by Stephanie Dethlefs | Aug 9, 2022 | First Draft, Planning your book, Reading for Writers, writing craft, writing life
We all know that writers should also be avid readers. But do you know what it looks like to actually study a book to see what makes it work? In this episode, we’re exploring what it means to read like a writer by using a “mentor text” to study specific craft...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Jul 13, 2022 | First Draft, Inner critic, Mindset
While having lots of ideas for writing projects seems like a good problem to have, those “shiny objects” can quickly become a distraction from your work-in-progress. In today’s episode, we’re talking about what it really means when we think a...