The Merry Writer Podcast

EPISODE SHOW NOTES Do you have several books out or do you plan to write and publish more than one book? Then you need to consider when and how to market those older books in your back catalogue. The ...

21 Jun 202326min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES Do you create character profiles? How in-depth do you go? How well do you know your protagonist? This week, Ari and Rachel discuss the pros to knowing your characters' religion. In ...

14 Jun 202317min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES What makes a good antagonist? Does your story need an antagonist?  Justine Manzano joins Ari and Rachel to discuss all things antagonistic! This week, we cover: Defining an antagoni...

7 Jun 202330min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES Have you ever thought about where your published book will be one, five, or even ten years from now? It might be collecting dust on someone's bookshelf or someone may be rereading i...

31 Mai 202321min

This week Ari and Rachel are discussing when it might be time to let go of a story idea.   In this episode, we cover: - Sunk Cost Fallacy - How much have you grown as a writer - Time is finite - How m...

24 Mai 202321min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES Have you been torn between self-publishing and traditional publishing? We've all been there. There's a lot of decision making when it comes to writing a novel and a lot of that come...

17 Mai 202357min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES   This week Ari and Rachel are looking at Writing and Life balance. We all want it but can we really have it?  What can we do to help us catch the elusive "balance."   In this epis...

10 Mai 202328min

EPISODE SHOW NOTES Have you ever tried writing a screenplay before? Have you thought of turning it into a novel or vice versa? If so, Rich Hosek, Arnold Rudnick, and Loyd Auerbach join Ari and Rachel ...

3 Mai 202354min