That Writer Guy Podcast

The podcast is coming back soon! Listen here for when it will return and what days it will be on. I'm excited to be back and I have a lot of great information for everyone in all stages of writing!

Podcast going on hiatus and I explain why. 

In this episode, I go over when you should start working on marketing for your writing. 

In this episode, I discuss the introduction to Marketing as the next few episodes will dive into what marketing is, how to use it, and much, much more!

Departing from my normal, I am reading the prologue of my book, Wizards' War in this episode. 

This episode I discuss the pains and joys of publishing on Amazon from a personal perspective. 

This episode is about what it took to get my book where it is today and published. 

In this and the next few episodes, I go personal with what I have learned about writing and the return of one of my fantasy books, Wizards' War. 

I'm back after a short hiatus due to personal reasons and ready to get this podcast back up and running! 

You have your language now you need to know how it will sound. This is achieved by saying it loud. What does this do for you and your readers? Find out in this episode. 

You wrote it out, now you have to figure out the phonetics of your language. What does that mean? I go over that in this episode. 

Now that you have an idea on if you want to adapt a language that is already in existence or write one from scratch, it's time to write it out. What does that mean? I go over all that in this episode. 

This episode I talk about adapting a language or creating one from scratch. Which should you choose and why can be very important when it comes to the world that you are creating and your writing. 

In this episode, I discuss what a reader may understand or comprehend when it comes to using languages in your writing that aren't typical. 

You need to realize that if you are going to create a new language or even adapt one, there are a number of settings you must consider. I go over those in this episode

This is the start of a series on languages and creating your own. I talk about why this could be an interesting and rewarding challenge or one that makes you really question being a writer at all.

In this episode I discuss the 10 second and the 30 second pitch, even as far as the extended pitch and how one or the other may be useful. It all depends on the situation.

This episode is a live episode about creative ideas and being observant in your surrounding!

Change of pace as I was going to start with marketing in this episode, but I wanted to talk about your elevator pitch. This is important because it's your way of convincing someone in a short period of time to buy your book. I go over why this is valuable and how this short series will divide out in this episode. 

World Book Day is on Thursday, March 3rd this year. I go over six ways you can celebrate this amazing day in this episode and I hope you'll try one or try all of them. 

In this episode, I explain why you should be saving your work and I then recap all the rest of the things discussed in previous episodes. The most important thing you need to know: SAVE! YOUR! WORK!

Now that you are saving more, where do you save it? Computer? Cloud? Print it out? I go over many different ways to save your work in this episode. If you are saving it to just the computer, then you have a higher chance of losing your work and never getting it back if something happens to the computer. 

When do you save your work? An honest answer is not enough. I talk about when you should be saving your work and things to consider. 

Face it - We've all been there when we have lost something valuable we have been working on. Be it writing or anything else, it disappears at the most inopportune time and there's no way to get it back. It's gone forever and you have to start over. This is why I'm doing this series on saving your work. 

This episode ties everything together as to what speed writing is, how you can do with using a blindfold, feeling your words and my challenge to you.

Timed writing is also called words sprints. I go over how a word sprint can help you build up speed as a writer, but also how that ties into writing blindfolded and feeling the words. 

Continuing with the Speed Writing series, this is all about feeling your words. What does that mean, how do you do that and how can this help you speed up your writing? I go into all this in this episode. 

This is an unusual concept, but one that I really wanted to explore because of how unique it is. I go over what this is, how you do it, and why this could actually be a useful tool. 

In this episode I talk about speed writing and how it is possible to get faster at writing in general. 

Bringing this back from the last season because it never was completed, speed writing can be seen as many different ways to increase the ability to add significant words. I'm going to go over some aspects of what this series will be about, but also an unusual way that may prove more beneficial than you might think. 

I'm back with the first episode of season 3 and this one is fun because it's way off the beaten normal path. Fortune cookies! More importantly is what is your fortune cookie story? I talk about an unconventional way to be creative by taking the "advice" in a fortune cookie and weaving a story out of it. Give me your best fortune cookie story. And, you also hear me find out how horrible it is to attempt to eat a very dry fortune cookie while podcasting. It isn't exactly smart. 

I'm excited for Season Three of That Writer Guy Podcast and will share some exciting stuff with you in this episode. I look forward to being back with more content, interviews, and some new and amazing announcements! 

This episode was not one I expected to make, but one that is a good and not so good thing. I explain what is happening with the podcast and why I have not been making episodes recently.    

This episode is all about speed writing but adds a twist by using a blindfold. How the heck do you write without seeing what you are writing? I explain this in the episode. 

This episode is the start of a fun series on something that a friend of mine got me into and it is called Speed Writing. I'll go over what that is and why this might be able to help you with your writing.

Even though this is Episode 52, it's the unofficial official 50th episode of the second season! Because of that, I'm going to be giving away things and doing a drawing for a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

I've gone over the dreaded writer's block, things that can happen, when it can happen, and I use this episode to put it all into perspective. 

When writer's block appears, here are some tips and tricks to get it to go away and some ideas on how to try and keep it from ever showing up again. 

We've talked about what it is, how it can show up, and now it's time to find out how you can combat it in this episode. I go over some tips as to how to keep it from showing up. 

I talk about what writers block is and when it might appear and the most unwanted times in this episode. 

This episode is all about Writer's Block and the dreaded thing that most if not all who write in any form never want to see. I start this episode with what the next five episodes are going to be about and this may be one many people want to listen to. 

I've gone over a lot when it comes to titles and this episode wraps everything up in a nice package. Plus, I talk about our next series, the dreaded Writer's Block. 

Your image can be the most amazing thing ever, but without a title, it is a pretty picture. I go over why you need a title that will catch the potential reader's eye and then combine that with the awesome image and the book blurb on the back. Not one thing will make the book sell, but the title will help. 

This episode is all about why you should be wary of what you title your book. It's smart to use something from what you are writing and I'll explain why. 

This piggybacks off the previous episode and I will talk about why you need to be selective in the number of words you use for your title. From two, three, four, or more, there should be a method to what you pick. 

Continuing the title series, I will discuss why you want to use a simpler title versus a complicated title. 

Let's talk titles. Titles are important and I'm going to explain why this needs to be a six part series and how you can find the title that works for you. 

I've talked about why you are important, your words and now I want to talk about your creation and why you are the creator of something incredible. 

Your words are your passion and your craft. You have a power that most would love to have. Use it and be amazing. 

In this return to the podcast episode, I will talk about how you are important, your craft, your passion, and how your desire to create and write matters. This is a more personal episode because I want you to know that I am here to root you and see you succeed. 

I will be back August 3rd with more content, changed days, and much more. Tune in to find out how exciting the last half of 2021 will be for the podcast!