Writeway Podcast

On today's episode, Rea shares some news: She is completely rebranding her business, podcast, and website, and will relaunch with new content and a new look and feel on May 1! Make sure to stay tuned by subscribing to her newsletter at reafrey.com or staying connected on Instagram @reafreyauthor. Trust us, you don't want to miss what's coming... It's going to be an entirely new vibe!

On today's podcast, Rea dives into a brand new product coming your way very soon: the nonfiction book proposal course! For anyone who wants to write a nonfiction book but doesn't know where to start, this simple seven-step process is THE KEY. In this episode, Rea chats about: --> What a book proposal is and why you need it --> The value of the course and who it's for --> How to get the best out of this course, whether you are indie publishing or traditionally publishing! For a limited time, get the course for just $888 using the code WRITEWAY23. Check out more details HERE! Lastly, Rea is hosting an exclusive FREE So You Want to Write a Book…Now What? Zoom workshop the night before the course officially launches to answer any and all questions around publishing a book. (This is for FICTION and NONFICTION authors!)This will take place Tuesday, February 28, from 6-7 CST. Here, she will discuss how to define your own publishing goals, pick a publication path, and understand the process to get your book into the world! Register NOW and please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!

If you have been feeling sluggish, tired, or stuck in the New Year, this episode of The Real Story is for you. Rea has been forthcoming about her quest to “unblock” and unlock some of her past traumas through a host of healing work. It has been a journey, and it has not been easy. Today, she shares how, with one simple exercise, she went from not sleeping and feeling down to instantly energized, awake, and back in alignment. The key? Vocal toning. Whether you are familiar with vocal toning or have never heard about it, one thing is for sure: We are all made of energy, and that energy often gets stuck. When we focus on our seven chakras, coupled with a sound, we move energy and get ourselves into alignment. Today, Rea takes you through her daily practice. Specific sounds for chakras below: ROOT: Uhhhhhhh SACRAL: Ooooooooo SOLAR PLEXUS: Ohhhhhhhh HEART: Ahhhhhhhh THROAT: Eyeeeeee THIRD EYE: Ayyyyyyyyy CROWN: Eeeeeeeee Lastly, DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL OFFER: enroll in Rea's BRAND NEW Book Proposal Course to learn everything you need to take a book idea from brainstorm to publishing deal. Only $888 for limited time (regularly $999)! Visit Writeway to reserve your seat today—they're going fast! That link again is https://www.writewayco.com/book-proposal-course.

What's better than curling up with a book during the cold winter month of January? At The Real Story we think it's curling up with six books! Today on the podcast, Rea sits down with listeners to review all the brand-new releases she's reading this month, and hopes you'll read them too!

After a brief break from the podcast, Rea is back this week on The Real Story to share invaluable lessons she learned from a 3-day silent retreat, led by a Buddhist monk.

It's the top of a new year and Rea is talking about hard lessons, starting over, and creating space on 2023's first The Real Story podcast.

Coming off a restful holiday, Rea kicks off the new year on The Real Story podcast by diving into the wild, weird world of ghostwriting.

Everyone at The Real Story is excited for the holiday, and what better way to dive into all the festivities than by picking out wonderful new books for the readers on your list?

Everyone at The Real Story is super excited about this week's guest, Writeway's very own creative director, and Rea's husband, Alex Holguin! Today, they're talking not only about an underlying message of pursuing passion, but also the incredible merits of breathwork.

With a new year approaching, it's the perfect time to look both backwards and forwards at modalities for healing and optimization so we can use past experience to plan for the future. Join Rea as she reflects on the last several years of her healing journey in order to help listeners forge a path of health and wellness.

Tune into this week's episode of The Real Story podcast and MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Rea's giving listeners an exclusive SNEAK PEAK of her forthcoming new book, The Other Year, which will be available in stores August 15th, 2023!

You are not going to want to miss this episode of The Real Story podcast! Rea sits down to take listeners through the very methodology she uses with Writeway clients to lay down all the important next steps for writers pursuing authorhood.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea is once again on the podcast solo, coming back from a truly remarkable weekend celebrating both her birthday and her wedding anniversary—and ready to talk about the act of manifestation.

Rea and Joe are back together on the mic this week—finally!—for an enlightening and densely-packed episode of The Real Story, aimed at giving everyone listening the PERMISSION to live their life.

After a 15-day journey up the East Coast, Rea shares some exciting revelations around travel, work, home, health, wellbeing, and more on this week's episode of The Real Story.

Rea is taking The Real Story outside of the usual topics of conversation—but still a subject close to her heart and expertise—to talk about optimum human diets.

What is “superconscious”? A term coined by a metaphysicist in the 1920s, during an era when such a concept might be perceived as pure fantasy, it's the very foundation of Rea's current journey, and of this week's episode of The Real Story.

This week's conversation is a fun one! Rea is joined by debut author Holly James, who nabbed a three-book deal in the women's fiction genre after years of pitching thrillers.

This week's “bite-size” edition of The Real Story won't take up much of your time, but Rea will make it worth your time, with a subject always worth a listen: ways you can make great money as a writer!

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea is back for an introspective solo episode all around one thing: IDENTITY.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Joe is indulging in a rare solo appearance on the podcast mic to bring listeners up to speed on his wife's more recent battles with her cancer diagnosis.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea explores an alternative form of therapy called "primal screaming." An effective way of working through extreme emotion, she discusses the advantages of trauma release—all by just opening your mouth. Having connected with Elizabeth DeVaughn, a conscious relationship psychotherapist turned somatic healer, Rea discloses a bit about her own trauma and openly discusses how primal screaming helped her get out of her mind and connect more to her body.A holistic health expert, Rea has tried out many emotional healing practices, such as body integration therapy, sacred women's circles, and talk therapy. Here, she explains the life cycle of emotions and how they emerge and how to live with them. To learn more about emotional release and effective healing therapies for the nervous system (including primal screaming), head over to elizabethdevaughn.com or connect with Elizabeth directly on IG @elizabethmdevaughn. For any other questions, or if you have emotional healing therapies of your own, email podcast@writewayco.com. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea is joined by special guest, human design specialist, and her very best friend, Nikki McFadden.As we are all made of energy, we certainly don't spend a lot of time studying it… especially when it comes to our actual makeup, our traits, and the way we physically and figuratively move through the world.Together, Nikki and Rea dive into the ins and outs of human design: what it is and how to understand your chart, then how to utilize it to live a more productive, integrated life.A relatively “newer” practice, human design is an amalgamation of science and a bit of the woo to showcase who you are and how you are simply designed to be… you.For Rea, it has been a game changer at home, in the office, in her relationships, and out in the world. When you can stop looking at your traits as flaws and instead realize they are assets, it's easier to get aligned and show up in this world fully as yourself.On today's episode, Nikki examines Rea's own design as a Manifestor and all of the fun “findings” in her chart.If you want to learn more about human design or book a private session with Nikki (trust us, you definitely want to!), go to https://thekaleide.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/thekaleide/ to connect with her directly.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea and Joe talk psychedelics, from the negative stigma to the amazing benefits of “microdosing.” Whether you're a total tripping novice, psilo-curious, or an experienced shroom-head, Rea and Joe cover it all, openly discussing their own individual journeys.With open dialogue, the duo discuss the progression from hesitancy to experimentation and provide direction on how to get started, especially for those that might be nervous to try it out.While hallucinogens and psychedelics are always a taboo subject, the more research uncovered regarding the immense psychological and physiological benefits has led to an increase in popularity of recreational and medicinal use of these substances.For a more in-depth explanation, make sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter at writewayco.com. Also, per the discussion, don't hesitate to check out Michael Pollan's book, How To Change Your Mind, and the companion streaming series on Netflix.For other great resource recommendations, or to share your own journey with “plant medicine,” email us at podcast@writewayco.com. Also, please subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea and Joe bridge the gap between what authors expect when they begin the process of getting their book out into the world and the reality of how the book publishing industry actually works.Now, some of the inner workings of the publishing industry may come as a surprise to people working or learning about the industry, let alone first-time authors. Whether you're looking for help building a proposal, editing a manuscript, or finding an agent or a publisher, it can feel next to impossible to know where to start.This episode offers up some cautionary tales to inform curious listeners about red flags from agents, editors, even clients. From companies scamming writers, making promises they can't keep, to authors expecting to have a book written and on the shelves in just a few weeks, they've seen it all.Long story short: do your due diligence before signing anything.For a more in-depth explanation, make sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter at writewayco.com. For questions or comments, email us at podcast@writewayco.com. Also, please subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, Rea fills us in on her new favorite “hack” for writers who hate outlines: the power of the index card.Now, it's no secret that Rea thinks Joe is fantastic at outlines and she is…not (no, really). She's what many writers would call a classic “pantser”—meaning she writes “by the seat of her pants.” Unfortunately, often when she sits down to write, she gets stuck. But, thanks to a stroke of literary inspiration, she recently took a stack of index cards to her writing studio, and in minutes created an outline for the last half of her new book. Now, when she sits down, she knows exactly where she's going and what's going to happen next, without getting overwhelmed by long outlines. Rea's index cards have become her quick, flexible, hackable outline. Half the battle of finishing a book is knowing where you're going. But for those of you who are pantsers (like Rea!), give the index card trick a try. For a more in-depth explanation, make sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter at writewayco.com. For questions or comments, email us at podcast@writewayco.com. Also, please subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

This week, The Real Story welcomes special guest, Samantha Bailey, the bestselling author of Woman On The Edge and Watch Out For Her, and she shares details about her career, her creative process, her publishing strategies, and building a platform to nab that coveted bestseller status. As Samantha tells Rea, the journey hasn't been easy. She learned patience and perseverance and explains how she collaborates with her team to create the foundation for maintaining her ongoing success. On the flip side, she also shares how draining it can all be.The great takeaway in this episode is attitude. Samantha exudes a positivity, sincerity, and gratitude for every part of her journey. And her biggest piece of advice? Enjoy it. All of it. One day at a time.If you'd like to learn more about Samantha, her books, and her journey, you can visit her website. And let us know about your author journey. Email us at podcast@writewayco.com or visit writewayco.com. Also, subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

On this episode, The Real Story dives into some muddy waters, exploring what exactly it means to say “F**k convention!” and live life on your own terms, while  maintaining some functionality in a mad external world. As Joe discloses current personal struggles with social connections stemming from his wife's cancer diagnosis, Rea confronts the prospect of sitting in a feeling of discomfort and leaning into hardships that are out of our control.With an authentic openness, the two hosts use a half-hour conversation as a window into life's gritty details, talking through the behaviors they see within themselves, and the unraveling it takes everyday to reach healthier and healthier states of mind.Whether you're trying to make big sweeping changes or address daily patterns, it can be difficult just to get started—know we are right there with you! Tell us about how you want to live your life on your own terms by emailing us at podcast@writewayco.com.

After a multi-week hiatus, The Real Story is back with a solo episode where Rea discusses her renewed faith in publishing after a spirit-lifting new two-book deal with HarperCollins.Tracking evolution from the first episodes of Writeway Podcast, and the original company mission to bring clarity and transparency to the industry for aspiring writers seeking to become published authors, Rea uses her own publishing journey as the parallel—a journey that has been marked by every possible peak and valley.Especially in the aftermath of a souring relationship with her former publisher, which left her beleaguered and belittled (if we're being honest, because we always are). But now, with a signed contract for a two-book deal HarperCollins' Harper Muse imprint, she has been able to attest that there are still publishers out there dedicated to serving writers.Get onboard for a new lease on the publishing industry life, one wherein writers are made to feel valued and cared for while simultaneously enjoying the reach and gravitas that some of the biggest industry titans provide. Also, if you have a similar experience on your own #publishingjourney, reach out by email at podcast@writewayco.com. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you get podcasts.

A super-special podcast episode is in store for you as everyone from Writeway and The Real Story takes a moment to recognize June as National Cancer Survivor Month in honor of the nearly 17 million cancer survivors in the U.S.To cap it off, Joe sits down with his wife, communications and marketing specialist and cancer survivor, Anna Tower-Kövesdi, as the couple observes six months since she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). With both candor, and surprising levity, they discuss the seemingly insurmountable challenge of facing “The Big ‘C',” from the shock and horror of the diagnosis, to the logistical stress of putting yourself in the best position to get the right care. In the end, as Anna notes, much of the coping is about the rigorous practice of acceptance and "pause." There are numerous ways you can help bring about progress in the treatment and cure of many types of cancer. Consider donating to a fundraising or educational organization such as The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, or local cancer not-for-profits. For more information about Joe and Anna, or to help as they continue their battle, you can follow Anna's journey on Instagram @koevia, and/or visit their GoFundMe drive at Support Anna and Joe Tower with Medical Expenses. If you or someone you love has been touched or affected by cancer in some way, please don't hesitate to reach out with your experience by email at podcast@writewayco.com to share it with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you download your podcasts.

A big congratulations to Writeway and The Real Story this week as a brand-new episode of the podcast officially drops for the 100th time! This week, Rea and Joe reflect back on one-hundred episodes of the podcast, and its challenging and illuminating beginnings. Simultaneously, they reflect on the beginnings of the business—which the podcast predicated—and how the evolution of those two occupations was shaped by their evolutions as individuals.It is both a look forward and a look back as the two explore the importance of allowing change to happen, but also the importance of maintaining the guiding principles that allow you to live and work most authentically.Do you have any favorite moments from the last 100 episodes of the show? Or maybe something you're missing? Email podcast@writewayco.com and share your thoughts with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment wherever you download your podcasts!

Rea shakes things up on another solo episode of The Real Story this week with an exploratory examination of what's ahead, tackling her own journey into and out of—and back into—the very intense hustle of mainstream publishing and the radical decision to once again bet on herself. After last week's episode discussing the #PathToPublishing with best-selling author, Megan Collins, Rea sheds all pretense, revisits the roots of her early passion for selling a manuscript and launching a book, and how, over the course of her career as an author, diminishing returns gradually started to form a much bleaker narrative. Now, with another prospective book deal on the horizon, Rea is leveraging everything to put herself first, and challenging listeners to do the same.On a final relevant note: Writeway will no longer accept new client submissions for the foreseeable future, effective immediately. All inquiries can be directed to the website, www.writewayco.com, but will be put to a waiting list. Writeway wishes to thank its full battery of current and past clients for two incredible years of wonderful work.If you have questions about your own #PathToPublish, and for any other insights and inquiries, email podcast@writewayco.com and share your thoughts with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment on The Real Story wherever you download your podcasts!

On this week's episode of The Real Story, nobody is more excited than Rea that her guest on the mic is creative writing teacher and award-winning author of thrillers The Winter Sister and Behind the Red Door, Megan Collins.Megan walks Rea back through her #PathToPublishing, candidly revisiting all the triumphs and setbacks that might all-too commonly befall aspiring writers. While she balanced work as a teacher, Megan built her debut, and with a commendable clarity offers sensible, actionable, and practical advice for both the writing process and weathering the waiting game of publishing that she learned along the way.Perhaps the greatest lesson Megan provides on this episode, as she details her latest smash-hit, The Family Plot, is to write something that you love, advice that begs the questions of us all: Are we writing something that we love, or just something we hope will publish? For more information about Megan, as well as ways to purchase any of her books, visit her website here. For insights and inquiries, email podcast@writewayco.com and share your thoughts with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment!

On this week's episode of The Real Story, the topic is: “Why?” Rea and Joe ask the question—of fellow writers, the community, listeners, and each other—why … why do we submit, why do we publish, and most importantly, why do we write?The answers don't come easy, and as the conversation examines both intent and purpose, it targets both aspiring writers beginning their journey and seasoned authors continually feeling the pressure to follow up each book with a new and “better” book—or in the case of most mainstream publishing in this day and age, industry veterans for whom the craft of writing, oftentimes, is nothing more than manufacturing a product.Whether you're currently working on the manuscript that will become your first formal submission, or trying to work your way through the latest in a long series of drafts, we at Writeway would love to know: what's your “why” and is it still enough to keep you working? Email podcast@writewayco.com and share your thoughts with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment!

WARNING: episode contains LOTS OF F**KS and GIVES NO F**CKS.This week on The Real Story, Rea is elated to welcome Gianna Biscontini, a long-time client of Writeway, a board-certified behavioral analyst, an entrepreneur, and the author of the brand new book, F**kless: A Guide to Wild, Unencumbered Freedom, a definitive book to help women release and reprioritize the f**ks they've been given. What transpires over the course of this hour-long episode is a candid and forthright conversation about how, why, and where we tend to give away all of our energy and our power…and, most importantly, how we can gain it back on our own terms. Gia's work as a scientist, wellbeing expert and coach, coupled with an overall independence, confidence, and attitude has helped position her perfectly to tackle this angle of the subject of empowerment head on. You can learn more about her at her website, where you can also purchase the book.While this is definitely an episode for writers, as the discussion of #PathToPublish makes a formidable stamp, it's also really for anyone and everyone (but ladies, we're looking at you) who needs to learn how to let go. Is that you? If so, email podcast@writewayco.com and share your thoughts with us. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment!

On the heels of sending a brand-new manuscript out for submission, for the first time since leaving her publisher, Rea finds herself once again wondering a very foundational question on the #PathToPublish: What do editors want? The answer, which she and Joe explore on this week's episode of The Real Story is not very cut-and-dry.In an industry market that has become increasingly flooded, with major publishers no longer providing all the trimmings to authors they represent, more and more it appears that a traditional publishing deal is no longer the attractive draw it once was—and yet it still has every aspiring writer held tightly in its grip. So what's the alternative? This conversation tries to get to the truth of what authors are experiencing.If you are an aspiring writer, new to the industry, or a seasoned veteran who's been through the grind more than once, do you have an honest story to tell? If you do, email podcast@writewayco.com and share it with us. We're hungry for the truth. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment!

Rea and Joe are back together on the mic for this latest episode of The Real Story and, this week, they are buuuuuuuuuuurnt oooooooooooout. But that doesn't mean they aren't going to show up, though. It means they are going to talk all about it.In this conversation about burnout, the two discuss the many commitments we all (perhaps needlessly) take on–both externally and internally–and how they affect our physical, mental, and emotional resiliency. Are they slowly grinding us down, or are they steadily ramping us up? They also question whether or not it's possible to escape the cyclical nature of burnout and revisit the insidiousness of “hustle culture.” What they decide they want to know by the conversation's end is who among us still has the capacity to be without feeling like they need to do anything. Is it you? Are you able to relax into your own existence? If you are, email podcast@writewayco.com and share your secrets. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and comment!

The Real Story has a special guest this week, talking about how to approach life with curiosity, continuing to ask fundamental and unique questions as you get older, and the probability of the existence of unicorns—it's Rea's nine year old daughter, Sophie Holguin!Get ready to enjoy a joyous, fun, and downright delightful conversation as mother and daughter assert their thoughts on the sometimes forgotten keys to life that we all once held so dear as children but seem to abandon as we the older and older we get.What are those left-behind secrets that, when looking back, seemed to make childhood life so easy that escaped you as you aged? Are there ways that you try to engage with life in a more childlike way that helps you get through hard times? Email us at podcast@writewayco.com to let us know, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review! 

The Real Story is back this week with a conversation between Rea and Joe inspired by a short episode from the Abraham Hicks podcast, Leading Edge. The seven-minute recording from an Esther Hicks workshop is a potent reminder that the lives we are living are in direct response to the stories we are telling ourselves. Most of us want to feel good, but how do we feel happy when things are hard? Rea and Joe dissect thought, action, feelings, reactions, law of attraction, and more, in an effort to illustrate that there's no finish line for happiness; instead, life is about being in flow and showing up as your actualized self each and every day—whether it's hard or not; whether tragedy strikes or something wonderful occurs. Life is both, and, not either, or. We'd love to know what stories you've been telling yourself that no longer serve you… or what new story you want to create. Email us directly at podcast@writewayco.com, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review! If you'd like to listen to the inspiration behind this conversation, you can find the Leading Edge podcast episode on creating a new story connection is HERE.

This week on The Real Story, Rea reflects on a powerful Owaken meditation she recently participated in called “Take a Walk With Your Inner Child,” which led to some deeply healing work regarding her childhood. On this episode, she shares some incredibly personal details of past experiences—both good and bad—that have shaped who she is and how she operates.While many of us power through our days, working, creating, and living in a conditioned state of doing (not being), we don't often realize how much built up “gunk” is stored in our bodies—gunk that can be relieved by revisiting that inner child and seeing what it is he/she/they need.From this one simple 20-minute meditation, Rea was able to facilitate some crucial healing that she wasn't even aware she needed. For any listeners eager to engage in a new meditation (or breathwork) practice, Writeway recommends Owaken, where breath meets movement, meditation, and mantras. When was the last time you checked in on your inner child? If you have a story please email us directly at podcast@writewayco.com!

On this week's episode of The Real Story, it's another solo episode as Joe takes to the mic alone for the first time. In a raw half hour full of candor, he revisits in more nuanced and frank detail the events of the last few months since Christmas, when he and his wife, Anna, first embarked on her fight against cancer.Endeavoring to explore the concept of survival in a society that fails to necessarily recognize it as a functional daily exercise in a world besieged by trauma, he attempts to address dual aspects of his experience—persisting in a fight long past an obvious end, and resentment at the idea of being “lucky”—both of which he's encountered during Anna's rigorous chemotherapy.In an effort to raise awareness, Joe and Anna would humbly ask that you visit and/or donate, if you can, to the Denver Metro not-for-profit, Small Choices, or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Greater care, treatment, and cures for various types of blood cancers are close at hand. Also, if you are able, you can support Joe and Anna directly at their GoFundMe.If anything from this week's episode resonates with you—perhaps you are even a #CancerWarrior or #CancerSurvivor or #CareGiver yourself—email us directly at podcast@writewayco.com and share your story!

It's a very special episode of The Real Story today! For those of you tuning in to the podcast for insight into creative work or optimum living, when Rea sits down with author, improviser—and overall human firework—Judi Holler. The creator and CEO of bespoke methodology and podcast, Yes, And, this conversation with Judi is not only about the importance of creative space for joy and excitement in our lives, but also about her #authorjourney with a hybrid publisher for her book, “Fear Is My Homeboy,” which has sold over 100,000 copies.Inspiring, motivating, and supportive, it's a Writeway promise that you won't be able to get enough of this incredible and uplifting conversation. For more about Judi, her book, her podcast, and her unique approach to business and life, you can visit her website at judiholler.com.Where and how can you “yes, and” your life? Email us at podcast@writewayco.com and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!

Rea and Joe are back on the mic together this week for an episode of The Real Story that touches on a very critical topic, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: community.The questions here are myriad: What is community? Who does it serve? What does it do? Where do we find it? How do we maintain it? In light of the many challenges that we all face (especially as creators), the dynamic of community seems to be an essential topic that we doggedly pursue. But what happens when your community becomes less about face-to-face interactions and more about a digital following? Is that community? These questions prompt the hosts to dive deeper. Where do you find community? Email us at podcast@writewayco.com and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!

This week's episode of The Real Story is going to open your mind. Rea sits down for a radical conversation with shaman, and beloved Writeway client, Rachel White.Rachel is not like other “traditional” shamans. She comes from Corporate America, is a razor-sharp business pro, and has used all that acumen to open her own company, TOTEM, which specializes in channeling, mediumship, tarot card readings, group coaching, and amazing flower essences.  She is passionate about dismantling the barriers of spirituality and helps people bring their “whole selves” to work. In this episode, she likens the nonfiction book proposal process to going on a shamanic journey (!!!) and explains how.With all her tips and tricks on how to conserve energy and how to bring spirituality to all areas of your life, Rachel is a well of knowledge for those who are spiritually curious. To learn more about Rachel and her services, please visit TOTEM to book a tarot card reading, a medium session, to learn more about her group coaching and flower essences. Email podcast@writewayco.com to let us know!

In her former life, Rea was a certified personal trainer and nutritionist, and on this week's solo episode, shares some of her favorite ways to stay proactive instead of reactive when it comes to health.Tune in for her favorite tips, tricks, and supplements for proactive health. As we've all been hyper-focused on physical health these past few years, it's important to also pay attention to mental and emotional well-being as well. From optimizing gut health with Heart & Soil supplements, IonBiome, and Pure Encapsulations Digestive Enzymes Ultra, to a proactive iodine nose spray, Viraldine, that kills 99.9% of all bacteria, viruses, and fungus (including COVID-19), to vaccine alternative Homeoprophylaxis, to the medicinal uses of flower essences through TOTEM, this whole episode is Rea's “goodie” bag that has worked for her and her family to keep them all healthy and safe these past several years.If you want to check out some of Rea's older health and wellness books, you can do so HERE. By the way, what's your favorite way to stay proactive when it comes to health? Email podcast@writewayco.com to let us know!

If you've always wanted to be an author, but you also want to get paid what you're worth, then this is the episode for you. Joining The Real Story is incredible author, Writeway client, and estate lawyer, Iffy Ibekwe.From a nonfiction book proposal to landing an agent to negotiating more money for a first book deal, Iffy goes into detail in conversation with Rea about how she did what few authors have been able to:She advocated for herself and was willing to walk away if she didn't get what she knew she deserved. Iffy's book, Will Power, which covers all the dynamics of estate planning (especially for people who aren't old, rich, white dudes), is now set for publication with Hachette. Her patience, self-advocacy, and overall attitude are all credit to what she's been able to accomplish, while maintaining her career in estate planning law.To learn more about Iffy, visit her website.And what about you? Would go to the table ready to negotiate for what you think you and your book are worth?Email podcast@writewayco.com with your reactions to this episode, and while you're at it, visit our updated website at writewayco.com.

When was the last time that you thought about life before your smartphone? Most people don't, and that's in part because smartphones—and technology like them—keep us distracted enough where we don't have the bandwidth to think.In this fresh episode of The Real Story, recorded just prior to the launch of her latest book, Secrets of Our House, Rea takes to the mic solo to discuss everything she took away from a weekend-long tech detox that prompted her to “live her real life.”Writeway, even as a company, has long been on the digital minimalist bandwagon, and so the points of view expressed in this episode help bring together many previous conversations from prior episodes of the podcast that either touched on, or dug deeply, into the tech and social media conundrums in modern society: both the allure and the addiction, and the invisible contracts we make with them that keep us “plugged in.”When is the last time you truly unplugged? Email us at podcast@writewayco.com, or visit our refreshed website at writewayco.com.

On the latest podcast episode from Writeway's The Real Story, we dive deep into the very tangible, but sometimes elusive, world of independent publishing. Joining Rea in the aftermath of launch week for her new book, Secrets of Our House, are prolific bestselling authors, as well as co-hosts of the literary insider podcast, Behind the Book, Karen McQuestion and Tess Thompson. The combined experience and success of Karen and Tess provide a poignant and clarifying look at a dynamic of the publishing industry that is continually misperceived. As Rea and Writeway consider embarking on a foray into the world, both host and audience alike benefit from this episode's takeaways.Also to note this week: in tandem with Writeway's podcast upgrade, the company homepage—writewayco.com—has gotten a makeover as well. Visit now to check out our modified services and products, as well as a page dedicated to all our clients' projects that have found a home.

On this week's episode of The Real Story, there's a lot to discuss, and not just because Secrets of Our House, the latest book by Rea Frey, launches today. This episode is about “birthing,” and what that means for anything we put out into the world—from books and other creative projects—to the very day-to-day choices we make for ourselves.Rea and Joe find themselves once again diving deep into the subject matter, exploring all the ways that humans choose to interact with life around them, both how we choose to participate and what we choose to contribute. Also, the ways in which we prevent ourselves from participating and contributing, and what that means for our future.As mentioned, Secrets of Our House has officially launched! If you'd like to get your hands on a *signed* edition by Rea, you can order your personalized copy from the following wonderful establishments— SNAIL ON THE WALL or PARNASSUS BOOKS—otherwise it's available anywhere you get your books! And if you want to keep up with all the virtual events, don't forget to sign up for our newsletter or check out upcoming events HERE.

Well listeners, it's official! This episode is the first official appearance of the Writeway Podcast as its new expansive experiment, The Real Story. This week, Rea is joined by artist, designer, and Writeway's creative director, Alex Holguin—a man who, most importantly, is also her husband.The two take the opportunity to sit down to discuss the ways their household and family dynamics have already shifted in 2022, and how they intend to continue to explore and expand their lives by breaking through social norms “set” for a typical American family. Instead, they are writing their own sacred contracts around what it means to be married, to be creatives, to be parents, partners, and friends. In some other exciting news, Rea's forthcoming release, Secrets of Our House, is launching next week, February 8. If you'd like to get your hands on a *signed* copy, you can order your personalized copy from the following wonderful establishments: SNAIL ON THE WALL or PARNASSUS BOOKS. And that's not all. Rea's last book, Until I Find You, is still available as an ebook for the incredibly low price of $1.99 through February 4th, so get yours for next to nothing while you still can. It's available wherever you get your ebooks online—like right HERE.

On this fresh minisode, Rea jumps back on the mic solo with an incredible announcement: the ebook version of her last book, Until I Find You—the harrowing and pulse-pounding story of a widowed blind woman's quest to prove that her infant son has been switched with another—is on sale for a limited time.Want to know how much? $1.99. That's right. Not even two dollars. And it's available wherever you get your ebooks online—like right HERE.Also, if you missed out on last week's episode, we apologize if you don't immediately recognize The Writeway Podcast. That's because you're now listening to Writeway Presents: The Real Story, a brand new exciting and expansive podcast identity.