Episode 292: In the return of Write Now Workshop Podcast after a too-long sabbatical, Kitty joins Podcasthon (https://www.podcasthon.org/) and over 1000 other podcasters around the world who are highlighting their favorite charity. Today we wel
Alessandra Torre is our guest today sharing her top 4 take-aways from just the marketing portion of the 2022 Inkers Con writers conference. (Not even her top 4 overall!) If you'd like to sign up for the conference, you can still access the digi
EPISODE 290TPodcast favorite Susan May Warren, author of the new novel Sundown, shares how she manages her time as she creates a book series. Research, plotting, writing, she's got a time block for each piece. Listen to her process so you can f
EPISODE 289Today's guest is Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of the new novel Anything But Plain. She shares a great presentation with ten things she learned during her writing career that she wants to pass on to you. You can find Suzanne at https:
EPISODE 288EI'm wearing my "How to Spot a Hero" Spider-Man T-shirt as I record this episode. YOU are the hero! And you can be the person who is the hero to someone else! You can be the person who writes a book that changes people's lives. Even
EPISODE 287TOur guest today is award-winning author Susan May Warren teaching us how to write a series.There are several kinds of series and first Susie May explains them all. Then she shows us how to write a compelling series that readers can'
EPISODE 286EIt's the second quarter of the year -- how is your writing going? Where are you in meeting the goals you set for yourself a few months ago? Here are some tips for getting more done this quarter...and maybe more done for the rest of
EPISODE 285TIn 2022, we're taking a direction change with the podcast and, instead of bringing you 50+ interviews during the year, you'll get 8-10 full-on teaching episodes. These are sessions you normally could only hear at a writers conferenc
EPISODE 284TWhen there's so much going on in the world, it can be easy to feel like there's little to nothing you can do to make a difference. But there are lots of things that you could do. In this episode I mentioned that City Hearts Sweden (
EPISODE 283EThe wonderful thing about stories -- whether reading or writing or listening to them or watching them -- is that they help us to know ourselves. We learn more about who we want to be, who we don't want to be, what makes us laugh and
EPISODE 282EIn today's Encouraging Words episode, I share my experience of the first time I ran in the snow just last month. It was cold and wet and more miserable than fun, but I did it. And it reminded me of how I can look at the harder parts
EPISODE 281IToday's guest is Olivia Bowser, founder and CEO of Liberate, the first mental fitness studio.Liv explains to us how Liberate began and what it offers to help people develop and maintain mental wellness. The great thing about Liberat
EPISODE 280IToday's guest is Lynn Bohart, writing teacher and author of the cozy mystery series, Old Maids of Mercer Island.Lynn shares her experiences on many of the ways she leveraged her writing skills to get more work and make money quicker
EPISODE 279IToday's guest is Sarah Santacroce, author of Marketing Like We're Human and Selling Like We're Human, and host of the Humane Marketing podcast. As a ‘Hippie turned Business Coach’, Sarah works with heart-centered entrepreneurs to qu
EPISODE 278EIn this month's Encouraging Words episode, I talk about how I've been looking at Susan May Warren's Values-Based Planning from episode 276 to decide on my priorities for 2022. After struggling with the idea that I don't want to stop
EPISODE 277IToday's guest is mystery writer Amy S. Peele talking to us about writing her medical murder mysteries, Cut and Match. Amy tells us the advice that mystery writer Michael Connelly gave her that moved her career forward, and she share
EPISODE 276IBestselling author Susan May Warren joins us again to help writers and other creatives understand how to plan a new year of accomplishments in a way that works best for each one of us, individually. She tells us how she developed M
EPISODE 275IAuthor Natalie Walters returns to the show today to talk about how she finds ways to use some of the material that ends up being cut from a book, or reuse characters she created that never ended up in a published book. Natalie's new
EPISODE 274IToday's guest is Dr Sunil Raheja, author of Dancing with Wisdom: A Sacred Quest to Restore Meaning, Purpose and Fun to Your Life and Work. He's also the host of the Dancing with Wisdom podcast, and a psychiatrist and executive coach
EPISODE 273IToday's guest is attorney Kathryn Goldman, founder of Creative Law Center online.This is a fascinating and informative look into copyright, copyright registration, fair use, public domain, the difference between giving credit and ge
EPISODE 272EIn this Encouraging Words episode, I talk about the fun benefits you can get out of writing during National Novel Writing Month and using the NaNoWriMo.org website. I also mention Rachel Aaron's fabulous book for writing faster, 2K
EPISODE 272EToday's guest is Betsy St. Amant, the funny author of the new romantic comedy, Tacos For Two. In addition to talking about writing food into stories, Betsy shares how she works with her critique partner, ways she's found to increase
EPISODE 270Today's guest is James R Hannibal, returning to share with us the story of how he purchased the rights to DragonRaid, a role playing game, and not only prepared to reissue it with a new name -- LightRaiders -- but also decided to wri
EPISODE 269EOur mindset is a crucial part of how we live our lives, how we react to and interact with the world around us. We can control our thoughts if we try to notice them, and we can choose to focus on the positive in life. I share some ex
EPISODE 268IToday's guest is Certified Executor Advisor, David E Edey, talking to us about his new book, Executor Help: How to Settle an Estate, Pick an Executor, and Avoid Family Fights.David has worked in the financial planning industry for o