Podcast Episodes

#61: The One Tool That Can 10X Your Fiction Writing Life

If you've ever told yourself you just need to try harder, type faster, sit longer, and push through, this episode is for you.

This week on The Confide…

2 months, 1 week ago

#60: Choose Your Hard

Have you ever thought, this is just too hard — and wondered if that means writing isn't really your calling after all?

This week on The Confident Fict…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

#59: Words, Consistency, Health: The real formula for a career that lasts

Have you ever looked down the road at the writing career you want and asked yourself, can I actually keep this up? Maybe your wrists ache after a lon…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

#58: Play as a Learning Style

Have you ever filled out one of those "what's your learning style?" surveys and felt like none of the boxes quite fit? Reading, hands-on, watching a …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

#57: [Encore Episode] How to Become a Reader Again

Summer is almost here — and with it comes one of my all-time favorite traditions: summer reading.

Do you remember what it felt like to lose yourself c…

4 months, 1 week ago

#56: [Encore Episode] Exploring Another Culture — Research Tips to Get Started and to Avoid Pitfalls

As fiction authors, we’re natural explorers—we chase stories into new eras, new worlds, and yes, new cultures. But when you’re researching a culture …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

#55: [ENCORE EPISODE] Writing Beyond Your Own Experience — Respectfully Portraying the “Other”

If you've ever had a story idea that included a character or culture outside of your own — and then hesitated — this episode is for you. Especially i…

5 months, 1 week ago

#54: Are Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back as an Author?

If you've ever told yourself, "I'm just not techy enough to dictate my fiction," this episode is for you.

I'm digging into the limiting beliefs that k…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

#53: 500 Words at 30,000 Feet: How to Dictate Fiction on an Airplane

Have you ever wondered if you could actually write fiction on an airplane?

In this episode of The Confident Fiction Author Podcast, I’m sharing my rea…

6 months ago

#52: Do It Scared: The Secret to Growing as a Fiction Author

For me, courage rarely feels bold in the moment—it usually feels terrifying.

Butterflies in my stomach. Second-guessing. The temptation to wait until …

7 months ago