Helping Writers Become Authors

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 514: 5 Ways to Help Writers During the Pandemic (+Giveaways to Get You Started) Aug 02, 2020

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Want to help writers during the pandemic? Here are five ideas--along with giveaways to help you get started in bolstering the writing community.

Ep. 513: 7 Misconceptions About Being a Writer Jul 26, 2020

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The more lightly we grab hold of certain misconceptions about being a writer, the more easily we can discard them when they're no longer of use to us.

Ep. 512: 4 Questions to Prevent Plot Holes Jul 20, 2020

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Whether you're outlining or editing, here are four questions you can ask to help identify, rectify, or prevent plot holes.

Ep. 511: How to Get Stuff Done as a Writer (or How This INTJ Leverages Her Te) Jul 05, 2020

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Sooner or later, procrastination is stumbling block for most of us. As an INTJ, here are my top four tips for how to get stuff done as a writer.

Ep. 510: The 3 Acts of a Writer's Life--Or How Your Age Affects Your Writing Jun 29, 2020

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Writing looks a little different in every stage of a writer's life. Here's a look at the way your age affects your writing in the Three Acts of your life.

Ep. 509: Using All Four Cognitive Functions as a Writer Jun 22, 2020

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How to better understand the four cognitive functions as a writer by consciously developing them--Intuition, Sensing, Thinking, and Feeling.

Ep. 508: 11 Exercises to Enhance Your Visual Thinking Jun 01, 2020

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To help you improve your writing and storytelling, here are eleven exercises you can use to consciously access your visual thinking and creativity.

Ep. 507: Editing Your Novel Q&A May 24, 2020

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Have questions about editing your novel? The best way to find good answers is to ask good questions. Here are eight excellent questions about editing.

Ep. 506: Creativity vs. Distraction: 13 Tips for Writers in the Age of the Internet May 18, 2020

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Controlling and cutting down on distraction is the first step in reclaiming our full creative capacity. Here are 13 tips to get started!

Ep. 505: 7 Possible Hooks for Your Opening Chapter May 11, 2020

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In order to grab readers, you'll need to consider several specific types of hooks for your opening chapter. You may want to use one--or all of them.