Ink in Your Veins
440 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 132 ratingsHow writers actually write! You might need to be a writer, but you don't need to struggle so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write)
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Ep. 339: The Annual MONEY Episode! What Did I Make and How?
January 05, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this annual episode, Rachael reveals what she made and how in 2022. From book sales (self and trad) to teaching and Patreon, all the details are here. Enjoy! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get you...
Ep. 338: The Black Herron Ep 5
January 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBYou're gonna love this one! Sacha and Rachael talking about HOW TO FAIL by Elizabeth Day and their new project - the Book of Do! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers: https://join....
Ep. 337: Jasmine Guillory on How No One Will De if You Give Yourself a Break
December 29, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 31.7 MBJasmine Guillory is a New York Times bestselling author; her novels include The Wedding Date, the Reese's Book Club selection The Proposal, and By The Book. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time, and she is a frequent book contributor on The Today Show. She lives in Oakland, California. Drunk on Love is her most recent release. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writer...
Ep. 336: Thien-Kim Lam on What You Need to Survive Criticism
December 22, 2022 11:35 - 35 minutes - 26.1 MBThien-Kim Lam writes stories about Vietnamese characters who smash stereotypes and find their happy endings. A recovering Type-Asian, she guzzles cà phê sữa đá, PRNOUNCED caffee su dah makes art, and bakes her feelings to stay sane. Thien-Kim is also the founder of Bawdy Bookworms, a subscription box that pairs sexy romances with erotic toys. She’s been featured on Jezebel, NPR, BBC America, and Glamour. Her debut novel Happy Endings is now available, and her forthcoming book will be releas...
Ep. 335: Should You Use (or Lose?) the Newest Apps
December 15, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this bonus episode, Rachael talks about how to use (or not use!) TikTok and Shopify, as well as sharing an email that made her heart grow three sizes. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own w...
Ep. 334: Natalia Molina on How to Rest as a Writer
December 08, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 30.9 MBNatalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is currently serving as Interim Director of Research at the Huntington, temporarily stepping down from its Board of Governors while a search for a new director is underway. Her own research explores the intertwined histories of race, place, gender, culture, and citizenship. She is the author of the award-winning books, How Race Is Made in America: Immi...
Ep. 333: What Do You Do if Your Book Isn’t Selling?
December 01, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 17.4 MBThis is a hard thing to talk about, writers. What if your beautiful book isn’t selling? What do you do next? How do you keep going? In this bonus episode, Rachael talks about what steps to take next to keep your heart hopeful and your pen full of ink. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks t...
Ep. 332: The Black Herron Episode 4
December 01, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBYou're going to love this one! Sacha and Rachael talk about Elizabeth Day's book, How to Fail, and their own new project, the Book of Do! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers: ht...
Ep. 331: Ellen Joy on How to Succeed With Series
November 24, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 22 MBEllen Joy is an Amazon Best Selling author. She lives in a small New England town, between the Atlantic Ocean and the White Mountains. She lives with her husband, two sons, and one very spoiled puppy. Ellen writes in the early morning hours while the rest of her family is asleep. When she's not writing, you can find her spending time with her family, gardening, or headed to the beach. She loves summer and flip-flops, running on a dirt country road, and a sweet love song. All of her stories ...
Ep. 330: Sangu Mandanna on How to Harness ADHD as a Writing Superpower
November 17, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 30 MBSangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids.The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is her most recent release. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on ho...
Ep. 329: What Does a Traditional Publisher Want YOU To Do For Your Book?
November 10, 2022 11:00 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this mini-episode, Rachael talks about what a traditional publisher will expect you to do for your book’s promotion, as well as how to organize multiple POVs, and what to look for in a developmental editor! You won’t want to miss this episode! Also, don’t miss Rachael's live class coming on November 17, 2022, ➡️ How to Choose Between Traditional and Self-Publishing - What’s Right For You? Grab your spot here: https://rachaelherron.com/publish Join my scribe of writers and get access...
Ep. 328: Kelly Sokol on How to Expose What’s Hidden In Your Writing
November 03, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBKelly Sokol is the author of Breach and The Unprotected, which was featured on NPR and named one of Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. She is a Pushcart Prize-nominated author and MFA creative writing graduate. Her work has appeared in Alpinist, UltraRunning Magazine, The Manifest-Station, Connotation Press, and more. She teaches creative writing at The Muse Writers Center. When she is not reading, writing or parenting, Kelly dreams, in color, of the mou...
Ep. 327: The Black Herron Episode 3
October 31, 2022 23:00 - 51 minutes - 39.8 MBPlease enjoy this chat between Rachael Herron and Sacha Black (of The Rebel Author Podcast). Irreverent, cheeky, business-focused and always honest, you’re going to love this. Get access to their chats a whole month early on Patreon! http://patreon.com/rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 326: Annabel Monaghan on What If You’re Sick of Your Book?
October 27, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 28.5 MBAnnabel Monaghan is the author of two Young Adult novels: A Girl Named Digit, optioned by The Disney Channel, and the sequel Double Digit. She is also the author of Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, The Week, and The Rye Record. Nora Goes Off Script is her adult debut novel. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write th...
Ep. 325: Elizabeth Miki Brina on How to Know When to Go Deep
October 20, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 21.6 MBElizabeth Miki Brina is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Bread Loaf Scholarship and a New York State Summer Writers Institute Scholarship. She currently lives and teaches in New Orleans. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join R...
Ep. 324: Jalynn Harris on How to Use Revision in Our Real Lives
October 13, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 23.8 MBJalynn Harris is a poet, educator, editor, and press founder from Baltimore, MD. She founded SoftSavagePress for the sole purpose of promoting visual and literary works by Black people. She earned her MFA from the University of Baltimore, where she was the inaugural recipient of Michael F. Klein fellowship for social justice. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Poem-A-Day, The Best American Poetry 2022, Transition Magazine, Little Patuxent Review, Feminist Studies, and elsewhere....
Ep. 323: Jess Montgomery on the Troll Dolls Stuck in Your Writing Couch
October 06, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 29.8 MBJess Montgomery is the author of the Kinship Historical Mysteries, set in 1920s Appalachian Ohio and inspired by Ohio’s true first female sheriff. Under her given name, she writes the “Level Up Your (Writing) Life” column for Writer’s Digest. She is a three-time recipient of the Individual Excellence Award in Literary Arts from Ohio Arts Council, a two-time recipient of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Arts & Cultural District (MCAD) Artist Opportunity Grant, and has been a John E. Nance Writer ...
Ep. 322: The Black Herron Episode 2
October 01, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 43.8 MBPlease enjoy this chat between Rachael Herron and Sacha Black (of The Rebel Author Podcast). Irreverent, cheeky, business-focused and always honest, you’re going to love this. Get access to their chats a whole month early on Patreon! http://patreon.com/rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 321: Bonus Episode - How to Write a Blurb that Hooks Your Reader
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this special bonus episode, Rachael talks about how to write a blurb that hooks a reader, how to write a twist that shocks, how to trust your gut, and when to consider foreign translations! This episode supported by Rachael’s patrons! THANK YOU! Rachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show for just $5/month! http://patreon.com/rachael How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips...
Ep. 320: Juno Dawson on How Love Can Change Everything
September 16, 2022 01:35 - 29 minutes - 22.7 MBThe page-turning first installment in an epic fantasy trilogy, HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN follows a group of childhood friends who are also witches—and members of a covert government department protecting the world from supernatural forces. Juno Dawson is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Juno’s books include the global bestsellers, This Book is Gay and Clean. She also writes for television and has multiple shows in development both in the UK and US. An occasional actress...
Ep. 319: Alana Quintana Albertson on How a Writer Gets a TV Deal
September 08, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBAlana Quintana Albertson has written thirty romance novels, rescued five-hundred death-row shelter dogs, and danced one thousand rumbas. She lives with her husband in sunny San Diego with her two sons and too many pets. Most days, she can be found writing her next heart book in a beachfront café while sipping an oat-milk Mexican mocha or gardening with her children in their backyard orchard and snacking on a juicy blood orange. RAMÓN AND JULIETA is her most recent release. How Do You Write...
Ep. 318: Tara T. Green on How to Claim Space for Your Work
September 01, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 21.9 MBTara T. Green (she/her) is professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina where she teaches literature and gender studies courses. She is the author of Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson (Bloomsbury 2022), See Me Naked: Black Women Defining Pleasure During the Interwar Era (Rutgers UP, 2022), Reimagining the Middle Passage: Black Resistance in Literature, Television, and Song, (Ohio State UP, 2018) A Fatherless Chil...
Ep. 317: The Black Herron Episode 1 (Bonus Episode!)
September 01, 2022 00:32 - 46 minutes - 36.5 MBPlease enjoy the very first chat that Rachael Herron and Sacha Black (of The Rebel Author Podcast) have together. Irreverent, cheeky, and always honest, you’re going to love this. Get access to their chats a whole month early on Patreon! http://patreon.com/rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 316: Sarah McCraw Crow on How to Deal with Shiny Object Syndrome
August 25, 2022 12:14 - 40 minutes - 31.6 MBSarah McCraw Crow is the author of the novel The Wrong Kind of Woman (Mira/HarperCollins). Her short fiction has run in Calyx, Crab Orchard Review, Good Housekeeping, and Stanford Alumni Magazine, and she’s a regular book reviewer for BookPage. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA), and she lives with her family on an old farm in New Hampshire. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling au...
Ep. 315: Nigel Bartlett on Indie vs Traditional Publishing
August 17, 2022 21:39 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBIn this episode, Rachael talks about setting boundaries in order to be a kinder writer to ourselves, and then she and Nigel talk about indie vs trad publishing, masterminds, and how to choose what to write next! Nigel Bartlett is a freelance writer and editor who has worked for many of the best-known magazines in Australia. He lives in the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern. Talking about King of the Road’s main character, David Kingsgrove, he says, ‘In many ways David is who I'd like to be — ...
Ep. 314: Vanessa Hua on Moving the Body as Writing Practice
August 05, 2022 21:40 - 28 minutes - 21.5 MBVanessa Hua is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of the novel A River of Stars and a story collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities. A National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow, she has also received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and a Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing, as well as awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, among others. She has filed stories from China, Burma, South...
Ep. 313: Erin La Rosa on How to Use Notecards to Supercharge Your Characters
July 28, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBErin La Rosa has written many highly engaging... tweets, as a social media manager. But on her way to writing romance, she's also published two humorous non-fiction books, Womanskills and The Big Redhead Book. Her most recent novel is For Butter or Worse. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three daughters (one human, two felines). Find her on Twitter and Instagram @erinlarosalit and on TikTok @erinlarosawrites. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers w...
Ep. 312: Sascha Rothchild on How to Write Distinct Voices
July 21, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 25.2 MBSascha Rothchild is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter, who has written and produced lauded shows such as GLOW, The Bold Type, The Baby-Sitters Club, and The Carrie Diaries. In 2015, she was named one of Variety's “10 TV Writers to Watch.” Rothchild has written for LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Elle, and the Miami Herald, and adapted her article, "How to Get Divorced by 30" into both a memoir and a screenplay for Universal Studios. She graduated from the honors program of Boston College summ...
Ep: 311: How to Stick With a Project (Long Enough to Finish It)
July 14, 2022 22:44 - 46 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this bonus episode, Rachael Herron talks about staying enthralled with your work (even when you’re bored), how to approach a major revision, how to write a villain, and when you MIGHT want to send your book to agents, even if it’s not completely perfect yet. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair...
Ep. 310: Maddie Dawson on How Many Years it Takes to Be An Overnight Success
July 07, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 30.4 MBMaddie Dawson is the author of nine novels, including the bestselling Matchmaking for Beginners, and three non-fiction humor books about parenting, from when that used to be funny. She comes from a long line of Southern storytellers (also known as self-proclaimed bald-faced liars), but she's the only one who thought she'd try to make a living at it. She has three kids who grew up and now she lives with her husband in Guilford, Connecticut. Her most recent novel is The Magic of Found Objects....
Ep. 309: Sarra Cannon on How to Follow Your Own (Productive) Road
June 30, 2022 12:35 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MBSarra Cannon is the indie author of more than twenty-five Young Adult contemporary fantasy novels, including her bestselling Shadow Demons Saga. Her novels often stem from her own experiences growing up in the small town of Hawkinsville, Georgia, where she learned that being popular always comes at a price and relationships are rarely as simple as they seem. With over three-quarters of a million books sold, Sarra is also passionate about helping fellow authors learn to self-publish in a ...
Ep. 308: Should a Straight Person Write a Gay Main Character?
June 23, 2022 21:52 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this bonus mini-episode, Rachael Herron talks about when you should or shouldn’t write outside your own lived experience, about how to read carefully to improve your craft, and about what to look for when hiring a cover designer! These questions are brought to her by her Patrons, and you, too, can ask her any question you like! Link below! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you lon...
Ep. 307: Deonna Kelli Sayed on How To Silence Mental Lamentation (Bonus: Bonus: Why to Be Wary of Hybrid Publishers!)
June 16, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 39.1 MB(Bonus: Bonus: Why to Be Wary of Hybrid Publishers!) Deonna Kelli Sayed is an author, TEDx speaker, and performer based in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is the author of Paranormal Obsession: America’s Fascination with Ghosts & Hauntings, Spooks & Spirits. She is a contributor to the groundbreaking work, Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American-Muslim Women and her short stories and essays are featured in numerous online journals. Deonna is currently writing a supernatural thri...
Ep. 306: AK Mulford - From BookTok to 7-Figures!
June 09, 2022 12:25 - 50 minutes - 39.5 MBA.K. Mulford is a bestselling fantasy author and former wildlife biologist who swapped rehabilitating monkeys for writing novels. She/they are inspired to create diverse stories that transport readers to new realms, making them fall in love with fantasy for the first time, or, all over again. She now lives in New Zealand with her husband and two young human primates, creating lovable fantasy characters and making ridiculous Tiktoks (@akmulfordauthor). How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the p...
Ep. 305: Why Am I Even Writing? (Bonus mini episode!)
June 07, 2022 00:15 - 33 minutes - 26 MBWhat’s the difference between rewriting and revising? And what do you do when the existential monster of WHY AM I EVEN DOING THIS rears its ugly head? Join Rachael Herron as she talks about this and some other Big Things To Think About in your writing! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks ...
Ep. 304: Catherine Prendergast on How Every Writer Lies (For Truth)
May 26, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 31.6 MBCatherine Prendergast is a Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar. Interviewed by NPR and New York Magazine, she has written on battles over school desegregation, anxieties over the global spread of English, and recognition of disability rights. Dr. Prendergast's previous (scholarly) books include Buying Into English (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008) and Literary and Racial Justice (Southern Illinois Universit...
Ep, 303: Josephine Smith on How to Launch Your Writing Career Fast with Four Books in a Year
May 19, 2022 12:23 - 42 minutes - 33.7 MBRachael talks to Josephine Smith about how to launch a career, fast, and answers some bonus questions about indie publishing! Josephine Smith is a cozy mystery author with a love of hot cups of tea, tricky puzzles, and spending Sunday afternoons with a good book. She lives in Northern California with her husband, dog, and cat, and they all get along most of the time. The Hemlock Inn mysteries is her current series, featuring a charming inn, two senior citizen sidekicks, and an adorable bea...
Ep. 302: Rudy Ruiz on How to Open Yourself to Edits
May 12, 2022 12:22 - 41 minutes - 33 MBRudy Ruiz is a writer of literary fiction. A native of the U.S.-Mexico border, his earliest works were published at Harvard, where he studied literature, creative writing, government and public policy, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In 2017, Rudy Ruiz was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction. In 2020, Ruiz was a finalist for both the Texas Institute of Letters’ Best Short Story Award as well as the Texas Observer’s annual Short Story Contest. In 2020, Blackstone Publishing relea...
Ep. 301: Isabel Cañas on The Magic of a Reading Journal
May 06, 2022 01:23 - 58 minutes - 45.9 MBIsabel Cañas is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, and Turkey, among other places, she has settled (for now) in New York City, where she works on her PhD dissertation in medieval Islamic literature and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage. The Hacienda, her debut novel, is billed as Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca set in Mexico after its War of Independence, featuring a haunted house behaving very badly, a hot priest...
Ep. 300: Amy S. Peele on How to Keep Your Writing Top of Mind
April 28, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this, the three-hundredth episode of How Do You Write, Rachael talks about how happy she is to be here, and shares how she turned her own writing around. Then she talks to Amy S. Peele RN, who is the award-winning, best-selling author of Cut and Match, medical mysteries with a mission and a side of humor. Before becoming a writer Amy enjoyed a fascinating 35-year career in the organ transplant field which provides an authentic backdrop to her books. She learned early on in her medical c...
Ep. 299: What’s the Difference Between a Premise and a Hook?
April 27, 2022 00:26 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this bonus episode, Rachael talks about the difference between a premise and a hook, and also talks about the three legs of the stool that props up our writing! Thanks to her Patreon supporters for this episode! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get ...
Ep. 298: Seressia Glass on Bringing Out the Inner Geek
April 21, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 30 MBSeressia Glass is an award-winning author of romance and urban fantasy. She lives south of Atlanta with her husband, son, two attack poodles, and a bulldozer of a Cane Corso. When not writing, she likes to collect purple things, jewelry, and spends way too much time watching K-dramas and anime. The Love Con is her most recent release and is a Library Journal pick. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to ...
Ep. 297: John R. Rickford on the Gift of a Stroke
April 14, 2022 21:24 - 47 minutes - 35.8 MBJohn R. Rickford is the J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Linguistics, emeritus, at Stanford University. He received his BA with highest honors in Sociolinguistics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 1971, and his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. He is an expert in the relation between language and ethnicity, social class and style, language variation and change, pidgin and creole languages, Caribbean and African American Vernacular Engl...
Ep. 296: Ashanti Anderson on Writing Multiple Genres
April 07, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode, Ashanti Anderson talks about how as writers we’ll always be affected by our peers and how to use different genres to feed our own, unique voices. Ashanti Anderson (she/her) is a Black Queer Disabled poet, screenwriter, and playwright. Her debut short poetry collection, Black Under, is the winner of the Spring 2020 Black River Chapbook Competition at Black Lawrence Press. Her poems have appeared in World Literature Today, POETRY magazine, and elsewhere in print and on the web...
Ep. 295: How Do You Know When Your Book is Ready?
April 07, 2022 00:09 - 18 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this bonus mini-episode brought to you by her patrons, Rachael answers questions about how to know when you’ve outgrown your editor, how do you know when your book is ready to publish, and what’s the bare minimum needed in social media! How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it...
Ep. 294: Eliza Nellums on Adding Ticking Clocks to Up Your Tension
March 31, 2022 21:54 - 48 minutes - 38.3 MBEliza and Rachael talk about birds, maybe a bit too much, in both their writing and this podcast! Listen as they talk about upping the tension in their writing by realizing this sooner, rather than later. Raised in the Detroit suburbs, Eliza Nellums now lives with her cat outside Washington DC. Her first novel ALL THAT’S BRIGHT AND GONE was named as an Amazon Editor’s Pick for December, and was praised in the Washington Post and RealSimple Magazine. Her second novel THE BONE CAY was releas...
Ep. 293: Sacha Black on Finding Your Book’s G-Spot
March 24, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 39.7 MBSacha Black is an author, rebel podcaster, and speaker. She has five obsessions: words, expensive shoes, conspiracy theories, self-improvement, and breaking the rules. Sacha writes books for teens and other books about the art of writing. When she's not writing, she can be found laughing inappropriately loud, sniffing musty old books, fangirling film and TV soundtracks, or thinking up new ways to break the rules. She lives in Cambridgeshire, England, with her wife and genius, giant of a son...
Ep. 292: What if My Agent Can’t Sell My Book? Bonus Episode
March 17, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 41.5 MBJoin Rachael as she reports from the battle lines of Revisionlandia - fresh from getting her OWN revision letter, she talks about how to handle the emotions that come with someone else helping you with your work (real talk). Also, she answers Patrons’ questions: how to believe in yourself to keep writing, what to do when you’re querying a book but not sure if you should go back to editing it, and finally, what if my agent can’t sell my book? How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes ...
Ep. 291: Kerri Maher on How to Find Your Own Community
March 10, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - 42.7 MBOn this fabulous episode, Kerri Maher talks about the way we all need community (and how to find it). She is the author of The Girl in White Gloves, The Kennedy Debutante, and, under the name Kerri Majors, This Is Not a Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in the Real World. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and was a writing professor for many years. She now writes full-time and lives with her daughter and dog in a leafy suburb west of Boston, Massachusetts. The Paris Booksell...
Ep. 290: Farah Jasmine Griffin on How to Write Your Full Self Into Your Work
March 03, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes - 34.6 MBFarah Jasmine Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where she also served as the inaugural Chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department. In her most recent book, Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature, published September 14 by W.W. Norton, Griffin pays homage to family and community through generations of Black geniuses. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the pr...