoir
Feb 09, 2018
Ep. 075: Joanna Penn talks about The Healthy Writer
Feb 02, 2018
Ep. 074: Alex Dolan on Crafting Characters
Jan 26, 2018
Ep. 073: Fábio M. Barreto on Overcoming the Fear of Finding the Best Words
Jan 19, 2018
Ep. 072: Rachael on 2017 Achievements (and Failures) and 2018 Goals
Jan 05, 2018
Ep. 071: Zach Bohannon on Getting Out of the Writing Chair Occasionally
Dec 15, 2017
Ep. 070: Liz Fenton on Authoring Books with Her Best Friend
Dec 08, 2017
Ep. 069: Jeff and Will on Sharing a Podcast and Writing and Life
Dec 01, 2017
Ep. 068: Antonia Murphy on Humor and Truth in Memoir
Nov 17, 2017
Ep. 067: Lorena Hughes On Trusting Yourself as a Writer
Nov 10, 2017
Ep. 066: Veronica Wolff on Remembering What You Love
Nov 03, 2017
Ep. 065: Michelle Spiva on How to Grab Your Reader Instantly
Oct 27, 2017
Ep. 064: Chloe Adler on Not Limiting Yourself in Your Writing
Oct 20, 2017
Ep. 063: Ryan J. Pelton on Why Editing as You Go Can Be a Viable Option
Oct 12, 2017
Ep. 062: Donika Kelly on How to Bring Physicality Into Your Work
Oct 06, 2017
Ep. 061: Olivia Dunn on What it Means to Do Two More Drafts
Sep 28, 2017
Ep. 060: Rachael Herron with 3 Writing Tips You've Never Heard Before
Sep 12, 2017
Ep. 059: Amy Bernhard On Getting a Little Uncomfortable with Our Writing (While Still Finding Joy)
Sep 01, 2017
Ep. 058: Karen Dionne on Not Being Afraid to Try New Things in Your Writing
Aug 26, 2017
Ep. 057: Rachael Herron on Why You Should be a Liar and a Thief
Aug 17, 2017
Ep. 056: Fiona Maazel on Pushing Yourself In Your Writing
Aug 10, 2017
Ep. 055: Rachael Johns on Plotting vs Pantsing vs Her Own Method
Jul 27, 2017
Ep. 054: Alisha Rai on Editing Sex Scenes
Jul 13, 2017
Ep. 053: Rachael Wants to Know What Next?
Jul 06, 2017
Ep 052: Elizabeth Greenwood on Being Bold in Your Writing Career
Jun 29, 2017
Erika T. Wurth on Fitting What You’re Writing to the Best Form
Jun 22, 2017
Ep. 050: Jessica Abel on Working on One Project At a Time
Jun 15, 2017
Ep. 049: Sherry Thomas on How to Craft a Character Through Pain
Jun 09, 2017
Ep. 048: Monica Leonelle on Writing Faster with Dictation
Jun 01, 2017
Ep. 047: Rachael Herron on How She Steals Characters from Real Life
May 25, 2017
Ep. 046 Michelle Gonzales on Not Waiting To Be Found
May 18, 2017
Ep. 045: Sara Ramsey on How to get Unstuck in Your Writing
May 11, 2017
Ep. 044: Bethany Herron on Weird Travel Writing
May 04, 2017
Ep. 043: Rachael in Venice
Apr 27, 2017
Ep. 042: John Gaspard
Apr 06, 2017
Ep. 041: Sheree L. Greer
Mar 30, 2017
Ep. 040: Antonia Crane
Mar 23, 2017
Ep. 039: Gigi Pandian
Mar 16, 2017
Ep. 038: Jason Gurley
Mar 09, 2017
Ep. 037: Kate Maruyama
Mar 02, 2017
Ep. 036: Anna Doogan
Feb 23, 2017
Ep. 035: Adrienne Bell
Feb 16, 2017
Ep. 034: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo
Feb 09, 2017
Ep. 033: Lisa Marie Rollins
Feb 02, 2017
Ep. 032: Honorée Corder
Jan 26, 2017
Ep. 031: Gwenda Bond
Jan 19, 2017
Ep. 030: Aya de Leon
Jan 12, 2017
Ep. 029: New Year Goals with Rachael
Jan 05, 2017
Ep. 028: Mridu Khullar Relph
Dec 21, 2016
Ep. 027: Joanna Penn
Dec 15, 2016
Ep. 026: Dani Shapiro
Dec 09, 2016
Ep. 025: Janine Bajus
Dec 02, 2016
Ep. 024: Tien Chiu
Nov 18, 2016
Ep. 023: J. Thorn
Nov 11, 2016
Ep. 022: Greta Beekhuis
Nov 03, 2016
Ep. 021: Grant Faulkner
Oct 27, 2016
Ep. 020: Holly Robinson
Oct 20, 2016
Ep. 019: Larissa Brown
Oct 14, 2016
Ep. 018: Julia Skott
Oct 06, 2016
Ep. 017: Jennifer Baker
Sep 29, 2016
Ep. 016: Dana Kaye
Sep 22, 2016
Ep. 015: Chris Baty
Sep 15, 2016
Ep. 014: Cat Rambo
Sep 08, 2016
Ep. 013: Clara Parkes
Sep 01, 2016
Ep. 012: Courtney Gillette
Aug 25, 2016
Ep. 011: Kim Werker
Aug 18, 2016
Ep. 10: Morgan Jerkins
Aug 12, 2016
Ep. 009: Raina J. Leon
Aug 04, 2016
Ep. 008: Nayomi Munaweera
Jul 28, 2016
Ep. 007: Arisa White
Jul 21, 2016
Ep. 006: Wendy Ortiz
Jul 14, 2016
Ep. 005: Esmé Weijun Wang
Jul 07, 2016
Ep. 004: Adrienne Celt
Jun 30, 2016
Ep. 003: Adrienne Martini
Jun 23, 2016
Ep 002: Cari Luna
Jun 18, 2016
Ep 001: Rachael Herron
Jun 08, 2016