The Novel Writing Podcast

Author Christina Rozeline from Vinton, Louisiana shares how her writing evolved from a cheesy romance to a domestic thriller. But that wasn"t her only growth! Christina"s confidence skyrocketed from never turning on her camera during Premium calls to pestering her local library into carrying her book... and then actual

Learn what it really means to show, not tell, emotions in your writing!  Your characters actions are how they reveal their feelings, but it"s not always easy to figure out WHAT those actions or feelings are. This episode includes a practical framework for capturing authentic physicalities of emotion.  Send us a Text Me

In this slightly ranty raw podcast brought to you by a weekend sunrise hike, I talk about how to maintain high expectations but not feel terrible if you don"t meet them. Send us a Text Message. What to do next… Get the first 5 days of the challenge + worksheets for FREE (trial challenge) Sign up for The 60-Day Novel Wr

Comic book author and serial Kickstarter Caleb Palmquist joins me to talk about what he"s learned from running over 20 Kickstarters. He has a lot to say about failure and finding your audience, both of which are important parts of the "successful creator" journey. This was a follow-up episode to Halie"s interview with

What happens when you"re in the middle of your draft and the plot has gone out the window, or you have no idea where to go next? The danger is "procrastiplotting" which I think is just a fancy word for writer"s block. Learn how I deal with Procrastiplotting and how to identify when it"s ACTUALLY a problem. Send us a Te

Did you know you lose up to 23 minutes of attention every time you get distracted? This is the reality: you can"t do two things at once, and if you try, your attention pays for it. Multitasking has been a myth for years, and yet we all believe we"re immune to the actual cognitive cost of task switching, which is what r