Being anxious is a normal feeling. But when that anxiety holds you back from the things you want to accomplish in life, you need a plan to confront it. Today, Audra talks about how she deals with anxiety, and one very poignant realization someone share...

Here’s a hard truth: writing shouldn’t be miserable. If it is, then maybe you shouldn’t BE a writer. Today, Sean talks about how to keep writing from being miserable, from planning to framing, and much more about writing life in general.

If you’ve read Sterling and Stone’s Yesterday’s Gone, then you know we like writing fun monsters. Today, Dave talks about Boricio, who is terrible in a way that is cathartic. It’s a little scary, though; Dave talks about how he sometimes asks ‘What wou...

What IS a mini-arc? The concept is simple: it’s a series of stories within a story. You already do this to an extent with scenes and chapters, but if you’re intentional about it, your reader will be ravenous from page to page.

Many authors started by getting their words out to the world however they could, especially by giving away books for free. It’s never an easy transition going from free to paid. Today, Johnny talks about how to handle free-seekers versus actual buyers,...

Plot is important. But it’s your characters that your audience will resonate with. If you can create memorable characters, you have a much better chance of creating something timeless. Sean explains how to create the type of character that will keep yo...

In this episode guest-host Jamie Davis shares a tried and true technique to overcome impostor syndrome and start writing that non-fiction book you’ve been planning. He also talks about how even a non-expert can utilize expert podcast interviews to buil...

There’s definitely a left brain, right brain divide between being and artist and being a business person, and a lot of artists get stuck on traditional budgeting. Spreadsheets and guesstimating aren’t the way to manage money for a lot of us. Today,

Withholding information from your reader is one of the BEST ways to control your reader’s experience. If you don’t provoke curiosity, your reader might not be interested enough to keep reading. Today, Sean talks about several ways to withhold informati...

It’s paramount to be honest in your writing, but what about when you’re writing about aliens? That’s NOT the kind of honesty we’re talking about. Today, Johnny talks about being honest in your writing, not just in writing things that are graphic,