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Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals
27. Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals
Planning our writing goals is crucial to our success. But we also need to set realistic goals we can achieve. Use these 6 steps to ensure your writing success this new year.
Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions
30. Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions
How do we show what we or our characters are feeling so our readers can experience those emotions for themselves as the scene unfolds? Learn how to visualize emotions and thus show readers.
Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself podcast
Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself
Making time for your writing, especially for us busy parents, is something I talk a lot about here on Conversations with Parents who Write. Enjoy these 7 tips in this flash podcast episode.
Organic marketing tips for social media w/ Chad Miller
50. Organic marketing tips for social media w/ Chad Miller
Learn 6 organic marketing tips that will help you grow your social media audience, without spamming groups or turning readers away with only “buy my book” posts.
Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets
58. Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets
Learn how to maintain consistency when writing a story or book series using style sheets and style tags for easy document navigation.
The Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 1) episode of the Parents Who Write podcast
56. Write Women Book Fest 2023: Inspiring journeys and genre magic (part 1)
Seven women authors who attended The Write Women Book Fest 2023 discuss their literary careers, love for their chosen genres, and inspiration sources.
Memoir writing tips: Transforming journal entries into a book w/ Sarah Birnbach episode of the Parents Who Write podcast
67. Memoir writing tips: Transforming journal entries into a book w/ Sarah Birnbach
Author Sarah Birnbach shares her journey from journaling for healing to becoming a published author. Learn practical memoir writing tips to craft a compelling story from your personal entries.
Six editing lenses that help with revisions
46. Six editing lenses that help with revisions
Learn how you can use different editing lenses to review your work and how this method can help make revisions less chaotic.
5 easy steps to start writing
5 Steps to Start Writing and Unleash Your Creative Self
Learning how to start writing in a way that allowed my creativity to flow freely was one of the best lessons grad school taught me. Now I’m sharing my discoveries with you.
12. How to revise your writing like a pro podcast
12. How to revise your writing like a pro
In this episode, I share a variety of techniques to help you revise your writing that are applicable for articles, blog posts, essays, books, and more.
5 easy ways to make time to write, even for busy parents
5 Ways to Make Time to Write
Don't let those never-ending to-do lists stop you from pursuing your goals. Find out how you too can make time to write, even with a super busy schedule.
Turning a blog post into a book w/ Hilary Kinney
52. Turning a blog post into a book w/ Hilary Kinney
Tune in to find out if a seed of an idea can become a whole book, what would that process might look like, and how to verify if you have enough content.