by Stephanie Dethlefs | Sep 21, 2023 | Planning your book
“My book is a lot of genres. I can’t pick just one.” This is something I heard recently in a writing workshop. Now, I know where this person was coming from. There was romance, history, and a little magic in their book, so how were they to specify just one genre? But...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Sep 14, 2023 | Audience, Planning your book
Have you ever read a book that felt like it was written just for you? Like the writer could practically see into your soul? It feels like suddenly everything has become aligned. You learn something you’ve been needing. You gain a new perspective. You feel validated...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Sep 7, 2023 | Audience, Character Development, How to write a novel, Mindset, Planning your book, writing life
Is it good enough? Am I writing it well? Does it make any sense? Will anyone want to read it? These are just some of the questions that arise from the uncertainty that all of us writers feel from time to time. Or daily. (Is that just me?) A lot of the uncertainty we...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Jul 18, 2023 | Accountability, Book Coaching, writing life, Writing schedule
We all have ideal scenarios for when we will do our best writing. But for many of us, our ideal writing schedule simply isn’t possible. So what do we do? In this video, I’ll show you that ANY writing schedule can be ideal with the four Cs: commitment, clarity,...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Jul 11, 2023 | Accountability, How to write a novel, Mindset, writing life, Writing schedule
There is more to an effective writing practice than simply writing. In this episode, we’re breaking down the seven (plus one) things you want to do on a regular basis in order to grow as a writer and strengthen your works-in-progress, plus exploring how to fit them...
