How to Create Charismatic Characters — Part 1: Assigning Physical Attributes
Despite having written three books on the craft of writing (The Novel Writer’s Blueprint: Five Simple Steps to Creating and Completing Your First Book, Smash Fear and Write like a Pro, and Novel Advice: Motivation, Inspiration, and Creative Writing Tips for Aspiring Authors), I haven’t yet addressed the topic of creating characters. It’s time to…
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…
Jeff Goins on the Myth of the Starving Artist — The Writing Coach 053
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 ep. #53 of The Writing Coach podcast, USA Today bestselling author and popular blogger Jeff Goins returns to the show to talk…
Laura Franzini of Author Accelerator — The Writing Coach 051
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 ep. #51 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Laura Franzini. Laura is the Managing Editor at Author Accelerator, a company…
20 Ways to Stay Focused on Your Writing — The Writing Coach 050
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. Earlier this month, my buddy author Derek Murphy hosted a guest post of mine on his website, Creativindie.com. The article outlined “10 Ways…
Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy — The Writing Coach 048
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 ep. #48 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Ricardo Fayet. Ricardo is one of the founders of Reedsy, an online…
Catherine Carrigan on Social Media for Authors — The Writing Coach 046
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 ep. #46 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Catherine Carrigan. Catherine is a bestselling author, a medical intuitive healer, and…
The Difference between Scenes, Sequences, and Chapters
Authors, editors, and writing coaches like myself have a number of different terms we use to group together story moments and beats within a narrative. There are so many terms, in fact, that writers and aspiring authors can sometimes get confused about the difference between terms like “scenes”, “sequences”, and “chapters”. As such, in this article we’re going…
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…
Chandler Bolt 7-Figure Writing Coach — The Writing Coach 041
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 41 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Chandler Bolt. Chandler is the best selling author of six books, including Book Launch and…
