15 Incredible Movies about Writers and Writing — The Writing Coach 076
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. Writing is often solitary work. The most exciting moments in the process of drafting a book or screenplay are largely internal moments that take…
Lisa Tener on Transforming Anger into Creativity — The Writing Coach 070
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #70 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Lisa Tener. An authority on book writing and publishing, and winner of the Silver Stevie…
This One Simple Hack Will Double the Pace of Your Online Learning
I took my first online course almost a decade ago. I had decided I wanted to learn how to cook. In the process, I swiftly become obsessed with all things gastronomy. I read books about food, nutrition, and cooking. I subscribed to Food and Wine magazine, and I religiously watched the Food Network. It was my love…
19 Hours of Training Videos for Aspiring Authors
How does 19 hours of video training for authors sound to you? Listen, I’m talking about videos covering everything from the author mindset to the mechanics of writer’s craft to the drafting and revision process to independent publishing, book marketing, and more! Interested? If so, read on . . . You see, last January I…
12 Steps to Writing a Novel — The Writing Coach 043
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 43 of The Writing Coach, Kevin T. Johns outlines what he calls “The Novel Writer’s Roadmap”, a 12 step process for…
Reedsy Live – Training Video and Transcript
Reedsy is a very cool community that connects authors with freelance editors and designers. Earlier this month, I was invited to host a live training session on Reedsy’s Facebook page. I took the opportunity to talk about the importance of, and how to go about creating, a regular writing habit. Live streaming is always fun, and…
Intro to Microsoft Word Styles for Authors (Video)
Lets face it: MS Word was NOT built with authors writing long manuscripts in mind. None-the-less, many of us use it to write our books and novels (myself included!). If you are going to be writing a manuscript in Word, learning to use the cool feature known as “Styles” is essential. In the following video,…
Using Kindle Percentages to Help Revise Your Manuscript
This week I created an ebook version of my current work-in-progress to send to Beta readers. While reviewing the ebook in Kindle, I noticed the percent reading down in the corner of the page. This led to a realization regarding how I can use those percentages to aid in the revision of my book, and…
(Video) The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Author Interview
The following interview was originally included as part of The Page Turners: Economy of Fear bonus package for people who pre-ordered the book back in the Spring of 2015. Now that the book has been out for almost a year, I thought I’d make the video available to all. Enjoy! You can grab your copy…
Black Friday 2015 Author Training Charity Bundle
Hi Friends! It’s Black Friday again, and this year I’ve put together an incredible offer for writers like you. I’ve bundled together all my best live training videos into a single package. And the best part of all is: 100% of all proceeds from sales of the bundle will be donated to METAvivor METAvivor is a…
