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35. Don't Argue with Reality
Ya girl has COVID so this week I'm bringing you a quick episode that's unscripted and unedited (though I did cut out the coughing - y'all don't need to hear that) about why arguing with reality is a waste of time and...
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34. The Long Con with Karen Strong
Friends, you are in for a TREAT! Karen Strong, author ofĀ Just South of HomeĀ andĀ Eden's EverdarkĀ Ā (which is out today!), joins us today to share her advice for taking a long-term view to your writing career. Karen is...
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33. Writing Shouldn't Make You Miserable
We tell stories because we love it ... or, at least, that's how it started. Yet many writers find themselves miserable and burnt out on the road to achieving that dreams. Unfortunately, getting a book deal often just...
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32. When Your Story Sucks
One of the biggest fears I hear from new writers is that their writing sucks. Here's the thing, friends. It probably does. But that's not actually a problem. In this episode, I tell you why it's actually totally fine...
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31. Reclaiming Your Power in an Uncertain Industry
Traditional publishing is full of all sorts of inequities and strange business practices that leave authors scratching their heads thinking, "WTF is happening? Do they not like making money???"Ā
And while we can't...
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30. Belief vs Detailed Fantasy
Do you believe in your writing goals? Or are they just a pretty fantasy you escape to from time to time? Knowing the difference is vital if you actually want to achieve your dreams. And today, I'm teaching you how to...
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29. Setting Your Revision Mindset
There are two main camps of writers: those who love revision and those who hate it. I fall firmly in the former, and it's part of my mission to help other writers love revision, too. Today, I talk about some of the...
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28. Choose Your Hard
Writing a novel is hard. But so is feeling disappointed year after year that you don't achieve your dream of writing one. In today's episode, I talk about how to choose which version of hard will bring you closer to...
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27. Publishing Burnout w/ Lit Agent & Life Coach Jessica Killingley
Burnout doesn't just affect writers - it's infiltrated all levels of traditional publishing. This week, I chatted with literary agent and certified life coach, Jessica Killingley, about the industry's burnout and what...
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26. If Writing Is So Hard...Why Do We Do It?
Writing a novel is a genuinely challenging thing to do. It brings up all of our self-doubts, plus, it's a process that takesĀ months to YEARS to complete. So why do we put ourselves through all that? In this episode, I...
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25. A Million Micro Decisions
Writing a novel requires you to make a nearly infinite amount of decisions.Ā From big picture decisions like your protagonist's driving desire to micro decisions like word choice and where to break each paragraph,...
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24. Scheduling Self-Care with Shelly Page
To wrap up our Pride Month series, today I'm sharing an interview with Shelly Page, an agented YA writer who is in a not-often-talked-about stage of her career. She has secret news she can't talk about yetĀ and is...
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