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. 239: Kirsty Capes on Using Tips from Screenwriters to Write Novels
May 21, 2021 07:01 - 34 minutes - 26.1 MBKirsty Capes works in publishing and, as a care leaver, is an advocate for better representation for care-experienced people in the media. She recently completed her PhD which investigates female-centric care narratives in contemporary fiction, under the supervision of 2019 Booker prize-winner, Bernardine Evaristo. Careless is her first novel. 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. 238: Meghan Scott Molin on How To Write When Life is Just Too Busy
May 13, 2021 23:44 - 30 minutes - 23 MBMeghan Scott Molin comes to writing by way of a Masters in Architecture, a minor in Opera, a professional career as a barn manager, and five years crash course as a mother. She currently resides in Colorado with her fellow zookeeper (husband), sons, horse, adopted stray cats, and corgi. She is an avid lover of everything nerdy from Wars to Trek, Hobbits, Who, and beyond. When she's not writing, she's cooking, dreaming of travel, coveting more corgis, and listening to audiobooks while hanging...
Ep. 237: Kristin Beck on How to Shut Up Your Inner Editor
May 07, 2021 20:36 - 23 minutes - 19.6 MBKristin Beck first learned about World War II from her grandmother, who served as a Canadian army nurse, fell in love with an American soldier in Belgium, and married him shortly after VE Day. Kristin thus grew up hearing stories about the war, and has been captivated by the often unsung roles of women in history ever since. A former teacher, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington and a Master's in Teaching from Western Washington University. Kristin lives ...
Ep. 236: Kathleen West On Deliberately Writing Scenes You Won’t Use
April 30, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 25.2 MBKathleen West's novels, Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes and Are We There Yet?, have been best books picks by Real Simple, Newsweek, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Pop Sugar, and the New York Post. A teacher for 20 years before she published her first novel, Kathleen is particularly interested in the topics of motherhood, ambition, competitive parenting, and the elusiveness of work-life balance. She is a life-long Minnesotan and lives in Minneapolis with her fa...
Ep. 235: Nancy Stohlman on Why Writing Short is So Exciting
April 23, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 34.9 MBNancy Stohlman is the author of four books of flash fiction including Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities (a finalist for a 2019 Colorado Book Award), The Vixen Scream and Other Bible Stories (2014), and The Monster Opera (2013). She is the creator of The Fbomb Flash Fiction Reading Series and FlashNano in November. Her craft book, Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction, is forthcoming from Ad Hoc Fiction in 2020. She teaches writing and rhetoric at the University of Colorado Boulder. Wh...
Ep: 234: Should I Write a Book Proposal?
April 19, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBBonus mini-episode, brought to you by my mini-coached Patrons! Question include: Should I write a book proposal? What’s fictionalized memoir, anyway? And how can I learn to revise my book? Books mentioned: Moonglow, Michael Chabon - https://amzn.to/3dmmg3Z How Should a Person Be, Sheila Heti - https://amzn.to/3dm81fH Dept. of Speculation, Jenny Offill - https://amzn.to/3abGUlh For revision: Story Engineering, Larry Brooks - https://amzn.to/3gi8Rfc Anatomy of Story, John Truby - htt...
Ep: 233: Why Your Writing Goals Don't Matter That Much!
April 16, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes - 16.3 MBYES, you should have writing goals. But here’s why they don’t (actually) matter that much. And it’s going to blow your mind. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 232: Sonya Lalli on Using Romance Beats in Mainstream Fiction
April 09, 2021 07:01 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBSonya Lalli is a Canadian writer of Indian heritage. She studied law in her hometown of Saskatoon and at Columbia University in New York, and later completed an MA in creative writing and publishing at City, University of London. Sonya has a black belt in tae kwon do and loves travel, yoga, and cocktail bartending. She lives in Toronto with her husband. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the bo...
Ep. 231: Deanna Raybourn on Why Being a Writing Magpie is a Great Thing
April 02, 2021 07:01 - 52 minutes - 40.3 MBNew York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of one, Raybourn makes her home in Virginia. Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including five RITAs, two RT Reviewers' Choice awards, the Agatha, two Dilys Winns, a Last Laugh, and three du Mauriers. An Unexpected Peril is her m...
Ep. 230: Erika Robuck on the Magic of YouTube Research
March 26, 2021 07:16 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBErika Robuck is the national bestselling author of Hemingway’s Girl, Call Me Zelda, Fallen Beauty, The House of Hawthorne, and Receive Me Falling. She is a contributor to the anthology Grand Central: Postwar Stories of Love and Reunion, and to the Writer’s Digest Essay Collection, Author in Progress. She writes satire (#Hockeystrong) as E. Robuck. Her latest novel, The Invisible Woman, is about real-life superwoman of WWII, OSS/SOE agent Virginia Hall. In 2014, Robuck was named Annapolis’...
Ep. 229: Chang-rae Lee on Slowing Down While Writing
March 19, 2021 18:55 - 30 minutes - 24.9 MBChang-rae Lee is the author of Native Speaker, winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for first fiction, as well as On Such a Full Sea, A Gesture Life, Aloft, and The Surrendered, winner of the Dayton Peace Prize and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. My Year Abroad is his new novel. 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 write...
Ep. 228: Jasmine Mans on Harnessing Play to Expose the Truth
March 12, 2021 08:01 - 33 minutes - 23.9 MBJasmine Mans is a Black American poet and artist from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison, with a B.A. in African American Studies. Her debut collection of poetry, Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels, was published in 2012, and BLACK GIRL, CALL HOME, just out, is a love letter to the wandering Black girl, and a vital companion to anyone on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing. Mans is the resident poet at the Newark Public Library. How Do You Wri...
Ep. 227: Elly Griffiths on Writing in the Garden
March 05, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MBElly Griffiths was born in London in 1963. Her first crime novel The Crossing Places is set on the Norfolk coast where she spent holidays as a child and where her aunt still lives. Her interest in archaeology comes from her husband, Andrew, who gave up his city job to retrain as an archaeologist. She lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England, with her husband and two children. The Postscript Murders is her most recent novel. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working...
Ep. 226: What’s a Hybrid Press and What Should I Watch Out For?
March 01, 2021 08:47 - 25 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, Rachael dives deeply into hybrid presses. What’s the difference between them and assisted self-publishing? Or vanity presses? How can you tell the difference, and most importantly, how can you protect yourself from being scammed? 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 sta...
Ep. 225: What Do You Actually MEAN When You Say to Write Fast and Badly?
February 26, 2021 08:01 - 31 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode, Rachael Herron answers questions from her Patreon supporters. What does a crappy draft actually look like, for real? Also, we talk about making sure stories move forward in a real way when constrained by historical facts, how to incorporate beta reader feedback if it’s all over the place, and why we flip away from our manuscripts when we’re “thinking” about them. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want...
Ep. 224: Abigail Dean on Writing (Very Deliciously) Dark
February 19, 2021 08:01 - 36 minutes - 28 MBHow do you write dark? Like, REALLY dark? Abigail Dean tells us. Abigail Dean works as a lawyer for Google, and before that was a bookseller. She lives in London, and is working on her second novel. Girl A is her first novel, just out in the United States after a competitive international auction that saw the book sell in 25 territories. It’s been optioned for TV rights for a limited series with Johan Renck, the Emmy winner from HBO’s critical and commercial hit “Chernobyl,” attached to di...
Ep. 223: Janna Ruth on Transforming Trauma into Art
February 12, 2021 08:01 - 37 minutes - 29.4 MBIn 2016, Janna Ruth's plans for the new year was one submission to an agent. By the end of the year, she had won a writing competition with German publisher Ueberreuter and was deep in the throes to publish a second novel with a group of self-publishers. That novel, a modern fairy tale retelling with mental health topics, went on to win the SERAPH Phantastikpreis. Since then, Janna has published more than fifteen books in German and English. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes ...
Ep. 222: Lisa Gardner on How To Keep Moving Forward With Your Story
February 05, 2021 08:01 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBLisa Gardner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three suspense novels, including The Neighbor, which won Thriller of the Year from the International Thriller Writers. An avid hiker, traveler, and cribbage player, she lives in the mountains of New Hampshire with her family. Before She Disappeared is her latest stand alone novel. 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...
Ep. 221: How Do I Even START Writing My Book? Bonus Episode
February 05, 2021 00:44 - 24 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this bonus miniepisode, Rachael talks about how to start writing your book when it’s all you want to do and you’re still not doing it. Also: how to lay groundwork in a first novel in a series for the next book without letting down the reader, how to deal with a revision letter, and how to use a foreign language in context! 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...
Ep. 220: Rachel Lynn Solomon on Speeding up the Slow and Slowing Down the Fast
January 29, 2021 08:01 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBRachel Lynn Solomon writes, tap dances, and collects red lipstick in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of the YA novels Today Tonight Tomorrow, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, Our Year of Maybe, and We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This (June 2021). She will also tell anyone who'll listen that it really doesn't rain that much in Seattle, where she lives with her husband and tiny dog. Her newest novel is The Ex Talk. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestse...
Ep. 219: Ashley Audrain on Getting Work Done During Lockdown
January 22, 2021 08:01 - 34 minutes - 27 MBAshley Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada. Prior to Penguin, she worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. The Push is her first novel. 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 st...
Ep. 218: Ricardo Fayet on Finding the Perfect Editor
January 15, 2021 08:01 - 31 minutes - 23.7 MBRicardo Fayet is one of the four founders of Reedsy, a marketplace connecting authors to the world’s top publishing talent—from editors to cover designers, book marketers, author website designers, and literary translators. He’s the author of several Reedsy Learning courses on book marketing and a regular presenter at several prestigious writers’ conferences: NINC, RWA Australia, and The Self Publishing Show Live, among others. He's also currently finishing his very first book on marketing. ...
Ep: 217: Show Me the Money, 2020 Edition
January 08, 2021 08:01 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBEvery year, Rachael Herron talks you through what she made over the previous year and how she made it because she firmly believes there’s not enough transparency in publishing. In 2020, she made $186,000, and here’s how she did it. 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 in...
Ep. 216: Heid E. Erdrich on Writing Poetry in the Dark
January 07, 2021 19:51 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBHeid E. Erdrich is the author of seven collections of poetry. Her writing has won fellowships and awards from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Bush Foundation, the Loft Literary Center, and First People's Fund, and she has twice won a Minnesota Book Award for poetry. She was also the editor of the 2018 anthology New Poets of Native Nations, which was the recipient of an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundatio...
Ep. 215: Jeff Elkins on Making Dialogue Really WORK in Your Book!
December 18, 2020 08:01 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBJeff Elkins is the author of twelve novels and leads the writing team for an innovative technology company that simulates difficult conversations for professionals to practice. In the Fall of 2020, Jeff began a new business, DialogueDoctor.com, that helps writers defeat mono-mouth by coaching them to build engaging characters and write realistic dialogue that will pull readers into their work and keep them reading over multiple books. Jeff lives outside of Baltimore in the United States with...
Ep. 214: Bonnie Tsui on Finding Flow in Writing (and in the Water)
December 11, 2020 08:01 - 37 minutes - 27.7 MBBonnie Tsui is a journalist and longtime contributor to The New York Times. She is the author of American Chinatown, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Her new book, Why We Swim, was published by Algonquin Books in April 2020; it was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a Boston Globe bestseller, and an L.A. Times Book Club pick and bestseller. Her first children’s book, Sarah & the Big Wave, about big-wave women surfe...
Ep. 213: Melissa Storm on Writing with OCD
December 04, 2020 08:01 - 53 minutes - 40.5 MBMelissa Storm is a New York Times and multiple USA Today bestselling author of Women’s Fiction, Inspirational Romance, and Cozy Mysteries. Despite an intense, lifelong desire to tell stories for a living, Melissa was “too pragmatic” to choose English as a major in college. Instead, she obtained her master’s degree in Sociology & Survey Methodology—then went straight back to slinging words a year after graduation anyway. She loves books so much, in fact, that she married fellow author Falcon ...
Ep. 212: Bryan Washington on How Much Setting Matters
November 27, 2020 08:01 - 34 minutes - 24.7 MBBryan Washington is a National Book Award 5 Under 35 honoree, and winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and The New York Times Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. His new book, Memorial,is the book he wanted to read, the one he didn’t see out in the world. Something that was funny and sexy and yet at times startlingly emotional, featuring people of color, queer people of color, living their lives and dealing with break-ups and falling in ...
Ep. 211: How to Write Dialogue for Characters Very Unlike Yourself
November 25, 2020 20:08 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this mini-episode, Rachael Herron answers how to write dialogue for characters who aren’t like you at all, as well as how to breathe life into an old, almost-dead book, and what the heck is the difference between a collection of essays and a non-chronological memoir? 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 ...
Ep. 210: Pam Rosenthal on Not Letting the Page Know You’re Afraid
November 20, 2020 08:01 - 44 minutes - 31.2 MBPam Rosenthal has written award-winning sexy historical romance and award-winning brainy BDSM erotica, as well as occasional essays and reviews for Salon.com, the SF Chronicle, Dearauthor.com, and Socialist Review. She stands behind the quality of her product, but confesses that her writing process has been more than a little bit fraught. Currently, she's looking toward making peace with that process, while she continues to work with her husband and longtime creative partner at their copyedi...
Ep. 209: Matt Haig on Literally Writing the Multiverse
November 13, 2020 08:01 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBMatt Haig is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, along with six novels, including How To Stop Time, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages, and his brand new book is The Midnight Library. 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 i...
Ep. 208: CJ Cooke on the Thrills of Contemporary Gothic Horror
November 06, 2020 08:01 - 34 minutes - 25.3 MBC. J. Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist published in twenty-three languages. She teaches creative writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. The Nesting is her most recent release. 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 insig...
Ep. 207: Donna Baier Stein’s Surprising Tip for Getting Into the Voice of a Character
October 30, 2020 07:01 - 35 minutes - 25.8 MBDonna Baier Stein is the author of The Silver Baron's Wife (PEN/New England Discovery Award, Foreword Reviews Winner), Sympathetic People (Iowa Fiction Award Finalist), Letting Rain Have Its Say, and Scenes from the Heartland: Stories Based on Lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton (Foreword Reviews Finalist). A Founding Editor of Bellevue Literary Review, she founded and publishes Tiferet Journal. She has received a Bread Loaf Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University Fellowship, and other awards. D...
Ep. 206: Do You Need a Writing Mentor? Or a Pen Name?
October 29, 2020 23:34 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBRachael Herron tackles some difficult questions in this mini episode: Do you need a writing mentor? Or a pen name? How DO you write in a year like 2020, anyway? And what’s the best way to hack your way to a productive writing day? 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 ins...
Ep. 204: Vicki Pettersson on How Yoga Helps Her Write Lots of Books
October 23, 2020 18:52 - 50 minutes - 38.2 MBVicki Pettersson is a NYT & USA Today bestseller of ten traditionally published novels - 9 fantasies and 1 really mean cat-and-mouse thriller - and she's a Las Vegas native who worked as a showgirl for a decade in order to pursue her writing goals during the day. She now hosts a new channel on YouTube for aspiring authors, providing tools, tips, and strategies for a successful career while staying sane. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling au...
Ep. 205: Kati Gardner on Planning for Writers
October 23, 2020 07:01 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBKati Gardner is a recovering actor, wife, and mom. She is a childhood cancer survivor and amputee who writes books about disability and kissing. Originally from Atlanta, she now lives and writes in Raleigh, North Carolina. She’s the author of Brave Enough and Finding Balance. You can find her on Twitter at @AuthorKati or on Instagram at AuthorKatiGardner. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the ...
Ep. 203: Alexis Henderson on How To Write Books, Not Just Beginnings
October 02, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutes - 22.2 MBAlexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft, and cosmic horror. Her debut novel is The Year of the Witching. She grew up in one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, which instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories. Currently, Alexis resides in the sun-soaked marshland of Charleston, South Carolina. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on h...
Ep. 202: Anjanette Delgado on the Magic of Preproduction in Novel Writing
September 24, 2020 23:28 - 42 minutes - 32.8 MBAnjanette Delgado is a Puerto Rican writer and journalist. She is the author of The Heartbreak Pill (Simon and Schuster, 2008), 2009 winner of the Latino International Book Award, and of The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho (Kensington Publishing & Penguin Random House, 2014). Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, as well as in The Kenyon Review, Pleiades, Vogue, The New York Times ("Modern Love"), The Hong Kong Review, NPR, and HBO, among others. A Bread Loaf Conference alumni, she won an...
Ep. 201: How Do You Know When You're Overcomplicating Your Book?
September 23, 2020 19:10 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBBonus mini-episode, brought to you by my Patrons at the $5+ levels! Including: Will I lose the humor in my dark comedy if I move to thriller? How should I sensitively write dialect? How can I know when I’m overcomplicating my book? Join now! http://patreon.com/rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 200: Edward Giordano Helps Rachael Celebrate 200 Episodes!
September 18, 2020 07:01 - 50 minutes - 36.8 MBEdward Giordano is a Science Fiction & Fantasy author, podcaster, curler, off-key singer, pop music lover and avid Big Brother fan. The aim of his fiction is inclusiveness and exploring ideas that have remained unchallenged. Ed lives in Oakland with his boyfriend and their cat, Ripley. When he isn't watching curling bonspiels on YouTube or obsessively listening to podcasts, he is desperately trying to scavenge words together for his next fiction project. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore th...
Ep. 199: Becca Syme on Maximizing Your Strengths as a Writer
September 11, 2020 07:01 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBR.L. Syme is a USA Today best-selling author of small-town romance and cozy mystery. She writes small-town romance as Becca Boyd and cozy culinary mysteries as R.L. Syme. As Becca Syme, she is the creator and founder of the Better-Faster Academy. She teaches the popular Write Better-Faster course for several years as well as Strengths for Writers, and is the author of the Dear Writer You Need to Quit series. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestsellin...
Ep. 198: Joshua Bennett on Making Sure There's Blood in Your Writing
September 04, 2020 07:01 - 29 minutes - 22.2 MBPoet, performer, and scholar Joshua Bennett is the author of the just released book of poetry, Owed, which speaks to the expansive range of registers within the world of Black aesthetics and experience: the joy, rage, love, terror, and awe that gives a world within a world all its shape and tenor. He received his PhD in English from Princeton University, and is currently Mellon Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. His writing has been published in The N...
Ep. 197: Can I Write a Main Character Outside my Race?
August 28, 2020 07:01 - 30 minutes - 24.7 MBToday in this mini-episode, Rachael talks about whether it’s a good idea to write outside your race, as well as what to do when you’re bored stiff by your own book. And what about virtual retreats? 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 fl...
Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir
August 21, 2020 07:01 - 51 minutes - 39.1 MBLan Cao is the author of Monkey Bridge and The Lotus and the Storm, and most recently of the scholarly work Culture in Law and Development: Nurturing Positive Change. She is a professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law, and an internationally recognized expert specializing in international business and trade, international law, and development. She has taught at Brooklyn Law School, Duke University School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and William & Mary Law School....
Ep. 196: Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir
August 21, 2020 07:01 - 51 minutes - 39.1 MBLan Cao is the author of Monkey Bridge and The Lotus and the Storm, and most recently of the scholarly work Culture in Law and Development: Nurturing Positive Change. She is a professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law, and an internationally recognized expert specializing in international business and trade, international law, and development. She has taught at Brooklyn Law School, Duke University School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and William & Mary Law School....
Ep.195: Ivuoma Okoro on Changing Forms to Get Better at Plotting
August 14, 2020 07:01 - 35 minutes - 26.1 MBIvuoma Okoro is the writer, producer, and performer of the narrative fiction podcast Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure!. The show is stylized storytelling, where she, as a colorful narrator, talks to listeners directly as she leads them through the tale of a bounty huntress of the fantasy future. After launching the show in late 2018, Vega won “Best Writing of a New Spoken Word Production” and “Best Performance of a New Spoken Word” in the 2019 Audioverse Awards. In addition to that, Ivuoma was invit...
Ep. 194: Should You Hire an Editor Before Submitting Queries to Agents?
August 12, 2020 23:55 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this bonus episode, Rachael answers your questions, including: Should you hire an editor before sending out agent queries? What are some great memoirs and why should writers read them? Do I need specialized tax help as a writer? Don't miss Ines Johnson's writer's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClivO7XAP2GCRRz-7Bm3Nhw 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 ...
Ep. 193: Vikram Chandra on a New App to Keep Your Writing Organized
August 07, 2020 07:01 - 42 minutes - 33 MBVikram Chandra’s latest book is Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty. He has also written the novels Sacred Games and Red Earth and Pouring Rain and the short story collection Love and Longing in Bombay. In July 2018, Netflix released a series based on Sacred Games. In 2019, this series was included in The New York Times’ list of The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade. His honours include a Guggenheim fellowship, the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Eurasia), the Crosswo...
Ep. 192: KJ Dell'Antonia on Dissecting Other Writing to Improve Your Own
July 31, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MBKJ Dell’Antonia is the author of the viral New York Times essay Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email, the former editor of the Times’ Motherlode blog, the co-host of the #AmWriting podcast and the author of the book How to Be a Happier Parent. Her debut novel, The Chicken Sisters, is a timely, humorous exploration of the same themes she focuses on in her journalism: the importance of finding joy in our families, the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy and the need to value the people in ...
Ep. 191: How Do You Keep From Getting Distracted While Writing?
July 24, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBMiniepisode with Rachael! How do you keep writing when your brain won’t sit still? Also, would you recommend Scribe? What about those sites that promise to promote your book for you? 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...