Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm chatting with author and life coach Riley Lindhardt . We dive into Riley's journey as a writer, her experience as a life coach, and how she helps other writers overcome mental blocks to finish their novels. Throughout the episode, Riley offers practical advice for writers, such as how to set daily writing goals, develop detailed plot outlines, and use life coaching techniques to ...
Sep 19, 2024•27 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm interviewing my friend Traci Skuce. We get into her philosophy on embodied writing, which integrates body awareness and mindfulness into the creative process. Embodied writing involves tapping into the physical, emotional, and sensory experiences of both the writer and the characters, creating richer, more nuanced narratives. Traci encourages writers to slow down, fully inhabit scenes,...
Sep 12, 2024•32 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Editing your book can be fraught. There are so many different types of editing: developmental, line, copy, proofreading. Which ones do you need most? How do you prioritize? And what should you expect from each kind of editor? In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm talking to the editing experts at Gemini Writers Studio to get answers to these questions and more!...
Sep 05, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Wondering how to outline a book that works without spending hours and hours detailing every beat in a spreadsheet? My guest Lewis Jorstad of The Novel Smithy teaches a new method called Intuitive Outlining. Listen to the episode to hear us talk about this (and so much more!) and then be sure to sign up for his free class on Intuitive Outlining happening on September 12th!...
Aug 29, 2024•31 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This episode features an interview with Meggie Lee Calvin, an Amazon bestselling author, coach, and speaker, who specializes in helping spiritually attuned writers market and sell their books. The conversation delves into Meg’s journey from writing plays as a child to becoming a published author and coach for writers. In addition to her spiritual approach, Meg discusses the practical aspects of becoming an Amazon bestselling author. Sh...
Aug 22, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this last episode of Season 4 of the podcast, I am doing a solo show talking about how to choose a writing project, as well as the mindset shifts we need to make in order to stick with the project we've chosen. Let's banish Shiny New Idea Syndrome once and for all! Here's a link to where you can find the Essential Book Outline resource I mention in the show. I'm taking a few weeks off now to record new episodes. See you soon for Sea...
Jul 25, 2024•25 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on the podcast, I'm speaking with a poet and that always means opening our heart, doesn't it? Join us as we explore the heart-centred, authentic and more vulnerable sides of this art of writing -- and enjoy a little poetry break as well! Meredith Heller is the author of Writing by Heart, Write a Poem, Save Your Life, and several poetry collections. A poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees inwrit...
Jul 18, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Writing the book is one thing, but many authors cringe when it comes to put ourselves "out there" and ask people to buy the book. Today I'm speaking with book marketing expert Emily Enger, who advocates for "good enough" book marketing so that you don't have to sell your soul while selling your book. Listen in as we dive into how to do just that! You can learn more about Emily at: emilyenger.com...
Jul 11, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of the Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m speaking with Chelene Knight, an acclaimed author known for her novel "Junie" and memoir "Dear Current Occupant." Chelene is also the founder of Breathing Space Creative , a literary studio focused on creative sustainability and coaching for writers. In this episode, we’re talking about Chelene's latest book, "Let It Go: Free Yourself from Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy."...
Jul 04, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This is a special episode because I am sharing a replay from my First Book Finish program when we had Monique from Atticus.io come into to speak with us about how to use their easy software to format your books for self-publishing. During the episode, Monique offers a special deal for listeners of The Resilient Writers Radio Show. Sign up for Atticus before the end of June and get access to their special online course on publishing for...
Jun 20, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm speaking with author and publisher Lynne Golodner. Lynne is the author of nine books, as well as many articles, and host of the Make Meaning podcast. Our discussion focuses on Lynne's writing journey, her latest novel "Woman of Valor," and her experiences within and outside the Orthodox Jewish community. We also talk about maintaining control over your story via self-publishing and div...
Jun 13, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on the podcast, I am delighted to be speaking with my friend Sara Power. We're talking about short stories! Sara has just published her first collection of stories, to much acclaim. We talk about the story as an offering and staying true to the story. If you're a lover of short stories, you don't want to miss this episode! Sara Power’s stories have appeared in journals across Canada, the US, and the UK, and most recently in B...
Jun 06, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I'm chatting with Savannah Gilbo . Savannah Gilbo is a certified developmental editor and book coach who helps fiction authors write, edit, and publish stories that work. She’s also the host of the top-rated Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast , where she delivers weekly episodes full of simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away. When s...
May 30, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m chatting with my friend Danika Bloom. Danika is a USA Today bestselling romance author and the lead cheerleader at AuthorEverAfter.com where she mentors and supports pre-published romance writers to finish and indie publish their first books. Her most recent book is The Billionaire's Shrubbery . We talk about writing romance novels, how to write sex scenes, as well as self-publishing, ...
May 23, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week, I'm speaking with Beth Kaplan -- a fellow Canadian author -- about writing non-fiction. We get into finding the right shape for memoir, finding the thematic "hot moments" for your story, and the true nature of drafts. Beth is a former actrress and the author of a biography and two memoirs -- All My Loving and Loose Woman . The latter was a finalist for the Whistler Independent Book Award. She also the author of True to Life ...
May 16, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on the podcast I'm speaking with Beth Barany, and we get into story structure, play and experimenting -- especially for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Beth is an award-winning novelist, master neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers. She's also an experienced international speaker and podcaster. When she's not helping writers, Beth writes magical tales of romance, mystery, and advent...
May 09, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week, I'm chatting with Karen Lea Armstrong, about her novel DROWNPROOFING , which is set in Northern Ontario. We talk about what it means to write a so-called "regional novel" -- one with such a strong sense of place. And we talk about Karen's publishing journey. Karen was in my First Book Finish program, so it's such a delight to see this book out in the world....
May 02, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Elizabeth Chatsworth, who is the author of the steampunk fantasy series, The Brass Queen. She’s also been in my First Book Finish program. We talk about how she wrote the sequel to The Brass Queen – Grand Tour: Brass Queen II – while facing some challenging life circumstances, and the roller coaster ride of publishing that followed....
Apr 25, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Writing can be challenging at times, even more so when we’re tired. The problem nowadays is that it seems like we’re all always tired. Doesn't it feel that way to you? If we want to write for the rest of our lives and finish our books, we need to make sure we’re getting enough rest so we have the energy to write. But don’t fret—there are lots of little steps we can take to make a big impact on how we generate new energy as part of our ...
Apr 18, 2024•20 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this final episode of Season 3, I'm going back to interviews with writers who answered my final question: "What does it mean to you to be a resilient writer?" Listen to see if their answers match up with your understanding of what it means.
Feb 15, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this final episode of this Finishers mini-series, I am sharing some of the lessons I've learned in the past four years from helping nearly 200 writers to finish their books -- finish drafts, revise, edit and get their books out into the world
Jan 18, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. There are times when we wonder if it's all worth it, if our intention to finish a book and get it out into the world really matters. Join me for the first episode in a series dedicated to all the writers intending to finish their books in 2024.
Jan 08, 2024•22 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Here's a truth: no one really has time to write a book, especially a first book. Yet we can still manage to get them written and out into the world. In today's episode I'll walk through how you can fit finishing your book into an already busy life. And here's a free resource for you as well -- my guide called 30 New Ways to Find More Time to Write ....
Jan 04, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through the six phases of writing a book, which will not only make the overall book-writing process easier, but will help you defeat your self-doubt and get your book out into the world.
Jan 04, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. As we start work on our book and the idea starts to take shape, the amount of work a book-length project takes can feel overwhelming. You’re left paralyzed and with a half-done draft—so now what? You have to change the way you view your book so you can turn it into a manageable project. Don’t let fear hold you back. It’s time for you to finish! Today's episode will show you how....
Jan 04, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Writing a book and getting it published is a wonderful, fulfilling process… and it’s also very intimidating, especially for first-time authors and beginning writers. But don’t worry, writer - there’s a lot you can learn to make these processes easier, and Ellen Baker knows all about them. As she’ll tell you, some things take a lot of trial and error, but in the long run, they’ll help make your book the best it can be....
Jan 04, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Doing research may be the highlight of the writing process for you, or it might be the part you put off as long as possible. Either way, research is critical—but it doesn't have to involve sitting at the computer for hours. Instead, author Mary Carroll Moore used the people around her as resources. Their insight helped make Mary’s writing accurate and engaging enough for her audiobook to remain on the Amazon bestseller list to this day...
Dec 28, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Writer, have you ever been afraid of sharing your work? Finding the courage to do so can set you down a new path in your writing life, perhaps one you never thought was possible. Author Esther Schultz has been writing her whole life, but she never shared her work with anybody until her mother-in-law moved in. But after receiving encouragement from her, Esther took the leap into writing books and becoming independently published....
Dec 21, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Life has a wonderful habit of getting in the way of our writing time. But if we want to finish our books, we can't stand by and let it happen. We need strategies to make time to get to the page. Author Debra Martens developed her own while constantly moving between countries and dealing with recurring illness, and even uses a lesson from time spent in recovery to this day to bolster her writing life....
Dec 14, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. As writers, we may sometimes write myths - but we can also be affected by them. I’m not talking about fantastical stories in this case, though. I’m talking about myths about writing, which harm us and can keep us from making progress, or keep us from writing, period. This week, we'll explore three myths that impact writers and how, once we know how to identify them, we can work through the issues they may cause in our writing lives....
Dec 07, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 6
