Once Upon a Story with Amanda Leigh

A little bonus episode to wrap up how NaNoWriMo 2020 went for me. ... It did not go as planned or hoped.... Start my Beauty of the Dark Series today! Goodreads: https://bit.ly/ForbiddenTBR *Books MUST be read in order!*: https://amzn.to/2HVcKDA Go to my website to check out the books I've published and order signed copies :)   https://www.authoramandaleigh.com/ I also offer book formatting, t...

Join me today for a very special episode!! I have debut author, Dana Muwwakkil, on the podcast today for an interview!! Dana and I have known each other for seventeen years. Join us in this interview to get vulnerable about our mental health and mental illness struggles, hear us go on a tangent about horror movies, talk about our favorite books, the self publishing process, and MORE!!&nb...

Today I have the amazing Magic Kathi on the podcast!! Kathi and I "met" online about a year ago, and it has been quite a year, hasn't it?? One of the loves we both share is journaling, so when I decided I wanted to do more episodes on journaling in preparation for my upcoming Journal Challenge, I knew I had to get Kathi on the podcast to talk all about journaling together!! If you've been thinking...

I did a Question and Answer session on IGTV that I really wanted to share here on the podcast. I finally figured out how to upload it (it was giving me a lot of trouble), so you can listen to it on here. Find out my favorite author, more about my writing process, what gave me the courage to write my first novel, why I write Paranormal, and more!!  Start my Beauty of the Dark Series today! Goo...

Journaling seems to be one of the day's hot topics. But I think seeing what everyone else is doing can overwhelm us. This may seem counterproductive, but I'm sharing my journey with journaling in this episode. And sharing some tips with you, which probably aren't what you expect to hear. When I started journaling, social media wasn't a thing, so I had nothing to influence the way I journaled, whic...

Join me in this episode for an interview with Aimee Shaye!! The first interview that I recorded for my podcast. Aimee and I have known each other since 2014 and we had a TON OF FUN doing this interview. We talk about everything from writing, editing, Supernatural, Leonardo DiCaprio, our favorite books, our favorite characters from our books, and lots more in between.  Want to get some insight...

I am SO EXCITED about this episode!! As most of you know, journaling is one of my very favorite things ever. I've been doing it since I was 11 (18 years ado, can you believe that?). So I've had the idea for a 7 Day Journal Challenge for a while. First, though, I knew I wanted to talk more about journaling, AND bring some other people on the podcast who also love to journal.  First up, is Kati...

Back in April, I did a couple of IGTV videos of me reading from my poetry collection, Beautiful Broken. I decided to upload it as a podcast episode to share it with more people. In this episode, I read my poems "What Have You Seen?", "Signs Falling", "Snuffed Out", "Wildfire" and "A World Torn". At the end I also talk about my favorite poets and give some recommendations. Let me know who your favo...

Today, I'm reading to you from upcoming book, Forbidden: a Beauty of the Dark novella!! :) I'm super excited (and still a little nervous) to share this with you. (I don't think the nerves will ever change.) Forbidden is a prequel to the Beauty of the Dark trilogy but can really be read at any time during it, or you can read it as a stand alone. Today, sit back and listen as I read Chapter One to y...

In today's episode, I meant to talk about a writing misconception, which I did, to an extent. However, I ended up talking about one of the ways I work through blocks when I'm writing. And that is, to talk to my characters. It's actually something I do a lot, and is one of the best ways I've found to work through writing blocks. If you want to hear more about it, listen in and let me know if you do...

Hi everyone!! This is just a quick bonus episode to let you in on my Camp NaNoWriMo Update. My goal is 7,00 words on a new Beauty of the Dark story. Tune in to see how I did!! And please send me a message on Instagram to let me know how your NaNoWriMo is going!! Check out my Blog Here >> http://girlwithapenandadream.blogspot.com/ Go to my website to check out the books I've published and ord...

In today's episode, I argue that winning NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) isn't the point of it at all. Something that I myself still struggle with. I also give a mindset tip that I use every time I do NaNoWriMo.  I'd like to know: would you like me to do a longer episode with all of my tips for doing NaNoWriMo? If you would, please message me on my Instagram page. It is always linked...

What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. This is just a quick episode for anyone who hasn't heard of it. Where I break down the very basics of NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo, which is starting on July 1st. If you're interested, join in!! I have the NaNoWriMo website linked below. It's a great way to make progress on that writing project you've been working on (or setting...

I have my 13th book releasing this summer, and with that, I've gotten more questions over the last few years about how to write a book. Where do I start? How do I finish a first draft? There are other tips that I could give you, but in this one I rehash my most given piece of advice. Which is to just write, to just start. And I took my own advice with this podcast, and I just started.  Thank...