QuitCast for Writers with Becca Syme

By Becca Syme

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The QuitCast for Writers is a podcast created around the content of Becca Syme’s “What to Quit, What to Keep, and What to Question” model of coaching writers. We feature three types of shows. ~ What to Quit ~ We’re all doing too much. We need to do less. Focus more. How do we decide what not to do? This is how. Watch these shows. ~ What to Keep ~ There are proven models of success metrics. It’s important to know how to trust your own wiring to make choices for you and to stand out as a writer. These shows will help to illustrate what to keep doing and where to focus more time, based both on the CliftonStrengths model and also on the experience of excellent, standout writers who are also wired this way. ~ What to Question ~ Becca is a huge fan of questioning the premise (QTP) of advice that you get from both “experts” and real experts alike. Anyone can tell you what worked for them, and they can say, “it might not work for you”, but they can’t tell you why. These shows can tell you why.

Episode Date
Author Planning for 2026
Dec 08, 2025
The MFChallenge for Authors
Dec 01, 2025
Five Things to Focus on in 2026
Nov 24, 2025
Dear Writer, Quit Smart (But Not Writing)
Nov 20, 2025
Are You Playing the Wrong Author Game?
Nov 17, 2025
But Becca, Why Not Now?
Nov 13, 2025
Four Drains You Can't Afford to Ignore
Nov 06, 2025
Is it Investment? Or is it Speculation?
Oct 30, 2025
Kickstarter Launch
Oct 28, 2025
Tell me why I'm Stuck
Oct 16, 2025
Your Biggest Superpower
Oct 09, 2025
When Self Care isn't the Problem
Oct 02, 2025
Why Can't I Do it All?? Just this once...
Sep 25, 2025
Dear Writer, Don't Quit Your Day Job
Jul 21, 2025
What If I Can't Tell Which Type of Platform I Am?
Jul 14, 2025
Author Platform Growth Engine #4 - Sandbox
Jul 07, 2025
Author Platform Growth Engine #3 - Superstar
Jun 30, 2025
Phases of an Author Business for Authortube Writing Conference 2025
Jun 28, 2025
Author Platform Growth Engine #2 - Laboratory
Jun 23, 2025
Author Platform Growth Engine #1: Content (Respawn)
Jun 20, 2025
Are You Fueling Your Author Growth Engine?
Jun 09, 2025
Author Platform Growth Engine: Intro and Sandboxes
Jun 02, 2025
Enneagram Work Saved My Author Career
May 26, 2025
Author Mindset: Finding Joy in Writing Again
May 19, 2025
Author Mindset: Making Manuscript Progress
May 12, 2025
7 Deadly Skills of Market Awareness
May 05, 2025
Author Mindset: Can't vs. Can't Yet
Apr 24, 2025
Author Platform Building with Crystal Johnston
Apr 21, 2025
What Drives this Character? The Scooby Gang (Buffy)
Apr 16, 2025
QTP: You Should Not Write to Market with Nat Connors of Kindletrends
Apr 07, 2025
What Drives this Character? The cast of The Diplomat
Mar 31, 2025
Author Mindset #2: Wishes, Wants and Wills
Mar 24, 2025
What Drives this Character? Spock vs. Kirk
Mar 17, 2025
Author Mindset #1: Why is this so Hard?
Mar 11, 2025
What Drives this Character? Buffy
Mar 06, 2025
Doing the Hard Things: Four Pillars of a Sustainable Author Career
Feb 27, 2025
Managing your Health: Four Pillars of a Sustainable Author Career
Feb 20, 2025
Managing your Finances: Four Pillars of a Sustainable Author Career
Feb 13, 2025
Managing Your Attention: Four Pillars of a Sustainable Author Career
Feb 06, 2025
What Drive This Character? Elinor Dashwood
Jan 30, 2025
What Drives this Character? Mr. Darcy
Jan 21, 2025
What Drives this Character? Dean Winchester
Jan 16, 2025
What Drives this Character? Glinda and Elphaba
Jan 09, 2025
Question the Premise: Write to Market
Jan 04, 2025
Ted Lasso: What Drives this Character?
Jan 02, 2025
What is a Positive Emotion Cycle?
Sep 16, 2024
Are You Building An Author House You Want to Live In?
Sep 09, 2024
How Do We Think About The Future of Being An Author?
Sep 02, 2024
QTP You Should Do All The Things
Aug 26, 2024
3 Ways to Get Un-Stuck
Aug 19, 2024
How to Never Get Stuck Again!
Aug 12, 2024
The New Rules of Publishing: Rule #2
Aug 05, 2024
The New Rules of Publishing: Rule #1
Jul 29, 2024
The New Rules of Publishing
Jul 22, 2024
Fear of the Blank Page
Jul 15, 2024
Am I Going To Burn Out Again?
Jul 08, 2024
Question the Premise - Giving Advice to Authors
Jun 24, 2024
Question the Premise - But I Have Free Time
Jun 17, 2024
Make Room for Strengths
Jun 10, 2024
The End of Recovery Road
Jun 03, 2024
I've Got It, I've Got It...
May 27, 2024
Making It Rain Energy Pennies
May 20, 2024
Why Is This Not Over Yet?
May 13, 2024
How Did We Get Here?
Apr 29, 2024
Author Marketing Myths #2
Apr 22, 2024
Author Marketing Myths #1
Apr 15, 2024
Did You Quit Yet?
Apr 01, 2024
Intuitive or Empathetic? Are You the Decider
Mar 25, 2024
Energy Penny Drains and Saves
Mar 18, 2024
Why Doesn't That Work for Me?
Mar 11, 2024
I'm Tired Becca
Mar 04, 2024
The Magical Past
Feb 26, 2024
Why am I Not Selling?
Feb 19, 2024
Why am I not Writing? Being Burned Out
Feb 12, 2024
Why Am I Not Writing? Being Blocked
Feb 05, 2024
Why am I not Writing? Being Stuck
Jan 29, 2024
Why Can’t I Hit My Deadlines? Author Success #3
Jan 22, 2024
Why Can’t I Keep My Resolutions? Author Success #2
Jan 15, 2024
Why Am I Not More Productive? Author Success #1
Jan 08, 2024
The Stuck List
Jan 01, 2024
When Writer’s Block is Necessary
Dec 25, 2023
The Office
Dec 18, 2023
Breaking Writer’s Block
Dec 11, 2023
When Strengths are Blocked
Dec 04, 2023
To Write or Not To Write
Nov 27, 2023
QTP - If Plumbers and Cellists Don’t Do It...
Nov 20, 2023
QTP - No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
Nov 13, 2023
What are Energy Pennies (Quitcast Primers)
Nov 09, 2023
QTP - Outlining Your Book to Get Faster
Nov 06, 2023
What is QTP? (Quitcast Primers)
Nov 02, 2023
QTP - Should I Write A Book A Month
Oct 30, 2023
What is MTB? (Quitcast Primers)
Oct 26, 2023
QTP - Common Sense
Oct 23, 2023
What is 2for30? (Quitcast Primers)
Oct 19, 2023
Quit Solving The Wrong Problem
Oct 16, 2023
What are Strengths (Quitcast Primers)
Oct 12, 2023
Four Things Writers Ignore When Stuck
Oct 09, 2023
What is Essential Pain? (Quitcast Primers)
Oct 05, 2023
Two Tools to Reach for When You’re Stuck
Oct 02, 2023
What Is Author Alignment? (Quitcast Primers)
Sep 28, 2023