#228. Student Spotlight: How She Finished Her First Draft in 88 Days (While Working Full-Time) With Poornika Kakkanaiah
Learn how a self-proclaimed perfectionist wrote a 114,000-word first draft in just 88 days—while working full-time and without finding more hours in the day. Poornika didn't have endless hours to writ...
8 Jan 51min
#227. 5 Tips on Pursuing Your Writing While Holding Down a 9-to-5 Job
If you've been trying to write a novel with a full-time job, family, and everything else life throws at you, this episode is for you. Maybe you squeeze writing into nights or weekends. You may start s...
6 Jan 19min
#226. Counting Down The Best Writing Tips From FWME In 2025
The best writing advice sticks because it changes how you approach the page. In this special year-end episode, I’m counting down the top 10 most impactful writing tips from Fiction Writing Made Easy i...
30 Dec 202539min
#225. Student Spotlight: From Zero Drafts to Dream Agent While Raising 4 Kids With Madi Unruh
Learn how a busy parent finished a novel by following a clear roadmap that made it possible to pause, return, and keep moving forward. Between raising four kids, navigating pregnancy and newborn life,...
23 Dec 202542min
Bonus: From Overwhelmed to Outlining: How 3 Writers Finally Started Their Novels
What if the reason you haven't started writing your novel has nothing to do with how much you know? “I’m not ready yet” is one of the most common things I hear from writers. And on the surface, it mak...
18 Dec 202516min
#224. The Truth About Writing Faster: It's Not What You Think
Unlock the clarity you need to write smoothly, avoid constant restarts, and finish a stronger first draft in less time. If you've ever tried to draft quickly and ended up with pages that feel unsalvag...
16 Dec 202515min
#223. Permission to Start: How to Move Past ‘Not Ready Yet’ and Finish Your Novel
Discover why “I’m not ready yet” is a fear-driven mindset and learn how to take small, confident steps that move your novel forward. So many writers get trapped in the feeling that they need more time...
9 Dec 202515min
#222. 3 Mindset Shifts Every Writer Needs to Finish Their Novel
Discover the mindset shifts to break out of analysis paralysis, choose progress over perfection, and build your novel layer by layer until it's complete. Feeling stuck writing your novel? You're not a...
2 Dec 202525min
