by Stephanie Dethlefs | Aug 16, 2022 | Accountability, Book Coaching, First Draft, Getting feedback, How to write a novel, Inner critic, Mindset, Planning your book, Revision, writing craft, writing life
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the thought of writing a novel? No lie, it’s hard work. But this episode lays out a three-phase process that is structured enough to support you while allowing for your creative inspiration. There is no “right” way to write a novel, but...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Jan 11, 2022 | Accountability, Book Coaching, First Draft, Mindset, writing craft, writing life
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 time of year it is. ...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Sep 28, 2021 | Accountability, Book Coaching, Getting feedback, Inner critic, Revision, writing craft, writing life
What happens after you’ve received some feedback, whether it was from a loved one, a beta reader, or an editor? We all know that getting feedback on your writing is an important part of the process, but where do you start when you’ve got pages and pages of notes?...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Aug 2, 2021 | Book Coaching, First Draft, Getting feedback, writing life
We’ve talked here about having people read your work in progress and give you feedback. We’ve talked about when to do it, how to ask for it, and who to ask. (Check out this post and this post.) But what I realized we haven’t really done is explore the different labels...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | May 1, 2021 | Accountability, Getting feedback, Mindset
This post originally appeared on Medium in February 2012. I think that most writers, especially those in the early stages of developing a writing life and/or career, probably think that the support comes once the work is mostly done, whether it’s in the form of an...
