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Unconventional writing advice from more than a decade of professional writing experience Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writerlife/support

Vincent Lim

  • Apr 29, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
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  • 39 EPISODES


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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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