Podcast Episodes

Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp

Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp

Episode 283 | Release Date: September 24, 2025

In this episode, Ann Kroeker is …

9 months, 1 week ago

Don't Wait to Share Your Message

Don't Wait to Share Your Message

Episode 282 | Release Date: September 10, 2025

In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, explores how …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Write Your Way Forward

I tend to sprawl—both in my writing and, if you ask my family, on the couch. I start with a plan, but as I write, new ideas branch out in every direc…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Afraid to Click “Publish”?

If you second-guess yourself each time you send your words into the world, you’re not alone. You’re feeling what writers throughout the ages have fel…

1 year ago

Organize Your Notes with the Seek, Sort and Stack Approach

An idea pops into your head, so you grab whatever paper product lies nearby and scribble down the thought. Or you come across a quote, story, or stat…

1 year, 1 month ago

You Deserve a Place That Feels Like Home: Literary Matchmaking with Deidra Riggs

Find your publishing home without losing your voice: Literary agent Deidra Riggs reveals insider secrets on breaking into publishing while staying tr…

1 year, 3 months ago

10 Years of Podcasting for Writers: From Fearful Beginnings to Global Impact

On a chilly December afternoon in 2014, I closed the door to my bedroom, swallowed back nerves—even trembled a little as I held a tiny earpiece as a …

1 year, 5 months ago

4 Mistakes I See Nonfiction Authors Make (and How to Fix Them)

A few years ago, a client came to me with an idea for a nonfiction book. She was ready to write a draft and send it to a publishing house. What she d…

1 year, 7 months ago

When did you stop writing?

Somewhere along the way, you stopped writing. 

Life got in the way. 

You lost your confidence. You ran out of time. You ran out of ideas. You hit a h…

1 year, 9 months ago

Is Substack the Best Platform for Writers? Jane Friedman’s Expert Opinion

Is Substack the best platform for writers? Is it right for you?

In this interview, publishing expert Jane Friedman explores Substack’s social media-l…

1 year, 9 months ago