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StoryShop Podcast
In contrast to the Self Publishing Podcast, which features the same three writers, the StoryShop Podcast is a compact and helpful resource. Length: 25 min. Format: a 9 episode series, not including the intro episode. I blasted through these in two nights of walking...
Can Just Anyone Be A Writer?
Of course. It is what Nike's ad genius once said. "Just Do It." I was recently in France and I was able to walk miles - in museums, along the Seine, into churches and past street booksellers. Yes, the book is still art in France and these booksellers each keep a...
How To Write a Novella in 24 Hours Review
How to Write a Novella in 24 Hours Author: Andrew Mayne Length: Short I am a subscriber to Kindle Unlimited. As a result, since I read on a Kindle, I have no idea the page length of the book. I read a lot of non-fiction, probably a dozen a month either actually...
Sunrise
Though I have been writing at night, after the routine of dinner, homework, bathtime, storytime and my evening stroll with the dog, I occasionally write early in the morning. But I prefer to go hiking instead. Sometimes you catch a deer crossing too. The conflict...
The Story Grid Podcast
This is a relatively young podcast (less than a year old) and I came across it after the co-host Tim Grahl was a guest on The Creative Penn. I absolutely love it. Tim is the aspiring fiction writer, who comes to the podcast after nearly a decade of launching writers...
Self Publishing Podcast
I had never heard of these folks, but it was mentioned on an episode of The Creative Penn Podcast so I checked it out. I tried 2 episodes and couldn't even get half way through the 2nd episode. The three hosts, Sean, Johnny, and Dave have co-authored a number of...
The Creative Penn Podcast
A genuinely useful podcast for aspiring fiction writers.
Sunset
In my day job, I write a lot. Thousands and thousands of words. I am sure I have written millions of words during my professional career. But when I think about writing for fun, I probably have not written more than 10 hours in the last five years. Very far from...