John Helps You Write Better

In today's episode, I've got a few words that don't need to be in your manuscript. POWERED BY DESCRIPT - Use the best software in the world to make recording and editing your podcast as easy as writing a note on your phone.

In this week's audio-only Writers Chat, there are questions about marketing engagement, audience shock, name changes, SFF publishing, and Substack Terms of Service. This one got more business-y than expected.

How do you think about failure? POWERED BY DESCRIPT (Descript is the software I use to record and edit my podcast as easily as writing and editing a Word or Google doc. Try Descript at the link and see how your recordings can be as easy as typing)

In today's episode, I want to talk about success. PATREON - http://patreon.com/johnhelpsyouwritebetter POWERED BY DESCRIPT . (Descript is the software I use to not only record podcasts, but edit them as as easily as a Word or Google doc, and create transcripts of every stream!)

Okay, can we stop trying so hard to be realistic please?

POWERED BY DESCRIPT Today let's go back to talking about writing what you know and why it's maybe not the best maxim to write by.

More than your software or your coffee or your genre or your outline, no single tool is going to help you be the writer you want to be (or the writer you're capable of being) like your voice will.

POWERED BY DESCRIPT. You've got to bring curiosity to your work. Here's why.

The last day of marketing week, so let's give you one thing to think about going forward

More Marketing than you can shake a stick at. Here's a strategy to employ.

Welcome to my kitchen, let's have a Writers Chat.

Marketing week marches on. Is Marketing an opportunity?

More marketing week goodness. Let's answer the question -- "Is marketing sleazy?"

It's Marketing week! So let's start with what marketing is and what it isn't.

In this workshop, it's all about worldbuilding. How do you make a world more than just some object descriptions? How do you tie your world to your characters and plot? Find all that and more in a little over one hour. POWERED BY DESCRIPT

POWERED BY DESCRIPT, the best way to produce any podcast EVER. In this week's Writers Chat I talk about discipline, switching genres, publishing speed, believing in yourself, book pricing, and writing communities. TIP THE PODCAST - https://johnhelpsyouwritebetter.captivate.fm/support

POWERED BY DESCRIPT. Ages ago I talked about the narrative construction for fantasy. How about we dive deeper and talk about spots to pay attention to as well as red flags?

Powered by Descript, the best way to record a podcast, ever! In today's Chat I talk about Batman, Dave Matthews Band, genres, innovation, fear, bad habits, and passive voice.

POWERED BY DESCRIPT. You're writing whatever you're writing, creating whatever you're creating - but are you saying anything? Here's why that's so important.

POWERED BY DESCRIPT. Self-care is more than sleeping in and moisturizing.

POWERED BY DESCRIPT Today I answer a question about titles, ethics, and originality.

Have you ever thought about why you're going so quickly? Or wanting to? You got somewhere to be? b2Y54UuGtYKF4uRI4mgr

POWERED BY DESCRIPT Don't look now, but this Writers Chat covers things like agents, newsletters, social media engagement, syllables, and large battles. b2Y54UuGtYKF4uRI4mgr

Today I want to talk about how you talking to and about yourself.

POWERED BY DESCRIPT - Tonight we talk customers. This is the audio from the "6 Customers You Need To Know" workshop.