Writing is therapy, they say. But being vulnerable on the page can be a whole other ball game. I'm excited to have comedian and writer Blayr Austin give her best writing advice on this episode. Then I give you two ways to develop vulnerabilit

Building an Authentic Author Platform: The Foundation

Aug 20th, 2020 12m 18s

To get a book deal, we need a following. But to get a following, we need a book. How do we build a platform without feeling like we're selling out? This episode goes over the foundational steps including setting up an email, website and start

Overcoming Negativity with Meg Mitchell Moore

Aug 13th, 2020 14m 2s

Meg Mitchell Moore "drops in" to tell us how she deals with negative reviews. Plus, we cover 3 ways to combat the negativity while we're still writing. Go to the WEBSITE to find out more about Meg and her books!SIGN up for your FREE Writing G

How to Write a Book

Aug 6th, 2020 35m 13s

Something new this week. I break the rules! Go rogue!This episode flies past the 10-minute mark to help you put the pieces together and write your book. I'll point out some of the best tips we've heard, expand on them, and show you how all the

How Writers "Get" Readers with Leigh Stein

Jul 30th, 2020 10m 13s

We want to get readers. All of us. But, to do that, we need to serve them--really *get them. On this episode, Leigh Stein, the author of many books including her most recent, Self Care. She offers up some reader-centered advice. As odd as it s

Women Must Submit

Jul 23rd, 2020 10m 42s

Self-doubt in women in men writers might be the same, but they end up with different results. For women, there's no excuse to hesitate. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and our interactive Facebook group.Send in your own writing ad

Pro Plot Tricks with Dr. Jennifer Kates

Jul 16th, 2020 10m 37s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work. Join The 10,000 Words in July Challenge! It's not too late.Do you get stuck when it comes to plot?

Literary Agents: How and Where to Find Them

Jul 9th, 2020 11m 20s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.Get Your Writing Game PlanJoin The 10,000 Words in July Challenge!This week is about AGENTS. Wher

The Efficiency of Language: Making Your Words Count

Jul 2nd, 2020 13m 21s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work. Join The 10,000 Words in July Challenge!This episode we hear a listener's best writing advice. It

A Plan of Attack to Start (or Finish) Your Book

Jun 25th, 2020 12m 54s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.How do we keep at this writing thing? How do we push through when it’s so much easier to put it off

How to Write 10,000 Words. Together.

Jun 18th, 2020 11m 31s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.Did you write 10,000 words in the last month? No? Me either. How about we do it in July together. J

Writing Group Success, featuring Hannah Harlow

Jun 11th, 2020 12m 36s

Write in 10 is a NEW Podcast, so please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW. This week we discuss writing groups--to join or not to join. Hear a convincing argument by former Houghton Mifflin Harcourt executive director of marketing and new bookstor

Black Characters and Black Writers Matter

Jun 4th, 2020 12m 45s

Write in 10 is a NEW Podcast, so please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW. Black society has been telling us their stories for years. This includes through the written word. This episode passes on writing advice on how to write black characters fro

Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing, featuring Alena Dillon

May 28th, 2020 13m 6s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.This episode begins to answer the question I get asked the most: Should you take the traditional p

Writers Write: Building a Habit, featuring Margaret Renkl

May 21st, 2020 11m 37s

Subscribe, Rate, and Review! You can get more motivation, inspiration, and tips in your inbox with the Write in 10 newsletter.Margaret Renkl, the author of "Late Migrations," a Today Show bookclub pick, is on the show! She offers advice. Anyon

A Deeper Look at Writing Prompts with poet Bree Rolfe

May 14th, 2020 11m 20s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation--then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.This episode is about writing prompts. Do you use them? Are you stubborn like me, and then do one a

An Intro to Description: The Three Whys

May 7th, 2020 12m 42s

Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of writing.This episode is an intro to description. Description used to be taught as throwing all the adjec

Closing the Door on Your Inner Critic with Mary Laura Philpott

May 7th, 2020 13m 23s

You returned!Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.It’s time to get rid of your family, I mean--quiet your inner voices. Join us for som

Do You Have the Talent To Be a Writer?

May 7th, 2020 11m 25s

It’s Write in 10’s first episode!Subscribe to the Write in 10 microcast. 10 minutes of writing advice, instruction, and motivation. Then it’s your turn to do 10 minutes of work.It’s time to get going, get unstuck, stop putting off what you kn

Trailer: Write in 10

Nov 26th, 2019 1m 51s

There's a NEW micro-cast on writing coming soon. It's for bloggers, novelists, poets--anyone who writes. Get some nitty-gritty writing advice, and hear from some pros in the field. Each episode will only be around 10 minutes. Subscribe now. Al

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