The Novel Writing Podcast

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 21 VIDEO: Filling the Holes. Watch out for the yellow-spotted lizards lurking in the holes of your story. 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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 24 VIDEO: Resolving Conflicting Ideas. You can totally write your own Fanfiction with the ideas that don't fit in the main story.  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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 19 VIDEO: Overcoming the Info Dump. Or, how not to bore your readers with backstory. 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)...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 18 VIDEO: Adding While Organizing. Half-baked is part of the game. 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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 17 VIDEO: Turning Ideas into Scenes. Everything you write counts as writing. 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) - Affil...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 16 VIDEO: Organizing Scenes. Don't worry; we're not Marie Kondo-ing your story. 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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 15 VIDEO: Suspense & Anticipation. Needed for all genres if you want a page-turner. 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 sal...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 14 VIDEO: Character Growth. The only wrong character is the one who does everything right.  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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 13 VIDEO: Fights, Battles, & Arguments. Research makes right. Click here to join the Trauma Fiction Facebook Group. 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 dire...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 12 VIDEO: Character Occupations. Wherein you'll learn that jobs and occupations are not the same 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 Cu...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 11 VIDEO: Climax & Resolution. All hail the English teachers who taught story structure. 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% o...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 10 VIDEO: Impactful Emotions. If you can make your readers cry, it's a win. Emotion Thesaurus Amazon Link (affiliate) : https://amzn.to/3k71ETx Emotional Wound Thesaurus Amazon Link (affiliate) : https://amzn.to/3ScuE99 Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 9 VIDEO: Story Obstacles. Don't fear blowing up your middle to improve its obstacles. Next Level Business Podcast Episode 152: How to Superthink: https://davemoreno.ca/ep-152-how-to-superthink/ Next Level Business Podcast Bonus Superthink Meditation : https://davemoreno.ca/bonus-superthink-meditation/ Send us Fan Mail Wha...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 8 VIDEO: Plots & Subplots. Don't let your subplots stage a mutiny. 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) - Affili...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 7 VIDEO: Creating Maps. You need not be a cartographer; merely an explorer with a pen.  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 sal...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 6 VIDEO: Ethics & Morality. Words that people use interchangeably but really shouldn't: an author's discourse. 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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 5 VIDEO: Conflict & Plot. The blurb at this point is not supposed to be perfect. 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)...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 4 VIDEO: Scenery & Imagery. Why it's essential to GROUND your readers with description and visualization. Click here to download a free imagery practice worksheet by Tally Ink author Shanna P. Lowe. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Author Coachi...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 3 VIDEO: Character Relationships. Don't let a huge cast daunt you. 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...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 2 VIDEO: Worldbuilding. Worldbuilding is not a single-day activity.  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 Lin...

This is the companion episode to The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge DAY 1 VIDEO: Character Development. For characters to resonate, they need to be like real humans.  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%...

What is the 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge? What's Professional Premium? Colleen and Halie answer these questions and more in this episode of The Novel Writing Podcast. If you've got an itch of an idea for a book, the challenge can take you from blank page to the first 50,000 words of that book in just two months. Don't believe us? Check out testimonials from some of our success sto...

Whenever aspiring or interested people approach us about wanting to write a book, inevitably they share obstacles they think hold them back from being able to actually do it. In this episode, Halie and Colleen break down each of those obstacles and how Tally Ink and The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge help writers move past them. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access inter...

Have you ever questioned why writing is even important? Even if you've had a lifelong dream to publish a novel, you may question how writing affects the rest of your life. In this episode, Colleen and Halie discuss six reasons why writing is important, even for established writers. Send us Fan Mail What to do next… Read transcripts & access interview recordings on Substack Apply for Autho...

Dive into the first episode of the Novel Writing Podcast with your host Colleen and her sometimes-guest Halie Fewkes Damewood! Here, we give you the gist of who we are, what we do, and what you can expect from this 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...