Podcast Episodes

#31: Managing Reader Expectations: What Every Author Should Know

Have you ever met a fan of your work and walked away wondering… Was I a letdown?

I’ve been there (more than once). It’s a weird space to navigate. As …

1 year, 4 months ago

#30: How to Become a Reader Again

If you’re a fiction author who hasn’t felt like a reader in a while… you’re not alone.

Between writing deadlines, life demands, and constant distracti…

1 year, 4 months ago

#29: How to Make Mental Adjustments in a Crisis to Keep Writing (Part 2)

Let’s face it: crisis doesn’t knock—it crashes in.

Maybe it's a family emergency, a health scare, or some other chaos that pulls you away from your wr…

1 year, 4 months ago

#28: Should You Hire a Sensitivity Reader?

Most authors are concerned about getting it wrong when writing about other cultures or anything they've not personally experienced, including disabil…

1 year, 5 months ago

#27: Burn the Candle: A Gentle Nudge Toward an Abundant Writing Life

There’s a candle on my stove that I once treated like treasure. I’d light it only on “special” days—afraid that once I'd burned it down, I'd lose tha…

1 year, 5 months ago

#26: How to Dictate Your Next Novel

If you're a regular listener of my podcast, you know I love to dictate my fiction, and you know I love to teach my fellow authors how.

And that's the …

1 year, 5 months ago

#25: 4 Ways You Can Borrow a Skilled Author's Confidence

In January of this year, I flew an airplane. As in, a real airplane.

How?

Because I was able to borrow a skilled pilot’s confidence.

And I needed to bor…

1 year, 6 months ago

#24: Healthy Living, Healthy Writing: 3 Ways to Take Care of Yourself as an Author

Are health issues holding you back from living your best creative lifestyle?

When I first started teaching authors how to dictate their novels, I thou…

1 year, 6 months ago

#23: Take a Break: How to Rest as an Author

Remember the days when places of business were closed on Sundays? That was in my lifetime. In the days before pay at the pump when you had better mak…

1 year, 6 months ago

#22: From Camera-Shy to Confident: Planning an Author Photoshoot Session

Be honest—when was the last time you updated your author headshot? If the answer is “I don’t remember” or “I had bangs back then,” it’s probably time…

1 year, 6 months ago