Hello Writers! Podcast
Commitment to Writing a Novel
What does your commitment to writing a novel look like? This is what we'll revisit with this past episode. Without commitment, it won't get done. But what does that really mean? Let's explore what commitment is and how to evaluate your own (with...
Your Novel’s Timeline
Knowing where your novel starts and ends provides structure, efficiency and focus within your novel-writing journey. In this episode, we explore three strategies for making these early decisions in a way that feels true and right for your story....
What Are You Telling Yourself?
This week we revisit a past episode. Enjoy! What do you tell yourself about your writing? That it's fabulous, or that it's not so great? That you have all the time in the world, or that you never can find enough? That you are the only person who...
Writing Secondary Characters
While secondary characters might seem less important than your protagonist, they actually serve a very important purpose. They drive the story forward and give the protagonist context, relationships, roadblocks, relief, and more. In this episode,...
What are you waiting for?
This week we revisit a past episode. Enjoy! Sometimes when we aren’t writing – but we wish we were – it’s because we are waiting for something. Waiting for better circumstances. Waiting for better timing. But what if you could write despite not...
How to Write Believable Characters
How do we create primary characters that are nuanced and complex without being stereotypical, flat, or strange caricatures of themselves? The key is to know them. Like, really know them. And it’s more than knowing things like their favorite...
Writing in 2022
Listen to full podcast episode here! >>Today I want to have a heart to heart with you about your writing life in 2022. I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I think that if you want to do something, you should just do it no matter what...
Your Character’s Motivation
Why do your protagonist and other characters make the decisions that they do in your story? How do you keep those decisions from running away with your plot? Whether we're talking the big decisions, those actions that change the course of the...
Writing for Young Readers
There are those who believe that writing for young readers is easier than writing for adults, but they couldn’t be more wrong! When we write for young readers, we need to consider the same things for them as we do adult readers, with the added...
Improve Your Narrative Voice
VOICE. It's a word that gets thrown around a lot among writers. With good reason: it's one of the most important skills you can master, because it’s what brings a narrator and/or a character to life. But it’s also one of the hardest to explain, to...