Writer Life

Writing is a choice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 4:50

You need to use discernment when you write. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Edit for your audience

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 8:04

Think like your reader --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Know-nothing writing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 4:44

You don’t need to be an expert on everything. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Pandemic prose

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 6:59

Now is a great time to write for yourself and others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Write with your voice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 5:44

Let's talk about talking --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Write by hand

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 6:28

Writing by hand can be a refreshing experience in an increasingly digital world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Keep a journal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 5:43

You need a place to write down your ideas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Drawing to write

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 4:07

Instead of creating an outline, why not create a piece of artwork? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Writing mantras

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 4:38

Give yourself a pep talk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Write mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 4:53

Can you embrace both the good and the bad? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Write for free

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 4:00

There's a strategy behind working for free. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

No substitute for experience

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 4:37

Experience is the best teacher. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

A passion for writing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 8:14

Happiness and passion aren't synonymous. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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A million drafts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 5:36

All good writing comes from rewriting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Writing is a team sport

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 4:28

No one can succeed without the support of others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Nonfiction is fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 4:23

Nonfiction writers and fiction writers draw from the same writing toolbox --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Rules give you freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 5:59

Develop healthy habits to grow your writing career --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Writing book recommendations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 4:20

What would I recommend? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Know enough vocabulary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 3:23

Don't try to be a walking dictionary --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Write like you talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 3:38

This advice obviously only works for people who already speak clearly in the first place. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Writer self-awareness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 3:41

Just be yourself --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Develop a writing routine

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 4:39

Write as often as you can --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Trust the writing process

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 4:42

Do you know about the 10,000-Hour Rule? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Basics first

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 7:00

You can't skip steps if you want to get really good at something. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Take responsibility

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 5:20

Are you trying hard enough? Or are you hardly trying? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Friends and family

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 4:28

Don't look for advice in the wrong places --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Mentors matter

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 4:25

Success comes to those who seek out help --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Writer or editor?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 3:34

You should try to be both if you can. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Honest writing samples

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 3:27

Is your writing sample truly your writing? You need to be honest with yourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

All writing is opinion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 4:33

There's no way to be completely objective when you're writing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Don’t specialize

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 4:32

It's true that diversification is for idiots to a certain extent. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

No shame in the game

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 4:24

You shouldn't shame other people, especially other writers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Writing all the time

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 3:58

We just don't realize how much time we spend on writing every day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Under pressure

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 4:20

You need to learn how to write in all situations. Sometimes you won't be able to think things through for an extended period of time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Hard work

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 6:54

Yes. Writing is difficult, even for experienced writers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Plans change

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 6:06

Outlines can be helpful in writing as long as you know their limits --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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Big words

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 4:16

It's not about using simple words or complicated words. It's about using the right word. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Cultural context in English writing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 6:17

People from different cultures will write English differently because they understand the world differently. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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In style

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 5:48

Debates about grammar can be fun, but oftentimes they don't serve a practical purpose. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

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