The Novel Writing Podcast

There is no one-size-fits-all piece of advice for anyone. To find your own brand of success, you need to assess what does work, take that, and leave the rest for someone else to try out. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct wi...

Ever wonder what the difference is between temperament and personality? Didn't know there was a difference? Check out this episode for a quick breakdown on how these two aspects of character development differ, and how to know when you're describing one versus the other. Resources: https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/temperaments.html https://psychcentral.com/health/temperament-and-persona...

If the idea of being consistent on social media sounds overwhelming, let's flip that script and focus on being persistent instead. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Rea...

What makes up your "writer identity"? What do you do daily (or on a regular basis) that helps reinforce that you are a writer?  Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link R...

In this episode we dive into three things that can keep readers from DNF'ing your book: 1. Make sure the blurb actually describes your story. 2. Know what your readers expect for language, spice, and violence. 3. Don’t let the middle sag. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Nove...

Spoiler alert: BookTok by itself does not create bestsellers. But if you USE it correctly, it can for dang sure help. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's c...

The key to making fast decisions is taking action... learn how in this episode. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series ( The Ch...

What is the difference between being interested in something versus being committed to it? Find out how this concept applies to writing in this episode of The Novel Writing Podcast. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Cu...

What's the deal with "consistency"? Do you have to be "consistent" to be successful? Find out why believing you have to be consistent might actually be holding you back. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks d...

Ah, the big question about social media... the best platform! Listen to find out which one it is. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fanta...

What if you don't have to wait until you're published to call yourself an "author"? Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal...

Infodumping gets a bad rap. What if it's not as bad as the "experts" are saying? Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy...

How do you approach social media if you're an introvert? An extrovert? Communications coach Erin Woodruff joins us to talk about how you can make social media work for you depending on where you land on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Erin Woodruff Coaching website Quiz: Where do you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum? Quiz: Are you married to an introvert? Connect with Erin on Facebo...

Are you measuring yourself against the ideal future version of yourself? Or are you keeping track of all the gains you've made? Learn why it's important to identify and remember your author GAINS. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell y...

Do you know the biggest myths authors believe about social media? Listen in to hear those myths debunked. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA port...

Tune in for my self-publishing process that takes me from blank page to book-in-hand. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (...

For ideas to percolate well, we need to give our brains space and silence to ponder them. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy serie...

Ideas can leave if we ignore them for too long. Commitment to finishing a WIP has value, but don't fear working on more than one thing.  Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Li...

We do not fear the vague idea of other people's opinions. We fear the opinions of specific people, but cover up that worry with vague language. CALL IT OUT. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of s...

Characters yanking the story away from your outline is not necessarily a bad thing. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series ( Th...

Novelists need developmental edits, copyedits, and proofreading. This episode breaks down the difference between dev and copy, and why you need both... maybe more than once. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (ke...

The 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge Scrivener & Scapple (by Literature & Latte) Notion.so - Ultimate Brain Template by Thomas Frank (affiliate link) - Storyflint Writing Templates Nanowrimo.org Microsoft Word ProWritingAid ColdTurkeyWriter 4thewords.com Atticus Inkarnate Canva WRITING PLAYLISTS - Abbie Emmons - Epic Music VN - almost always has an epic music livestream going - Marcus Warner...

For a no-frills editor that completely blocks your entire computer until you hit a word count or a time goal, look no further than Cold Turkey Writer. https://getcoldturkey.com/writer/  Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct wit...

I get two main questions from clients about self-editing: 1. When do I know when I'm ready to self edit? 2. What does your self-editing process look like? Listen to hear my answers... Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct...

Just because your first draft is terrible doesn't mean that YOU are terrible. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coaching with Colleen Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE   Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series ( The...