My Imaginary Friends with L. Penelope
By L. Penelope
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Award-winning fantasy & paranormal romance author Leslye Penelope shares perspectives on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week’s best thing.
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The Fire That Forges You
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Knowing What to Keep (and What Not to)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Work Life Balance vs. the Reality of a Finite Existence
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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What Happens After Agent Feedback (My Revision Process)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Live From VirtuousCon
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Preparing for Draft 2
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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New Year, New Challenges
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Writing is Hard, Y'all
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Novel November: How it Went
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Writing My Novel's First Draft as a Script
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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When Inspiration Strikes
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May 12, 2025 |
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10 Lessons From 10 Years of Publishing
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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The New Year So Far
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Planning for 2025
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Drafting Woes (Technology Edition)
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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How to Know When You're Ready to Write
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Daniel José Older
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Back to the Drawing Board
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Tananarive Due
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Creating a Character's Personality
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Dhonielle Clayton
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Building a Story World First
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May 27, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Kelley Armstrong
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May 20, 2024 |
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Five Years of Podcasting! Plus Updates!
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with P. Djèlí Clark
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Choosing the Right POV for Your Novel
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Beverly Jenkins
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Revising the Outline
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Imagining Success with Mary Robinette Kowal
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Getting Early Feedback on an Outline
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Crafting the Villain
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Starting A New Novel From The Beginning. Again.
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Which One Are You Feeding?
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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The Manuscript Strikes Back!
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Three Books at Once??
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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NaNoWriMo update
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Conquering Dictation for NaNoWriMo
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Creating with Purpose & Planning for the Second Draft
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Re-working the Writing Schedule
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Prepping for Preptober
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Respecting Romance + Story Surgery
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Writing Through Difficult Times
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Advice to My Younger Self
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May 29, 2023 |
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What’s In Your Circle of Control?
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May 23, 2023 |
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Scene Values and Turning Points
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May 15, 2023 |
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My First Week Plotting a New Novel
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May 08, 2023 |
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Prioritize Your Projects
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May 01, 2023 |
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Doubling Down on Being Human in an A.I. World
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Opportunity Costs of Saying ”Yes”
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Conferences, Awards & Endings
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Creativity is Connecting the Dots
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Managing Your To-Do List and Your Emotions
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Staying On Track: Battling Resistance & Other Shiny Objects
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Taking Feedback & Managing Stress
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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On Doing Less & Being Better
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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It’s All in the Name
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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How to Know When You’re Ready to Start Writing
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Outlining Process for a Second Draft
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Every ”Yes” is a Sacrifice
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How I Find My Story’s Theme
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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How to Start Fixing a Broken Book
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Creating a Novel Revision Schedule
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Goodbye 2022!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Good Procrastination
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Measure the Gains
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Plot as Vehicle for Character Change
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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How I Got Unstuck
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Unconscious Decisions That Affect Worldbuilding
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Slogging Through the Draft
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Writing Souls
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Fall Retreat!
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Burdens & Responsibilities
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Success vs. Happiness
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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The Finish Line
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Getting Closer
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Doubling Down
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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National Book Festival
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Worldbuilding on the Go
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Deepening POV
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Getting Unstuck
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Inspiration & Worldbuilding for The Monsters We Defy
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Events, Ads & Promo
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Considering Success & Failure
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Scene Planning
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Structure vs. ”Formula”
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Morning Routines & Powering Through
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Life, Dictation and Everything
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Approaching POV & Worldbuild Now or Worldbuild Later?
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Successful Writing Retreats
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Back on Track... Sort of
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May 30, 2022 |
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Where Did It All Go Wrong?
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May 23, 2022 |
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First Drafts & Second Brains
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May 16, 2022 |
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Structure Checkup
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May 09, 2022 |
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Breakthrough Moments
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May 02, 2022 |
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Finding a Way In
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Do Something Else
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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What Does Success Mean?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Existential Fatigue
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Fleshing Out the Story
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Creatively Inspired
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Structure as Inspiration
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Starting Fresh
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Active Rest
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Finishing Energy
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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The Obstacle is the Character
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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The Service of Art
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Wrangling the Chaos
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Writing Slow & Marketing Systems
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Right on Time
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Let It Go When You Love It
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Looking Ahead
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Business & Creativity
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Expect the Unexpected
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Building the Story
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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What are You Trying to Say?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Jumpstarting a Story
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Fixed Points in Plotting
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Are Goals Always Necessary?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Seasons of No & Yes
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Painful Research
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Vacation Inspiration
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Breaking Down My Revision Process
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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A Break Between Projects
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Evaluating Feedback
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Pushing Yourself
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Prioritize Your Busyness
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Successful Writing Retreats
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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The Ups and the Downs
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Revision Chaos
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Time for a Breakthrough
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Spreadsheets Galore
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Moving On
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Doing Things That Terrify You
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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The Genesis of Monsters
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Wounds, Lies, and Fatal Flaws
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Does Craft Matter?
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Stepping Forward
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Get Back Up Again
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Things Fall Apart
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Iceberg, Right Ahead!
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May 31, 2021 |
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Artistic Vision
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May 24, 2021 |
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The One Where the Middle Kicks My Ass Again
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May 17, 2021 |
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Midpoints, Mirror Moments & Zen
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May 10, 2021 |
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Show Don't Tell, Until You Need to Tell
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May 03, 2021 |
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What do you need to know to start writing?
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Romance Forward
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Publication Schedules
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Muse vs. Business
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Filling Pockets of Time
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Structured & Steadfast
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Transcendent Writing Moments
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Series Concerns
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Mourn the Unfinished Manuscript
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Structural Problems
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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The Exposition Conundrum
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Writer Whiplash
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Leveling Up: Research Edition
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Be Compassionate with Yourself
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Beam Me Up
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Restraint & Mental Strength
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Form Follows Function
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Episode 100!
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Plotting Tools
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Challenging Yourself
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Research: Maps Edition!
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Revision Planning
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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The Edit Letter
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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The Enemy of the Good
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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First Draft Woes
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Imaginary Castles
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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POV, Narrative Voice & Drive
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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When Good News Strikes
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Building Fences
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Research Rabbit Hole Redux
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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The Universe is Conspiring to Help You
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Selling Direct
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Worldbuilding in a Hurry
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Revisiting Structure
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Legacies
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Broken Scene Repair
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Stress Relief & A New Release
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Tools & Technique
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Extreme Scheduling
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Stickies, Notebooks, Folders & Digital Organization
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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The Revision Puzzle
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Ideas for the Future
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Pantsing for Plotters
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Who Tells Your Story?
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Research & Mental Fertilizer
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Mental Crop Rotation
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Cultivate Empathy
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Scheduling & Character Work
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Be Flexible with Your Process w/ Jeffe Kennedy
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May 25, 2020 |
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Ready to Write?
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May 18, 2020 |
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Adventures in Plotting
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May 11, 2020 |
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Gravitate Towards Happiness
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May 04, 2020 |
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Feeling the Spark
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Where to Go Next?
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Requiem for a Manuscript
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Are You Finished, Or Are You Done?
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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The End. Is Near?
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Be Gentle With Yourself
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Surprising, But Inevitable
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Landing the Plane
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Podcast Anniversary!
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Cultivating Boredom for Creativity
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Balancing Action & Emotion
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Series Management
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Everything is Fine
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Write Yourself In / Write Your Way Out
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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The Antidote to Impulsiveness
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Brain Space
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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New Year, Same Me!
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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2019 Reflections & Recap
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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RWA: Caught in a Bad Romance
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Nap Meditation
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Cat Meditation
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Trusting Yourself
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Giving Thanks & Combatting Jealousy
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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life, the universe, and anything you want
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Raising Your Energy Level
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Protect Your Equilibrium
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Running Uphill
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Making an Impact
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Milestones on the Journey
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Inner Motivation & Fire
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Rolling With the Ups and Downs
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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It's Release Week!
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Organizing My Revision
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Leveling Up
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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What I learned from writing 20k in 5 days
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Time to Write
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Finding your Zest and Gusto!
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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There Must Be a Reason
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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To YA or not to YA? That is the question...
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Getting Unstuck: Earning Inspiration
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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BONUS: Charm City Spec Reading
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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RWA Edition: Owning Your Story
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Battling Resistance & Imposter Syndrome
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Readercon Edition
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Dragons & Princesses
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Obligatory Scenes
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Lightbulb Moments
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Story Essentials: Character Goals & Endings
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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017: Drafting Rituals & Telling Myself the Story
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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016: There is no spoon...and other life lessons
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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015: A Little Each Day
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May 27, 2019 |
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014: Plotting with Character & Theme
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May 20, 2019 |
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013: Terrifying & Fun
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May 13, 2019 |
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012: Practically Perfect in Every Way?
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May 06, 2019 |