How NOT to Write a Story: An Interview with Lisa Cron
EPISODE 229IToday's guest is story coach Lisa Cron, author of Wired for Story and Story Genius, returning to the show to talk about editing your first draft and why NaNoWriMo is not the best way to wr...
31 Dec 20201h 6min
After the First Draft: An Interview with Ally Machate
EPISODE 228IToday's guest is Ally Machate, professional editor, expert publishing consultant, and founder of The Writer's Ally.Ally shares the steps on what to do after you finish the first draft. Fir...
24 Dec 20201h 3min
An Agent's Perspective: An Interview with Julie Gwinn
EPISODE 227IToday's guest is agent Julie Gwinn from The Seymour Agency. With a decade in publishing and another two in marketing, she has a great perspective on what moves an author's career forward.J...
17 Dec 20201h
The Editing Team: An Interview with Elysia Whisler and Sara Megibow
EPISODE 226IIn the second of five episodes all about editing, debut author Elysia Whisler and her agent Sara Megibow join us to discuss all of the aspects of editing from the author to the agent to th...
10 Dec 20201h 9min
Getting Ready For a Brand New Start: An Encouraging Words Episode
EPISODE 225EIn our final Encouraging Words episode of the year, we talk about making a list of everything that has gone right this year, all the positives. Set a timer for two minutes and see how many...
8 Dec 202013min
How to Revise Your Book: An Interview with Jennie Nash
EPISODE 224IToday's guest is Jennie Nash, founder and CEO of Author Accelerator. Her book coaching clients have landed six-figure book deals with Big 5 publishing houses, so I asked her to come share ...
3 Dec 20201h 18min
Writing to Make People Happy: An Interview with Hilary Galanoy
EPISODE 223IToday's guest is screenwriter Hilary Galanoy, co-writer with Elizabeth Hackett of the Netflix romantic comedies Love, Guaranteed and Falling Inn Love. (Note: You MUST watch the Disclaimer ...
26 Nov 20201h 3min
Blank Page to Final Draft: An Interview with Bryn Donovan
EPISODE 222IToday's guest is Bryn Donovan, author of paranormal romance as well as books for writers, whose new book just released on Tuesday. Blank Page to Final Draft will take you through the proce...
19 Nov 202055min
