This episode originally aired on 12/4/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Feedback is critical, but not until the right time. Ask too early, and it can derail you. In this episode, Mary covers when, who, and how to ask for feedback on your book draft.
Revising is necessary, but not a hundred times. In this episode, Mary talks about how to nail a solid first draft so that revising isn't a nightmare.
This episode originally aired on 11/27/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Revising is necessary, but not a hundred times. In this episode, Mary talks about how to nail a solid first draft so that revising isn't a nightmare.
To publish with a publisher, you'll likely have to get a literary agent, which requires querying them. This episode has some bad news and some good news (you're not alone).
This episode originally aired on 11/20/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. To publish with a publisher, you'll likely have to get a literary agent, which requires querying them. This episode has some bad news and some good news (you're not alone).
In this episode, Mary talks about how to know when a draft is done, and how even after a book is published, she keeps editing.
This episode originally aired on 11/13/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. In this episode, Mary talks about how to know when a draft is done, and how even after a book is published, she keeps editing.
Ever heard of these writing devices? If not, don't worry—you'll learn in this episode.
This episode originally aired on 11/6/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Ever heard of these writing devices? If not, don't worry—you'll learn in this episode.
Mary gets trolled, feels insecure, and talks about what insecurity means...and what it doesn't.
This episode originally aired on 10/30/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Mary gets trolled, feels insecure, and talks about what insecurity means...and what it doesn't.
In this episode, Mary navigates the murky world of balancing fact and fiction when your fiction is set in a world like our own.
This episode originally aired on 10/23/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. In this episode, Mary navigates the murky world of balancing fact and fiction when your fiction is set in a world like our own.
Mary shares her inverted pyramid guide to researching for a novel and talks about why she does all her best research after 3 p.m.
This episode originally aired on 10/16/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Mary shares her inverted pyramid guide to researching for a novel and talks about why she does all her best research after 3 p.m.
In this episode, Mary talks about juggling projects, following creativity's lead, and The Bachelorette.
This episode originally aired on 10/9/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. In this episode, Mary talks about juggling projects, following creativity's lead, and The Bachelorette.
The trick to writing believable dialogue is to remember a key thing about humans: we're bad at it.
This episode originally aired on 10/2/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. The trick to writing believable dialogue is to remember a key thing about humans: we're bad at it.
All the questions answered during Season 1 in one quick-to-digest episode!
This episode originally aired on 8/28/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. All the questions answered during Season 1 in one quick-to-digest episode!
If you have to have a protagonist, you must need an antagonist, right? No. What you do need is more interesting.
This episode originally aired on 8/21/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. If you have to have a protagonist, you must need an antagonist, right? No. What you do need is more interesting.
All stories have a history. How much of that history you share with the reader, and where you bring it in, can determine whether that reader sticks with your book or not. In this episode, we discuss a rule of thumb for incorporating backstory into your novel or memoir.
This episode originally aired on 8/14/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. All stories have a history. How much of that history you share with the reader, and where you bring it in, can determine whether that reader sticks with your book or not. In this episode, we discuss a rule of thumb for incorporating backstory into your novel or memoir.
Am I writing a short story or a novel? Am I ready to write my memoir? Mary addresses how to decide, and when the right time is to make the call.
This episode originally aired on 8/7/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Am I writing a short story or a novel? Am I ready to write my memoir? Mary addresses how to decide, and when the right time is to make the call.
Every writer struggles with the middle. In this episode, Mary shares her favorite tactic for making it through.
This episode originally aired on 7/31/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice. Every writer struggles with the middle. In this episode, Mary shares her favorite tactic for making it through.
A writer asks when writing her book will start to feel like a real project, and not like a side hobby she may or may not finish.
