Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

Latest Episodes
Develop a Daily Writing Practice to Find Your Voice: Interview with Allison Fallon
I listened to Allison Fallon's The Power of Writing It Down while jogging through my neighborhood. Those weren't my best runs, because I kept pulling out my phone to thumb-type a great quote before picking up the pace again.
Shawn Smucker & Maile Silva on creative legacy, rejections, and being faithful to the work
[Ep 234] On this episode of the podcast, I hosted two novelists: Shawn Smucker and his wife, Maile Silva, for a literary discussion. Imagine you're at a writing conference and we're on stage to discuss the challenges they face as two writers at ...
Winning Book Proposals Need These 3 Things
When you seek traditional publishing for your nonfiction book, you don’t just write the book and send it off. Instead, you craft what’s called a book proposal—an essential business document expected by publishing professionals like agents and editor...
Resolved to Write a Nonfiction Book This Year? Let’s Do the Math!
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to write a book in the year ahead, you’re going to have to do several things. One of those things you’ll have to do is...some math. But don’t worry—I’ve got a calculator!
How to Structure Your Nonfiction Book
[231] You're tackling a non-fiction book and you're making progress. You're doing research, you're writing, and now you're staring at all those ideas. Your book needs form. It needs organization. It needs...structure.
How Do You Read Like a Writer?
You're a writer, so you write. But do you read? - Silly question, I know, because of course you read. A better question is how do you read? - Do you read like a writer? - There are ways writers can read that can be both inspiring and instructive,
5 Writing Strengths You Need to Succeed
You want to start out strong as a writer and succeed at your work. A lot of different strengths are at play to keep us at the keyboard or page, and the good news is—you may already have some of these strengths. If not,
Validate Your Idea to Produce Your Best Project (Back to Basics)
[Ep 228] You have an idea for your next writing project. That's great! Before you get too far—before you write too much—you need to be sure this idea is going to fly with your audience. You need to validate it so you move forward with a ...
Back to Basics: 6 Methods to Right-Size Your Next Writing Project
[Ep 227] Have you ever written a blog post and found it's growing too big and unwieldy? Or you set out to develop a book only to realize you don't have enough material to fill a 45K- or 50K-word manuscript? If so,
Back to Basics: Generate Ideas to Find What You Have to Say
[Ep 226] With my Back to Basics series, I'm providing tools you can apply to your next project in hopes it will make the writing process easier and the final product stronger than ever—so you can make an impact. Last time,