Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow to 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…
5 years, 7 months ago
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 t…
5 years, 8 months ago
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 id…
5 years, 10 months ago
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 ha…
5 years, 11 months ago
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 t…
6 years ago
Improve Your Writing by Getting Back to Basics
[Ep 225] You’re inspired. An idea seizes you and before the energy fizzles, you whip out a laptop, open a new document, and slam out words. Get it do…
6 years, 1 month ago
Find What You Need and Write What You Can
[Ep 224] At the close of a brilliant blue-sky summer-warm April afternoon, a heavy thunderstorm swept across my state, pelting us with hail and hurtl…
6 years, 2 months ago
One Thing Writers Can Do in a Pandemic: Document the Days
[Ep 223] As I write this, a pandemic is spreading across the planet. I surely hope you and those you love are spared any sickness during this worldwi…
6 years, 3 months ago
Can a Poem a Day Make Us Better Writers?
[Ep 222] My most effective year teaching high school composition was the one I began with poetry. From day one, I introduced literary devices through…
6 years, 3 months ago
What's a Book Proposal (and why do I need one)?
[Ep 221] If you’re trying to land an agent and eventually a contract with a publisher, you can’t get around it: you need to craft a compelling propos…
6 years, 4 months ago