Don't Quit Your Daydream (for writers)

Hey Daydreamers, it's a sad but exciting one today as we finish off Don't Quit Your Daydream with how we have succeeded this year. Remember that our archive will always be here for you when you need some writing support. Thank you to everyone who has listened to us each week. We really appreciate it. So, please, don't quit your daydream because we didn't quit ours... Follow us on s...

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Sorry, we haven't been as present lately. We are busy bees! Here is a life and career update from us and a pep talk if you're feeling sad about the end of summer. There are still 4 months left in the year, what will you do with them? Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/writersrcrawford?igsh=MTk1YzVna3RwNG9mOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr https://www.instagram.com/cha...

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we wanted to share with you how we have started taking our writing more seriously this year. Charl has finished a long draft for the first time in years, and I'm onto drafts 2, 3, 4 in the editing stages. We have gotten serious about our dreams, and it's time for you to do the same!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Sorry we have been absent - we have been busy bees! Today, we are talking about my favourite thing, which is thinking about your worldbuilding is culture building, and system building instead. Grab a notebook for this one!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! We will be uploading only monthly at the moment because we are both hard at work with our drafts! Here's an episode on editing a finished draft that needs reworking. Whether parts of the story or the characters aren't quite working, this podcast episode is for you.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! We're sorry we missed last month - we've been very busy writing, editing, and marketing. That's why, this week, Charlene is talking about all things creative marketing for your book. If you want to know how to make marketing your book fun and simple, this is the episode for you. Get ready to take some notes. Go follow Charlene on Instagram to support her book...

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are opening the year by talking about all the ways that real life works well when blended into the fantasy genre.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we have the last episode of 2024 to help motivate you to reflect on how your writing went in 2024, and set reasonable, logical goals for 2025! Here's to a great New Year and a fresh start! Thank you for much for listening this year, speak again in 2025!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we have a laidback, fun episode for you all about bouncing ideas off one another to build a story. Let's see what happens when all you have is a prompt...

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are talking all about the middle of your story. What is the middle of your story for? How can you nail the tension and character-building of your middle? Let's discuss!

Hey Daydreamers! Today we have a chatty writing update about where we're at and the benefits of knowing when to let an idea or project go.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are getting to the core of our story by focusing on emotions. From our point of view, when you know the character and their emotional beats well enough, the story writes itself (sort of!).

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are talking about experimenting and making writing fun again. Get ready to get creative with old drafts and old ideas, because when you allow yourself to play, they can be reborn!

Welcome back, Daydreamers. Today we are talking all about HOW the story is told, not what it's about. This can be vastly more important than anything else because it determines the reader's experience. Here are our thoughts on voice (the character's and the author's voice), tone, and different types of narration to affect how the story is told.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we chat about the importance of the setting of your story, and how the setting can drastically affect the characters and plot. The setting should be like its own character! Get ready to take notes and dive deeper into your settings.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we discuss how we have both struggled with having too many directions and ideas for a story idea. This can cause paralysis and falling out of love with the idea. Here are our experiences with it and how to combat it.

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are just gushing over vampires and why they have remained popular for so long. From folklore to sparkles, why do we all love a good vampire story?

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are going in deep! We have realised that we need to write stories with an emotional center that connects with us on a deeper level. If you think this sounds like you, too, this episode is for you! Follow us on Instagram: Siana - https://www.instagram.com/writersrcrawford?igsh=MTk1YzVna3RwNG9mOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr https://www.instagram.com/charleneabooks?igs...

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today, we are discussing how to motivate yourself and be your own best friend and cheerleader on your writing journey. It's important to have people who inspire us, but it's more important to motivate yourself!!

Hey Daydreamers, this week we are talking about the benefits of writing as fast and as simple as you can for your first draft. Complicating a first draft can only make it more daunting, so it can be useful to cut the fluff and get to the bare bones so that you can finish. After all, all good writing is rewriting!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are talking about the tools you will need to help you get writing success. Many things will help you grow as a writer on the road to success, things that become tools in your toolkit to use when you need them. After all, luck is preparation meets opportunity!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today is a nostalgic episode where we give advice across time to our younger selves. We talk about all the things we wish we had known back then, how to be a healthier person when dreaming about writing fame, and more realistic expectations for our writing. Want to avoid the mistakes we've made in our writing and our mindsets? Listen to this episode!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we discuss how to ensure you don't neglect your creative potential. Are you holding yourself back? Do you self-sabotage in your creative pursuits? Are there things in the back of your mind that are causing fear and making it harder for you to write? We discuss all this and more in this deep episode that tackles how to motivate yourself to write and not to lose...

Welcome back, Daydreamers. Today we discuss why writing your novel in scenes instead of chapters works so well. We talk about visual storytelling, activating your full creative and artistic skills when writing, and how this could work to unstick you if you see your novel as daunting. This is how to write a novel in scenes and make your novel more cinematic!

Welcome back, Daydreamers! Today we are discussing the difference between plot and story and the things you need to bear in mind for each. Let's get started!