Episode 039: Deepest Fears #1: Mary Sue

Welcome to the first episode in a mini-series I’m doing about confronting our deepest fears as authors. This is not simply about the fear of being bad at writing, or the fear that no one will read our work, but rather about the fears that keep us from writing in the...

Episode 038: Show, Share, Be Inspired

A recurring theme in a lot of advice about creativity is “show your work/share your work.” It is often hailed as a great way to “grow your audience” but I want to go a step beyond that and talk about how it is a great way to stay motivated and...

Episode 037: Permission to Succeed

Giving yourself permission to sit down and write is a major hurdle most writers face…but then what? The next step is giving yourself the permission to succeed as a writer, however you want to define “success.” That can be just as hard, though. We all...

Episode 036: Tools for Writing

There are a lot of tools out there which are designed to help you be a better writer, but did you know there are also a lot of tools that can help you simply write the words? There are! In this episode I talk about apps, communities, and systems that you can use to...

Episode 035: “War of Art” book review

This is all about one of my favorite motivational books for writers, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (Note: this is an affiliate link with bookshop.org!). This is justifiably considered a modern classic in the field of motivating and inspiring authors, with great...