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11. Gain confidence with your writing w/ Angela & Rachel Trusty

Both of these ladies didn’t realize that confidence was the key to get them writing. Angel Trusty and her daughter, Rachel Trusty, are on the show today.

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.

49. Avoiding pitfalls when writing cross-genre w/ Kellie McIntyre

If you’ve ever considered writing cross-genre, learn how one author successfully combined travel writing, memoir, and young adult into a single book.

72. BOOK TALK: The Witch Collector Review

Learn what makes this fantasy book unique with its use of magic and sign language in The Witch Collector review. Gain tips on avoiding info dumps and introducing several characters too.

41. Book talk: Discovering layers w/ Maria Secoy

Enjoy a combination of bantering and insight into writing techniques as two friends discuss a few books that changed their lives for the better and tortured them in high school.

29. Using children’s stories to inspire your writing w/ Maria Secoy

In this episode, Maria explains what questions writers can ask themselves, and their children, to expand their understanding of what makes a story when reading children's stories.

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.

20. Getting back into writing

Reclaiming your writing skills may take a bit of effort. But by taking these 7 easy-to-implement steps, you’ll be writing again in no time!

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.

14. Rewriting your parenthood story w/ Emily Popek

What does editing a book and parenting have in common? A ton, actually! As an editor, your job is to excavate through what you are given and pull out the best from the author. Same goes with good parenting.

35. What is a chapter?

Do you keep toying with an idea for a novel, but you’re not even sure what constitutes a chapter? Learn not only why we use chapters but also what to include in them in this flash episode.

47. Shifting the needle from dreaming to writing

The clips highlight some reoccurring themes among my guests that shift the needle from dreaming about writing to taking action.