Episodes

  • How to Create Suspense in Your Novel

    How to Create Suspense in Your Novel
    May 25 2020
    11 mins
  • How to Write a Great First Chapter

    How to Write a Great First Chapter
    May 28 2019
    Does your first chapter have urgency, change, and a sense of something about to go wrong? Learn how to write the first chapter of your novel in a compelling way that makes readers stick around for chapter two.
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    7 mins
  • Accidental Avenues: Finding your way into writing through reading

    Accidental Avenues: Finding your way into writing through reading
    May 27 2019
    10 mins
  • How to write when you don’t feel inspired

    How to write when you don’t feel inspired
    May 13 2019
    So you want to finish your novel, but you've lost your inspiration? Learn how to keep writing when you don't feel inspired.
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    6 mins
  • On (Not) Writing in Paris - and how I got my mojo back

    On (Not) Writing in Paris - and how I got my mojo back
    Nov 30 2018
    Sometimes the writing inspiration dries up, no matter how long you've been writing. Here's how I lost my mojo in Paris, and how I got it back.
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    12 mins
  • Making Money as a Writer: How Royalties and Advances Work

    Making Money as a Writer: How Royalties and Advances Work
    Mar 22 2017
    Do you want to make money as a writer? The Caffeinated Writer discusses how advances and royalties are paid out and how to make sure your publishing contract contains fair advance and royalty structures. Enroll in the Publishing Boot Camp to get full access to all content. http://onlinewritingclasses.bayareabookdoctor.com/p/publishing-boot-camp
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    13 mins
  • Writing Tips for (Insanely) Busy Moms: A Curbside Podcast

    Writing Tips for (Insanely) Busy Moms: A Curbside Podcast
    Nov 18 2016
    Today, I'm talking to your curbside at my son's school. The topic: how to balance your writing life with your family life. Guest starring my son, who thinks it's hilarious that I'm doing a podcast at his school.
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    6 mins
  • 4 Things That Will Slow Down Your Plot

    4 Things That Will Slow Down Your Plot
    Apr 5 2016
    7 mins