"I should be writing" is what people say, but they rarely do it. This podcast is designed to help you get past those blocks, whether it's what your teacher told you when you were a kid, to being totally sure you'll never be as good as (FAV AUTHOR) so you might as well quit.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 17 hours 58 minutes
episode 11: Breaking the Rules
S19 Ep11 Which rules must I break, and why can't beginners break rules too? Bad news, your teachers were right. Links: Socials: , , , , , by the way. Support via ! Support local book stores! OR Get signed books from...
episode 8: Green M&Ms and Adverbs
S19 Ep08 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Team Rejection Count: 19 Main Topic: Are Adverbs Really That Bad? About that writers advice that says “get rid of adverbs”... it goes deeper than that Pay attention to...
episode 7: 34 Minutes
I did a Google search (uh, AFTER I recorded this,) and found that the writer I reference in this podcast is Eugene Schwartz. You can read more about his method in His magic number was 33, but I'm keeping mine at 34 because he was a copywriter and I...
episode 6: Words to Throw Away
S19 Ep06 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Team Rejection Count: 19 Main Topic: There are No Wasted Words Do you really need that many words before you get to the real story? “In media res” isn’t always the best...
episode 5: Emotions Rear Their Ugly Head
S19 Ep5 Good News Good News Chaos Terminal final draft is accepted! Team Rejection Count: 19 Main Topic: Emotions Again I talk about how emotions trip us up- and by "us" I mean "me" time and time again. Brave Links: Socials: , , , , , by the...
episode 4: Ask Evil Mur
S19 Ep4 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Team Rejection Count: 19 Main Topic: Evil Mur Appears and Shares Essential Writing Advice The endless fount of writing wisdom that is Evil Mur was summoned for her first...
episode 3: How to Keep Going
Show Notes: ISBW S19 Ep02 Good News Good News Chaos Terminal edits are done! Team Rejection 2023 Count: 17 Main Topic: Keeping Yourself Going The path of creativity might not always be upwards, but it’s usually forward You can’t control reader...
episode 2: First Sentences
S19 Ep2 Recorded January 12, 2023 Good News Good News Team Rejection 2023 Count: 16 Main Topic: First Sentences Examining what makes first sentences work The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin The Stand by Stephen King The Gunslinger by Stephen King...
episode 78: Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross
The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Apologies! Good News Good News Team Rejection count: 388 Main Topic: Rebecca Ross, End of Year Burnout, Epiphanies & More Rebecca Ross, “A Fire Endless” is out,...
episode 77: ISBW Gift Guide 2022
The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies! Main Topic: Great Books to Give as Gifts for 2022 (I know, I know) Picking only a few titles for the Gift Guide is Hard! (The...