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3d ago
How to Build a Productive Writing Habit with Bec Evans and Chris Smith
🔍 The productivity coaches behind Prolifiko share their tips on building a productive writing habit 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/productive-writing-habit/
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3d ago
How to Build a Productive Writing Habit with Bec Evans and Chris Smith
🔍 The productivity coaches behind Prolifiko share their tips on building a productive writing habit 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/productive-writing-habit/
Apr 19 2024
How to Crack Your Novel's Beginning and Ending with Caroline Leavitt
🔍 NYT bestselling author Caroline Leavitt talks about how beginnings and endings can make a good novel great. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-crack-your-novel-s-beginning-and-ending/
Apr 12 2024
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel with Jessica Brody
🔍 Learn the secret code behind all well-plotted novels from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel/
Apr 5 2024
Common Mistakes in Writing Dialogue and How to Avoid Them with Tracy Gold
🔍 Editor and author Tracy Gold reveals the biggest mistakes new writers make when writing dialogue. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/dialogue-mistakes/
Mar 29 2024
How to Start Writing a Book with Michelle Schusterman
🔍 Author and Reedsy ghostwriter Michelle Schusterman shows you how to take your book idea and get busy writing its first draft. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-start-writing-a-book/
Mar 22 2024
Reedsy Live: Personalizing Your Query Letters with Rachel Stout
🔍 Former literary agent Rachel Stout reveals her tips for researching agents and personalizing query letters. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/personalizing-your-query-letters/
Mar 15 2024
Reedsy Live: How to Plot Your Memoir Like a Novel with Amanda Edgar
🔍 Join award-winning author, ghostwriter, and book coach Amanda Edgar as she shows you how to make your memoir read like a bestselling novel. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/memoir-amanda-edgar
Mar 8 2024
Reedsy Live: Unleash Your Inner Editor (and Kill Your Darlings) with SJ Watson
🔍 Join bestselling author SJ Watson as he shows you how to activate editor mode. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/watson-editor-mode/
Feb 27 2024
Reedsy Live: Crowdfunding Your Book with Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert
🔍 Kickstarter's head of publishing gives you the inside scoop on crowdfunding your next book on their platform 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/kickstarter/
Apr 21 2020
Season 4 Epilogue: The Beginning
But, as mysteriously as they begin, all creative journeys come to an end. Or do they?
Apr 14 2020
Season 4 Chapter 5: A Long Way To Go Viral
These days, everyone wants to be the next overnight viral sensation. But, as it turns out, there's nothing overnight about it.
Apr 2 2020
Season 4 Chapter 4: Branding Yourself
Before selling your book, you need to learn how to sell yourself.
Mar 25 2020
Season 4 Chapter 3: Reading The Write Way
How do you learn to see your creative work from other's perspectives? The answer is the same thing it's been for centuries: pick up a book.
Mar 17 2020
Season 4 Chapter 2: Facts & Fiction
The Hero's Journey is an excellent metaphor for any creative process. But when it comes to self publishing a nonfiction book, the line between fact and fiction is anything but metaphorical.
Mar 11 2020
Season 4 Prologue: The Hero's Journey
What do the Greek gods, Walt Disney, and indie author slash creativity professor Tim Cigelske all have common? Apparently, everything.
Mar 11 2020
Season 4 Chapter 1: Framing Your Mind
As the Hero's Journey starts up again, Tim has to put his own creativity advice to the test.
Dec 17 2019
Addendum 9: Moving Too Fast (with Jami Albright)
Move too fast and, instead of working around your obstacles, you might just crash into them – in romance, in writing, and in writing romance.
Dec 4 2019
Addendum 8: Adapting to Change (with I.L. Cruz)
When your story isn't a popular one, how do you get people to listen? According to I.L. Cruz, it helps to disguise it as a story everyone knows already.
Nov 26 2019
Addendum 7: Help Yourself (with Mason Engel)
It's one thing to turn a great book into a bestseller. But how do you learn to write a great book in the first place? ~~~ Additional Reading: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-exercises/
Oct 1 2019
Season 3 Epilogue: Like A Pro
Behind every professional, there are many amateur hours. Behind every success story, there are many more that go untold.