by KimBooYork | Mar 15, 2022 | Podcast
1 Million Words! Have you written that many? Do you know, or are you guessing? Thanks to the stats page for my first fandom account at AO3, I knew pretty close to the day when I went over the 1 million word mark officially. However, I’m fairly certain I had hit...
by KimBooYork | Feb 14, 2022 | Podcast
Prompts often get a bad rep in writing circles, considered as nothing more than teaching tools at best. In the fanfiction community, though, prompts are often tools of inspiration, motivation, and community building. In this episode, I dive into the value of prompts...
by KimBooYork | Jan 17, 2022 | Podcast
This episode discusses the importance of self-awareness and vulnerability for writers. I share my experiences giving up on my dreams of publication in the 1990s due to a perceived lack of interest from agent and publishers, and how I later found joy in writing through...
by KimBooYork | Dec 29, 2021 | Podcast
“If you want to be a Real Writer you need to toughen up!” …that’s what we are told, anyway. But do we? Do we really? I argue that no, that’s not what we need to do, and in fact, “toughening up” makes us worse off as writers...
by KimBooYork | Dec 20, 2021 | Podcast
In this episode, I discuss fighting insecurity by building self-confidence and a growth mindset. I explain that mastering skills alone don’t lead to self-trust! We must take chances, fail, and keep trying new things because true confidence comes from challenging...
by KimBooYork | Dec 12, 2021 | Podcast
Why aren’t you writing what you love to write? Is it insecurity? Fear that no one will read it? A belief that you need to “write to market”? In this episode KimBoo talks you through the hurdles you put in your own way so you can sit down and write...
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