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Your Big Creative Life

Welcome to Your Big Creative Life, a podcast for writers and creatives that helps you live your best big creative life, whatever that means for you. I'm Katie Wolf, a writer, book editor, and creator. Join me every week for tips and discussion on writing, mindset, upleveling your life, and anything and everything that will help you achieve your big creative dreams.

126: Lessons I've Learned About Writing from Editing

20 mins; April 30, 2024

125: How to Write a Book When You Just Have an Idea

17 mins; April 23, 2024

124: How to Focus and Be Productive When You Have Limited Time

20 mins; April 16, 2024

123: Roadblocks to Telling a Good Story

15 mins; April 09, 2024

122: If Posting on Social Media Feels Cringey, Here's What to Do

31 mins; April 02, 2024

121: My Go-To Mindset Hacks When Things Feel Hard

20 mins; March 26, 2024

120: Creating a Believable Romance

18 mins; March 19, 2024

119: How to Decide if Kids Are Part of Your Big Creative Life

39 mins; March 12, 2024

118: 5 Tips to Make Your Writing Better

19 mins; March 05, 2024

117: Tips for Creating Video Content

22 mins; February 27, 2024

116: How to Write Your Second Book

20 mins; February 20, 2024

115: Can You Manifest Creative Success?

28 mins; February 13, 2024

114: What to Do When Your Characters Feel Flat

14 mins; February 06, 2024

113: 3 Mindset Shifts Required to Edit Your Work

15 mins; January 30, 2024

112: Your Big Creative Pep Talk for 2024

23 mins; January 23, 2024

111: Dry January: The Link Between Alcohol and Creativity

22 mins; January 16, 2024

110: Screw New Year's Resolutions - Do This Instead

16 mins; January 09, 2024

109: Welcome to Your Big Creative Life!

8 mins; January 09, 2024

BEST OF: 108: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Doubt When You Start Writing As An Adult

24 mins; November 21, 2023

BEST OF: 107: The Tough Love Episode to Get You Writing Again

11 mins; November 14, 2023

BEST OF: 106: Should Your Novel Have a Prologue?

11 mins; November 07, 2023

BEST OF: 105: 3 Tips for Self-Editing

13 mins; October 31, 2023

BEST OF: 104: Plotters vs. Pantsers

14 mins; October 24, 2023

103: Releasing Ego + Pride As Writers

16 mins; October 17, 2023

102: Common First Chapter Mistakes

16 mins; October 10, 2023

101: Maternity Leave as a Writer + Business Owner

16 mins; October 03, 2023

100: Lessons I've Learned As A Writer + Editor After 100 Episodes

14 mins; September 26, 2023

099: How to Keep Writing When It Just Feels Hard

17 mins; September 19, 2023

098: My Biggest Tips for New Book Editors

25 mins; September 12, 2023

097: When Writing Advice Isn't Helpful

21 mins; September 05, 2023

096: Questions to Ask a Literary Agent Who Offers You Representation

19 mins; August 29, 2023

095: Can You Put a Version of Yourself In Your Novel?

15 mins; August 22, 2023

094: The DIY Writing Retreat - My Best Tips and Advice

20 mins; August 15, 2023

093: One Essential Tool to Help You Improve Your Writing

18 mins; August 08, 2023

092: 5 Things Your Editor Wants to Tell You (But Probably Won't)

23 mins; August 01, 2023

091: AI in Book Writing + Publishing

23 mins; July 25, 2023

090: My Process for Coming Up With a Book Title

14 mins; July 18, 2023

089: How to Edit Your Book When You're Dreading It

17 mins; July 11, 2023

088: Don't Listen to This Terrible Writing Advice

19 mins; July 04, 2023

BONUS: Scammers in the Book World, My Coaching Philosophies, and What It Means to Work With a Book Coach

33 mins; June 30, 2023

087: What to Do When You're Struggling to Write Your Main Character

16 mins; June 27, 2023

086: How to Let Other People Read Your Writing (Even If It Feels Scary)

21 mins; June 20, 2023

085: How to Choose Between Two Book Ideas

16 mins; June 13, 2023

084: The Update Episode: Life, the Biz, & Being on Submission

23 mins; June 06, 2023

083: You Finished Your First Draft!! Now What?

13 mins; May 30, 2023

082: How Long Should Your Book Be?

13 mins; May 23, 2023

081: Sneaky Creative Blocks to Watch Out For

13 mins; May 16, 2023

080: The Biggest Life Lessons You Can Learn From Writing

16 mins; May 09, 2023

079: The Danger of This Stereotype of "Real" Writers

17 mins; May 02, 2023

078: 3 Tips for Writing an Epilogue

12 mins; April 25, 2023

077: What Happens After You Sign With a Literary Agent?

18 mins; April 18, 2023

076: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Doubt When You Start Writing As An Adult

24 mins; April 11, 2023

075: 3 Tips for Writing a Cliffhanger

15 mins; April 04, 2023

074: My Best Tips for Reigniting Your Creativity

19 mins; March 28, 2023

073: It's Been a Year Since I Quit My Day Job - The Biggest Takeaways

20 mins; March 21, 2023

072: 5 Tips for Writing a Book Synopsis

15 mins; March 14, 2023

071: What to Do When You Feel Jealous of Other Writers

14 mins; March 07, 2023

070: FAQs about Book Editing

14 mins; February 28, 2023

069: Common Query Letter Mistakes

16 mins; February 21, 2023

068: All About Worldbuilding

18 mins; February 14, 2023

067: The Tough Love Episode - Editing Edition

11 mins; February 07, 2023

066: All About Writing Sprints

16 mins; January 31, 2023

065: Important Lessons I Learned While Editing

29 mins; January 24, 2023

064: Creating Realistic Dialogue

14 mins; January 17, 2023

063: 4 Tips to Start Writing Your Book

19 mins; January 10, 2023

062: 5 Things to Do Before You Start Writing Your Book

12 mins; January 03, 2023

061: The Ultimate Guide to Setting Writing New Year's Resolutions

21 mins; December 27, 2022

060: My 4 Essential Writing Tools

12 mins; December 20, 2022

059: Another Common Character Mistake and How to Fix It

13 mins; December 13, 2022

058: 3 Times to Take a Break from Writing

12 mins; December 06, 2022

057: Working With A Writing Coach + Writing Historical Fiction With Layla Essary

39 mins; November 29, 2022

056: 3 Books to Read About Writing

11 mins; November 22, 2022

055: The Tough Love Episode to Get You Writing Again

11 mins; November 15, 2022

054: 3 Tips for Writing When You're Not Great at Grammar

16 mins; November 08, 2022

053: How I Found My New Literary Agent

21 mins; November 01, 2022

052: The Comparison Trap: 4 Tips to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Writers

19 mins; October 25, 2022

051: How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo

18 mins; October 18, 2022

050: The Best Writing Advice I've Ever Received

12 mins; October 11, 2022

049: Does Your Book Idea Need to Be Original?

14 mins; October 04, 2022

048: Making Writing a Habit

18 mins; September 27, 2022

047: How to Write a Book in 6 Months

20 mins; September 20, 2022

046: My Top 3 Querying Resources

15 mins; September 13, 2022

045: The W Outline

10 mins; September 06, 2022

044: The Mindset Trap That Can Keep You Stuck

13 mins; August 30, 2022

043: My Top 3 Strategies for Writing a Book

11 mins; August 23, 2022

042: Should Your Novel Have a Prologue?

11 mins; August 16, 2022

041: Ambition and Writing: Can They Coexist?

15 mins; August 09, 2022

040: 3 Tips to Make Your Book Longer

11 mins; August 02, 2022

039: Building Your Writing Community (And Why It's So Important)

16 mins; July 26, 2022

038: All About Beta Reading

13 mins; July 19, 2022

037: Behind the Scenes of My Business: Q&A

17 mins; July 12, 2022

036: The Great Dialogue Tag Debate

12 mins; July 05, 2022

035: Leaving My Literary Agent + Querying (Again)

11 mins; June 28, 2022

034: When to Stop Editing Your Book

11 mins; June 21, 2022

033: The Top 3 Grammar Mistakes I See When Copyediting

13 mins; June 14, 2022

032: Stop Believing This Myth About Writing

11 mins; June 07, 2022

031: 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing

13 mins; May 31, 2022

030: How to Write When You Don't Feel Motivated

11 mins; May 24, 2022

029: The Best Brainstorming/Outlining Method for Pantsers

15 mins; May 17, 2022

028: Writing Q&A, Part 3

16 mins; May 10, 2022

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