Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEp 180: Write to Discover - Start with Yourself
A few weeks ago I shared with you how freewriting freed me. The book Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg, played a big part in that during my…
7 years, 5 months ago
Ep 179: Time to Schedule Your Writing Life Tune-up
Tis the season for many things. One thing that doesn't roll off the tongue as jolly as a line in a carol is a writing life tune-up. Yes, tis the perf…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ep 178: The Writer at Work - Use Freewriting to Give It Some Thought
My first university-level creative writing course used as the main text a book that, at that time, was a brand-new release: Writing Down the Bones, b…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ep 177: [Interview] Alison Hodgson on Boiling a Story Down to Its Essence, One-Star Reviews, and Perseverance
Back in October 2018, I interviewed three authors who served on the speaking team at Breathe Christian Writers Conference. We discussed all things wr…
7 years, 6 months ago
Ep 176: What Do You Know to Be True?
Last time, I talked about the power of lists to get us writing about all kinds of things. Lists trick us into writing. - In her famous TED talk, spok…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep 175: How to Use Lists to Transform Your Writing (and your life)
Tis the season for lists, even for those who aren't naturally checklist and to-do list types. For the holidays, people will make packing lists, shopp…
7 years, 7 months ago
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Your Life?
[Ep 174] In last week’s interview, Patrice Gopo described the stories that bubbled up inside her—personal stories about topics she cared deeply about…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep 173: [Interview] Patrice Gopo on Meaning Making on the Page and Studying the Craft
At Breathe Christian Writers Conference, held October 12 and 13, 2018, I interviewed three authors who served on the speaking team. We discussed all …
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep 172: 4 Simple Ways to Put Your Own Writing First
As you know from my interview with Shawn Smucker, he’s a novelist with ambitious goals—on track to write ten books in ten years. He's written three o…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep 171: [Interview] Shawn Smucker on Cowriting, Ghostwriting, and Prioritizing Your Own Work
At a writing conference held October 12 and 13, 2018, I interviewed three authors who served on the speaking team. We discussed all things writing, l…
7 years, 8 months ago