Hello Lovelies - Weekly Writing PodcastFor Writers by Author Rachel Cooper

Writing without abandon. Who can do such a thing these days? To answer the question, YOU. Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today I want to talk about the mythical unicorn that is a flow state, how to find yours, and why it will help your writing. First of all, you might be wondering, what is a Flow State? According to Wikipedia, a flow state is one in which “a person performing some a...

Last time I talked about the Pomodoro technique and why it utterly failed for me. If you missed the post, go check it out. No seriously. Go. In the briefest recap ever, I loved the idea of Pomodoro and kept attempting it over and over without success, then I assessed why I kept failing so hard at this and a new idea was born. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2018/07/07/my-own-pomodoro-technique-that...

If you’ve been along to the podcast by now, you’ll probably know that I have a full-time day job that I do in addition to my writing, because I simply can’t afford to stay at home all day. I wish. When I was first starting out, I would read all these respected authors and their blogs would all say, “Write Every Day.” This has been a mantra that has been repeated so many times that it’s almost a cl...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. I’ve been talking this year all about genre and about the major and minor genre categories that we see and can use as writers. We're coming to the end of the year and I wanted to give a giant recap of all the things I’ve taught about this year. If you are looking for a more in depth explanation, please search the blog for the specific post you are l...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. I’ve been talking this year all about genre and about the major and minor genre categories that we see and can use as writers. We're coming to the end of the year and you may have noticed that ther's a lot that we haven't had the time to tslk about yet, so I want to address that now. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/12/05/thing...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. We are learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. Last time, we went over a definition for Science Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Horror, and just in time for Halloween. Let’s get started. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at author...

I’ve been editing and rewriting my novel lately, and it has been really painful for me. I am a native speaker of American English, and yet, I still struggle mightily when I write and finish an entire book and someone else comes along and tells me my writing needs so much work. I am an underwriter, so most of my struggle comes in the form of telling things that should be shown, and in not describin...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Whether you are writing novels this November or not, one of the things I most enjoy about doing NaNoWriMo is the sense of community you get when doing this crazy challenge. So let’s explore the idea of creating your own writing community. First, I want to give you ideas for places to look for an existing community, then we’ll talk about what to do if n...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Inspirational Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Western Fiction. Let’s get started. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper....

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Historical Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Inspirational Fiction. Let’s get started. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcoop...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Crime, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Historical Fiction. Let’s get started. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Romance, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Crime. Let’s get started. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, I gave you an introduction to the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition, and we briefly talked about the loads of Fiction subgenres. This week, I want to dive deeper into the first of those subgenres, that of Romance. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/08/28/romance-as-a-literary-genre/ Get full access...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the fifth and final Pillar of Genre, and I am finally getting to introduce you to Fiction as a Literary Genre. There are a ton of subgenres that fall under the fiction category and I am so excited to go over them all and find out your favorites. Let’s dive straight in, shall we? Get full access to Author Rachel Coope...

Hey, Hi, Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Last week, I mentioned that I had made a mistake in my posting schedule and that normally we’d start the final Pillar of Genre this week, however, I had some backtracking to do. As much as I’d love to say that this is a farce, I did not actually skip the post on farce as a literary genre intentionally! So let’s dive in with my apologies for...

Persuasive Nonfiction are nonfiction books in which the author intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action. Keep in mind that many writings that aren’t books, such as criticisms, reviews, reaction papers, editorials, proposals, advertisements, and brochures, also use different ways of persuasion to influence readers. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/08/08/pe...

Descriptive Nonfiction, also called Creative Nonfiction, is a type of nonfiction that uses all five senses to help the reader get a visual of what the writer is trying to describe. Sensory details, rich imagery, and figurative language, while also attempting, in good faith, to provide accurate information regarding a real-world topic, are methods used to achieve descriptive nonfiction. https://aut...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the fourth Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Nonfiction genre, and specifically, about the Expository Nonfiction genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2801 Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the fourth Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Nonfiction genre, and specifically, about the Narrative Nonfiction genre. Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the fourth Pillar of Genre, and I am introducing you to the concept of Nonfiction as a Literary Genre. If the thought of Nonfiction as a literary genre catches you by surprise, I must admit that I was initially surprised as well. I used to think of genre as being solidly in the realm of fictional narrative. However,...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. It’s the end of week two for NaNoWriMo and probably most authors are starting to feel the burn. As in times before, in week two, I am in the muddy middle of my draft. The writing usually becomes a slog for me, and the burst of energy I feel at the start of something new fades away as burnout becomes an ever more likely scenario. It is in this kind o...

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Comedy as it pertains to the literary genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2720 Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Tragedy as a literary genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2711 Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the third Pillar of Genre, and I am introducing you to the concept of Drama as a Literary Genre. Let's dive straight in! https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/06/03/introduction-to-drama-as-a-literary-genre/ Get full access to Author Rachel Cooper at authorrachelcooper.substack.com/subscribe

Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today is the last day that we're talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry. How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poetry, and yet poems exist that could also...