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How writers actually write! You might need to be a writer, but you don't need to struggle so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 255: Lisa Scottoline on How To Demystify Writing

37 mins; August 27, 2021

Ep. 254: Laura Hankin on How to Use Your Favorite Writing to Inspire Your Own

30 mins; August 20, 2021

Ep. 253: Catriona Turner On How to Write the Miraculous in the Everyday

44 mins; August 13, 2021

Ep 252: What If I Can’t Fit Everything Into My Book?

12 mins; August 10, 2021

Ep. 251: Mark A. Alvarez II on How to Write Scars and Vulnerability

34 mins; August 06, 2021

Ep. 250: Rachael Herron and Sara Shepard in Conversation - How To Launch a Book in Strange Times

65 hours 38 mins; July 30, 2021

Ep. 249: The Best Method for Building Your Writing Platform

23 mins; July 23, 2021

Ep. 248: Patti Callahan on How to Know What Your Characters Want

35 mins; July 15, 2021

Ep. 247: Amy E. Reichert on Writers and Procrastination

26 mins; July 09, 2021

Ep. 246: Why It’s Essential to Be Okay with Writing CRAP!

29 mins; July 08, 2021

Ep. 245: Karen White on How to Leave Yourself Clues In Your Writing

35 mins; July 02, 2021

Ep. 244: Sanjena Sathian on How to Make Every Word Count

34 mins; June 25, 2021

Ep. 243: Emma Straub on How to Finish Your Book

38 mins; June 18, 2021

Ep. 242: Jennifer Craven on How to Get the Words On the Page

26 mins; June 11, 2021

Ep. 241: Ilana Masad on How to Chase Emotional Obsession

28 mins; June 04, 2021

Ep. 240: Kathryn Nicolai on Focusing on the Good in Life and Writing

32 mins; May 27, 2021

Ep. 239: Kirsty Capes on Using Tips from Screenwriters to Write Novels

34 mins; May 21, 2021

Ep. 238: Meghan Scott Molin on How To Write When Life is Just Too Busy

30 mins; May 13, 2021

Ep. 237: Kristin Beck on How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor

23 mins; May 07, 2021

Ep. 236: Kathleen West On Deliberately Writing Scenes You Won’t Use

30 mins; April 30, 2021

Ep. 235: Nancy Stohlman on Why Writing Short is So Exciting

46 mins; April 23, 2021

Ep: 234: Should I Write a Book Proposal?

15 mins; April 19, 2021

Ep: 233: Why Your Writing Goals Don't Matter That Much!

18 mins; April 16, 2021

Ep. 232: Sonya Lalli on Using Romance Beats in Mainstream Fiction

28 mins; April 09, 2021

Ep. 231: Deanna Raybourn on Why Being a Writing Magpie is a Great Thing

52 mins; April 02, 2021

Ep. 230: Erika Robuck on the Magic of YouTube Research

30 mins; March 26, 2021

Ep. 229: Chang-rae Lee on Slowing Down While Writing

30 mins; March 19, 2021

Ep. 228: Jasmine Mans on Harnessing Play to Expose the Truth

33 mins; March 12, 2021

Ep. 227: Elly Griffiths on Writing in the Garden

26 mins; March 05, 2021

Ep. 226: What’s a Hybrid Press and What Should I Watch Out For?

25 mins; March 01, 2021

Ep. 225: What Do You Actually MEAN When You Say to Write Fast and Badly?

31 mins; February 26, 2021

Ep. 224: Abigail Dean on Writing (Very Deliciously) Dark

36 mins; February 19, 2021

Ep. 223: Janna Ruth on Transforming Trauma into Art

37 mins; February 12, 2021

Ep. 222: Lisa Gardner on How To Keep Moving Forward With Your Story

38 mins; February 05, 2021

Ep. 221: How Do I Even START Writing My Book? Bonus Episode

24 mins; February 04, 2021

Ep. 220: Rachel Lynn Solomon on Speeding up the Slow and Slowing Down the Fast

27 mins; January 29, 2021

Ep. 219: Ashley Audrain on Getting Work Done During Lockdown

34 mins; January 22, 2021

Ep. 218: Ricardo Fayet on Finding the Perfect Editor

31 mins; January 15, 2021

Ep: 217: Show Me the Money, 2020 Edition

28 mins; January 08, 2021

Ep. 216: Heid E. Erdrich on Writing Poetry in the Dark

37 mins; January 07, 2021

Ep. 215: Jeff Elkins on Making Dialogue Really WORK in Your Book!

66 hours 39 mins; December 18, 2020

Ep. 214: Bonnie Tsui on Finding Flow in Writing (and in the Water)

37 mins; December 11, 2020

Ep. 213: Melissa Storm on Writing with OCD

53 mins; December 04, 2020

Ep. 212: Bryan Washington on How Much Setting Matters

34 mins; November 27, 2020

Ep. 211: How to Write Dialogue for Characters Very Unlike Yourself

20 mins; November 25, 2020

Ep. 210: Pam Rosenthal on Not Letting the Page Know You’re Afraid

44 mins; November 20, 2020

Ep. 209: Matt Haig on Literally Writing the Multiverse

36 mins; November 13, 2020

Ep. 208: CJ Cooke on the Thrills of Contemporary Gothic Horror

34 mins; November 06, 2020

Ep. 207: Donna Baier Stein’s Surprising Tip for Getting Into the Voice of a Character

35 mins; October 30, 2020

Ep. 206: Do You Need a Writing Mentor? Or a Pen Name?

38 mins; October 29, 2020

Ep. 204: Vicki Pettersson on How Yoga Helps Her Write Lots of Books

50 mins; October 23, 2020

Ep. 205: Kati Gardner on Planning for Writers

54 mins; October 23, 2020

Ep. 203: Alexis Henderson on How To Write Books, Not Just Beginnings

29 mins; October 02, 2020

Ep. 202: Anjanette Delgado on the Magic of Preproduction in Novel Writing

42 mins; September 24, 2020

Ep. 201: How Do You Know When You're Overcomplicating Your Book?

18 mins; September 23, 2020

Ep. 200: Edward Giordano Helps Rachael Celebrate 200 Episodes!

50 mins; September 18, 2020

Ep. 199: Becca Syme on Maximizing Your Strengths as a Writer

63 hours 49 mins; September 11, 2020

Ep. 198: Joshua Bennett on Making Sure There's Blood in Your Writing

29 mins; September 04, 2020

Ep. 197: Can I Write a Main Character Outside my Race?

30 mins; August 28, 2020

Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir

51 mins; August 21, 2020

Ep.195: Ivuoma Okoro on Changing Forms to Get Better at Plotting

35 mins; August 14, 2020

Ep. 194: Should You Hire an Editor Before Submitting Queries to Agents?

21 mins; August 12, 2020

Ep. 193: Vikram Chandra on a New App to Keep Your Writing Organized

42 mins; August 07, 2020

Ep. 192: KJ Dell'Antonia on Dissecting Other Writing to Improve Your Own

40 mins; July 31, 2020

Ep. 191: How Do You Keep From Getting Distracted While Writing?

30 mins; July 24, 2020

Ep. 190: Anthony Moore on Capturing Ideas as they Arrive

24 mins; July 17, 2020

Ep. 189: Steven Rowley on When You Get To Call Yourself A Writer

33 mins; July 10, 2020

Ep. 188: Elizabeth Kay on Taking Off Her Editor’s Hat to Write a Bestseller

18 mins; July 03, 2020

Ep. 187: Eddie King on Why There’s No Right Way of Writing

39 mins; June 26, 2020

Ep. 186: Ines Johnson on Wanting More After Finding Success

52 mins; June 19, 2020

Ep. 185: Should I Look for an Agent for my Debut or Self-Publish It? (Bonus! How To Be an Anti-Racist)

27 mins; June 12, 2020

Ep. 184: Should You Build a Mailing List While Still Writing Your First Book?

23 mins; May 29, 2020

Ep. 183: Jennie Nash on Harnessing the Power of Jealousy

42 mins; May 22, 2020

Ep. 182: How to Allow Yourself to Suck and Fix it Later

11 mins; May 15, 2020

Ep. 181: Jeni McFarland on Writing by Hand

24 mins; May 08, 2020

Ep. 180: Melanie Abrams on Bringing the Conflict

23 mins; May 01, 2020

Ep. 179: Should You Get an MFA?

14 mins; April 27, 2020

Ep. 178: Jennifer Louden on Why Bother

33 mins; April 24, 2020

Ep. 177: How to do Revision Passes to Save Your Sanity

21 mins; April 17, 2020

Ep. 176: Katie Forrest on Time Management for Writers During a Crisis

28 mins; April 10, 2020

Ep. 175: Mini-Episode - How to Keep Going

16 mins; April 03, 2020

Ep. 174: Rachael on Getting Your Writing Done When Life is Distracting

21 mins; March 20, 2020

Ep. 173: Chanel Cleeton on Planning Life vs. Planning a Book

23 mins; March 13, 2020

Ep. 172: Tara East on Interviewing as a Superpower for Writing

29 mins; March 06, 2020

Ep. 171: What To Do With a Revision Letter (and where are the memoirists?) Bonus MiniEpisode

14 mins; March 02, 2020

Ep. 170: Maya Hughes on the Wonders of Scrivener

31 mins; February 28, 2020

Ep. 169: Juliet Blackwell on Getting the Words on the Page

37 mins; February 21, 2020

Ep. 168: Tommy Arnold and Micah Epstein on the Fascinating Similarities Between Visual Artists and Writers

56 mins; February 07, 2020

Ep. 167: Podcasts I Love - Bonus Mini-episode

17 mins; February 04, 2020

Ep. 166: Nancy Richardson Fischer Share the BEST Tip for Ensuring Scene Flow

31 mins; January 31, 2020

Ep. 165: How Do You Start Your Own Writing Group? Bonus mini-episode!

9 mins; January 21, 2020

Ep. 164: Aime Austin on Avoiding Headhopping in Fiction

39 mins; January 17, 2020

Ep. 163: How to Start Novel Revision & How to Avoid Shiny New Object Syndrome - Bonus Mini-episode!

12 mins; January 15, 2020

Ep. 162: Show Me The Money, 2019 Edition

37 mins; January 10, 2020

Ep. 161: Rachael on the RWA Debacle

16 mins; December 31, 2019

Ep. 160: How Do You Use Tarot as Tool for Writing Even if You’re Non-Woo-woo? Bonus episode!

12 mins; December 26, 2019

Ep. 159: Steff Green on Writing Prolifically and Joyfully

35 mins; December 20, 2019

Ep. 158: Should You Plan to Self-Publish AND Seek Agent Representation? And Are Retreats for Introverts? Bonus Episode

10 mins; December 18, 2019

Ep. 157: Daniel Willcocks on Writing Fast and Getting into Flow

29 mins; December 13, 2019

Ep. 156: Jeremy Spillman on Taking Nashville Songwriting to a Novel

32 mins; December 06, 2019

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