Writer Craft Podcast
By Valerie Ihsan
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Episodes: 213
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Welcome to the Writer Craft Podcast, a show about creativity and craft. Remember when you told your sister stories in the night, snuggled under the covers of your waterbed? Or read books from the public library that delighted you? And now you've written your own novel. But will it change someone's life? Is it a good enough book? Does it even work on the story level? On the Writer Craft Podcast, we help authors stay motivated and inspired, finish their books, and show them how to analyze and diagnose areas of challenge in their manuscripts once it's written.
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Visibility for Your Book and Your Brand with Kae Wagner (Ep211)
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May 09, 2026 |
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Developing a Book Coaching Program to Fund Your Author Life with Jessie Kwak (Ep210)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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There's No Brain Hack for This?! with Erick Mertz (Ep209)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Infusing Self into a Resurrected "Trunk" Book with guest Jessie Kwak (Ep208)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Changing the Way You Put Words on the Page with guest Crys Cain (Ep207)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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5 Take Home Tips for Getting Started Anywhere Along Your Journey "Home" (Ep206)
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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What's Coming in February to the Writer Craft Podcast? ANNOUNCEMENT Episode (Ep205)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Flawed Female Leads with guest Heather Snodgrass (Ep204)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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How Point of View Affects Your Story (Ep203)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Finding Voice and Author Identity with Anne Abel (Ep202)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Writing the Hybrid Memoir (Ep201)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Onboarding Ghostwriting Clients: How to Identify Needs, Set Scope, and Build Trust (Ep200)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Intentionality in Writing: Hendrika de Vries on Resistance, Feminism, and Telling the Truth (Ep199)
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Art of Starting Over: Getting Back Into Your Writing Flow (Ep198)
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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How to Write a Book That Grows Your Business and Honors Your Spirit (Ep197)
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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From Reserved to Ravishing: Writing Spicy Scenes that Feel True to You, with guest HR Cole (EP196)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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The Book You Were Born to Write: Legacy Crafting, Part 3 of 3 (Ep195)
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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The Book You Were Born to Write: Where Ego Meets Soul, Part 2 of 3 (Ep194)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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The Book You Were Born to Write: Hearing the Call, Part 1 of 3 (Ep193)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Crowdfunding Your book: Why Kickstarter Might Be the Perfect Launchpad, with guest JP Rindfleisch IX (Ep192)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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How to Start Your Author Business on a Budget (Ep191)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Staying Productive While Embracing the Chaos and Boredom of Summer (Ep190)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Using Unconventional Thinking to Tackle Creative Blocks with guest David Carson (Ep189)
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Book Coaching is Next-Level Book Editing (Ep188)
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May 28, 2025 |
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Anti-Hustle Culture with guest Rachel May and Emily Golden (Ep187)
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May 14, 2025 |
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Must-Have Elements in Every Nonfiction Book (Ep186)
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ep185: Beyond the Hero's Journey: Exploring the Hidden Arcs in Every Story
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Ep184: The Confidence Paradox with guest Angus Nelson
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Ep183: ChatGPT and Writing Exercises
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep182: How to Start a Ghostwriting Business
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ep181: Autofiction: Letting Go at Launch Time with guest H.H. Rune
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep180: (B)Romance: How Dumb & Dumber and When Harry Met Sally are the Same Screenplay
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep179: The 3 Types and 5 Rules of Screenwriting
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ep178: How to Find Writing Community
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Ep177: Favorite Writing Craft Books
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Ep176: How to Resuscitate a Trunk Novel
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Ep175: Problem Solving Your Novel
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Ep174: What Are You Bringing to 2025?
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Ep173: Battling Self-Doubt
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep172: Pricing Author Services
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep171: The Process of Planning Your Book Without Getting Bored
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep170: Courage in Story Telling with guest Anne Abel
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Ep169: Writing as a Black Woman in the Speculative Fiction Genre, with guest Dr. Michele Tracy Berger
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Ep168: Fostering Creativity
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ep167: Hiring an Editor: What My Book Should Look Like
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ep166: Conference Expecatations
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Ep165: Story Retellings with Guest Jeanne Blasberg
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Ep164: Welcome to Season 5!
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Ep163: How Writing Heals with Guest Becky Ellis
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Ep162: Announcement Only Episode
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Ep161: Writing (in Multiple Genres) During the Stolen Moments
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Ep160: Using Imagery in Your Writing
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Ep159: Discovery Writing with KimBoo York
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Ep158: Using Tropes to Avoid Writer's Block
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Ep157: How to Reuse Content in Your Business
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May 22, 2024 |
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Ep156: Writing Cross-Genre with Dyslexia, featuring guest A.B. Herron
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep155: Step One of Setting Goals
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep154: First Lines, Openings, and Hooks
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Ep153: Writing Through Chronic Illness, with Kathie Giorgio
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Ep152: Exploring the World and Your Values in the Stories You Write
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ep151: Go for the Little Wins
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Ep150: Transforming Your Manuscript from Boring to Badass
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ep149: Does Permafree Still Work on Amazon?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Ep148: Starting an Anthology
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Ep147: Reset Buttons and Pivots for Authors
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Ep146: How to Maintain Your Writing Business During Crisis
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Ep145: Using Your Local Library as an Author Resource
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Ep144: Writing from Your Body, with Anna Willman
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Ep143: Favorite Characters
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Ep142: How to Know if Your Story Idea Has Legs, plus Reflecting on 2023 and Looking at 2024
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Ep141: Mining Your Life for Story
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep140: Top 3 Tips for New Writers
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Ep139: Identifying Limiting Beliefs, Understanding How They Affect Writers, and How to Reverse Them
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Ep138: Budget with Confidence When Building Your Writing Business
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Ep137: Serial Fiction with KimBoo York
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Ep136: All Things Nanowrimo
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Ep135: Making Business Decisions
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep134: Let's Get Meta: Behind the Scenes of the Podcasting Experience
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Ep133: How to Use Your Backlist
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Ep132: Your Story Starts Here, with Mary Carroll Moore
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Ep131: Does My Book's Hook Work?
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Ep130: Pitching the Conference Circuit
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Ep129: Non-Traditional Writing Prompts, with Zachary Jeffries
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep128: Accountability Buddies and Masterminds--How Group Coaching Can Help You
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Ep127: Coming Back from Chaos
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Ep126: Content Writing: Should I Start a ___?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep125: When Should I Start Using Ads?
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Ep124: From Screenwriter to Published Author with Jane Rosen
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Ep123: The Hardest Things for Memoirists
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Ep122: The Prolific Writer with Brock Swinson (Take 2)
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Ep121: How to Improve Your Craft
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep120: Budget Alternatives for Editing
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ep119: The Seven Components of Dialogue, with Dialogue Doctor Jeff Elkins
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Ep118: Interview with a Memoir Coach
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Ep117: Marketing Basics for Authors
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Ep116: Marketing with Other Authors
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May 31, 2023 |
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Ep115: Writing a Clearly Defined Problem and Solution in Non-Fiction
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ep114: Manifesting What You Want for Your Business
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ep113: How to Give and Receive Feedback from Critique Groups
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May 10, 2023 |
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Ep112: What's Wrong with My Story?
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ep111: Writer's Block
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep110: Marketing from the Ground Up (Part 3 of Marketing That You Own series)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Ep109: SEO for Authors (Part 2 of Marketing That You Own series)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Ep108: Website Basics (Part I of Marketing That You Own series)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Ep107: Jennie Komp Interview on Anthologies
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Ep106: Setbacks
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Ep105: Reflection as an Indie Author Tool
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Ep104: Launch Day and Living in an Upside-Down World
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ep103: Mailing List Maintenance
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Ep102: Professional Relationships
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Ep101: CEO Check-In Strategy for Authors
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Ep100: Landmark Episode, with love and outtakes
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Ep99: Overthinking Your Writing
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ep98: Monthly Gamechangers
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ep97: Accountability for Authors (So You Can Focus and Finish)
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Ep96: Tarot for Your Business
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Ep95: A Year in Review
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Ep94: How To Decide On Your Next Project
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Extra Extra Ep93.5: ANNOUNCEMENT: New Pricing for Writer Craft Writing Retreat
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Ep93: Failure (In Order to Succeed)
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Ep92: Gratitude for the Author Life (plus Covers and Cohesion)
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Ep91: The Nitty-Gritty of Self-Publishing
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Ep90: Receiving Feedback
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep89: Celebrating Successes
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep88: Submissions
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Ep87: How to Prepare for and Stay Balanced Through a Busy Season
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Ep86: Short Stories and Patreon
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Ep85: Partner or Spousal Support at Home
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Ep84: Production and Publication Schedules
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Ep83: Author Services Side Hustle
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Ep82: Email List Care and Onboarding Sequences
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep81: Focus and Productivity
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Ep80: Crowdfunding
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Ep79: Planning Your Creative Path
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep78: Finding the Core of Your Memoir
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Ep77: Erick Mertz, the Sequel
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep76: Marketing You Can Do While Writing Your Book
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep75: Erick Coaching
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Ep74: How to Catch Up When You're Drowning
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Ep73: Editing Passes and A.I. Software
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Ep72: Global Conflict, Choice, and Consequence
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep71: How to Find Time to Write When Your Kids are Home During Summer
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Ep70: Passive Voice and Sentence Structure
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ep69: Writing Full-Time
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May 25, 2022 |
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Ep68: Pacing
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May 19, 2022 |
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Ep67: Editing vs Ghost-writing
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May 12, 2022 |
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Ep66: Filling the Creative Well
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ep65: Showing vs Telling
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ep64: Theme and Story Hypothesis (with JP Rindfleisch)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Ep63: Emotional Tone
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Ep62: Writing Tools
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Ep61: How to Write a Villain
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Setting and World-Building
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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59: Writers Retreats and Residencies
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Ep58: Genre Expectations
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ep57: Character Arc
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Ep56: Book Launch Fundamentals
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Live Scene Analysis (featuring Crys Cain)
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Maintaining Positivity in Your Author Life
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Dialogue Doctor Jeff Elkins Interview: Writer Craft Ep 53
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Reading Like a Writer
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Memoir Myths
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Protagonist's Needs and Wants
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Fracturing of the Writing Community
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Characterization
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Writer Craft Podcast, S4, Ep 47
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Writer Craft S4, Ep46
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Writer Craft Ep 45
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Strategies for Authors and Other Entrepreneurs, Ep44
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Strategies for Authors and Other Entrepreneurs, Ep43
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Strategies for Authors and Other Entrepreneurs, Ep42
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Strategies for Authors and Entrepreneurs
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Side Hustle Strategy #1: CEO Control Journal
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Using Personality to Build Habits and Change
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Taking a Step Back to Thrive in Life and Business
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Voice Double
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Why Monthly Reviews Are Important For Your Business
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Business Action Plan, Case Study 1, Ep35
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Pivots, Ep34
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Healthy Grieving When Things Aren't Great
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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The Difference Between Getting Organized and Getting Focused, and other myths about productivity
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Focus and Productivity
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, Ep 30
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E29:
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E28:
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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IAM Show, S2/E27
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E26
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E25
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E24
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E23
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E22
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2, E21
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, S2/Ep20
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, Season 2, Ep 19
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor Show, Season 2, Episode 18
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor, Episode 17
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor Show, Season 1, Episode 16
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 15
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 14
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 13
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May 29, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 12
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May 22, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 11:
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May 16, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 10
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May 09, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 9:
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May 01, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 8
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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The Indie Author Mentor, Episode 7
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor, Episode 6
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor, Episode 5
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor, Episode 4
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor Show, Episode 3
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Plotting and Outlining
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Indie Author Mentor, Episode 1
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 0
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Feb 28, 2019 |