Goal Setting for Writers

Welcome back, loyal listeners, and happy new year! Like most Americans, we like to set goals for ourselves around this time. But there’s a good way to set goals, and a bad way. Find out how to set and achieve your goals in this episode. As always, you may watch below,...

How to Work with an Editor

Welcome back, loyal listeners! This week, Al and Aaron are joined by editor Bethany Kaczmarek to talk about how best to navigate the waters of the author-editor relationship. As always, you can still listen on Stitcher and iTunes.

Write What You Fear

Welcome back, loyal listeners! This week, Aaron is joined by Heather to talk, among other things, writing through our fears. We hope you enjoy. Again, we’d love to hear your thoughts on our new format. Love it? Hate it? Let us know. Links referenced in this week's...

The Next Big Trend

Welcome back, loyal listeners! This week Steve and Aaron decided to try something new. You’ll notice the format’s a little different. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Among other things, we talk about the next big trend in fiction, Amazon’s marketing tactics, and the...

Five Tips for Researching Your Novel — Recast

Steve McLain and I spent this week discussing research. While several writers love digging up details, others dread it. Like it or not, at some point in your novel, you’ll need to do some fact finding. Here are five tips to help you do it well (and have some fun in...