Ink in Your Veins

Guest Jennie Nash, founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, discusses how to center the memoir reader. They explore the blueprint framework for memoir writing, including choosing and structuring your memoir effectively. The chapter also touches on the distinctions between fiction, nonfiction, and memoir.

Is it possible? Should we even try to detox from social media? What effect does it have on our writing if we do? Uzma Jalaluddin is the author of Ayesha at Last and Hana Khan Carries On. A high school teacher, she is also a Toronto Star columnist and a contributor to The Atlantic. Her first novel was optioned for film by Pascal Pictures and her second novel was optioned for film by Kaling International and Amazon Studios. She lives in Toronto with her family. Learn more online uzmajalaluddin.com. Much Ado About Nada is her most recent release. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imposter Syndrome, Ahoy! Sacha Black and Rachael Herron talk about plans for the next quarter, and about how to regain yourself after suffering imposter system. Is it possible? If so, how do you start? Join us!How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time-sensitive! Do you want to do NaNoWriMo with me? Go HERE: http://rachaelherron.com/nanowithme - we’ll write in Zoom together and have a PARTY at the end, when we all WIN NANO! Come join us! Also, enjoy this fabulous episode with an amazing writer!! Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nigar Alam spent her childhood in Turkey, Nigeria, Italy, Kenya, Indonesia, and the United States before returning to Karachi. With an MBA and CPA, she has worked in both brand management and auditing. Currently, Alam teaches at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and lives with her family in Minnesota.UNDER THE TAMARIND TREE is at once an atmospheric tale about the echoes of Partition and a propulsive page-turner about four friends, dark secrets, and a life-changing night that haunts them decades later.How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the past 15 years, Qin Sun Stubis has been a newspaper columnist and writes poems, essays, short stories, and original Chinese tall tales inspired by traditional Asian themes. Her writing is inflected with both Eastern and Western flavors in ways that transcend geography to touch hearts and reveal universal truths. Her memoir, Once Our Lives, is her most recent release. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah and Rachael talk about premise (whee!) vs plot (uh-oh). Also, Rachael answers mini-coach questions on finding an editor and how to actually manage Scrivener and Word documents so that you don’t get confused! Sarah Adler writes romantic comedies about lovable weirdos finding their happily ever afters. She lives in Maryland with her husband and daughter and spends an inordinate amount of her time yelling at her mischievous cat to stop opening the kitchen cabinets. Mrs. Nash’s Ashes is her debut novel. You can find her on Twitter (@sarahaadler) and Instagram (@sarahadlerwrites).How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. ✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scared? Don't be (or really, that's okay). Being scared and writing around and toward it is where the magic happens. Enjoy this conversation with Ashley! Ashley Wilda is an author living in eastern Virginia. She particularly enjoys writing young adult fiction and poetry but loves reading any work whose words sing and whisper magic to the reader. Her debut novel The Night Fox, a YA magical realism tale written in poetry and prose, comes out with Penguin Random House in 2023. In addition to writing, she loves rock climbing, exploring the mountains, creating art for her company Wild Thing Co., and adventuring with her husband and rescue pup.How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. ✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbookDon’t miss a tip! Hit that Subscribe button now! 🔔#writingtips #authoradvice #writeyourbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A really exciting episode today! Joanna Penn and I talk about her NEW writing book about The Shadow, something she's a veritable expert in. This is for you if you want to go deep with your writing (and yourself). Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Penn. She’s also an award winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. Writing the Shadow is her next non-fiction for authors. Find it at http://TheCreativePenn.com/shadowbookHow Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. ✏️ Can I email you some writing help? http://rachaelherron.com/write💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! http://rachaelherron.com/90📚 90 Day Revision! http://rachaelherron.com/revision📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me! http://patreon.com/rachael📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me! http://rachaelherron.com/rachaelsayswrite📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! http://patreon.com/rachaelEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a journalist, Julie Carrick Dalton has published more than a thousand articles in The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion Magazine, Electric Literature, and other publications. A Tin House and Bread Loaf alum, and graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator, Dalton holds a master’s degree in literature and creative writing from Harvard Extension School. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of writing fiction in the age of climate crisis. A mom to four kids and two dogs, Dalton is an avid skier, hiker, and kayaker. A former beekeeper, she also farms a gorgeous tract of land in rural New Hampshire. The Last Beekeeper is her most recent novel. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers: https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwgRachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachael Join my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community! CLICK HERE:➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rest is hard... but is it worth it? Today, Rachael and Sacha talk about rest (and how to do it, lol) and about the book Smart Brevity, which they both recommend. Whether they’ll put the principles into practice, though, remains to be seen. Enjoy!How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers:https://join.slack.com/t/onwardwriters/shared_invite/zt-7a3gorfm-C15cTKh_47CEdWIBW~RKwgRachael can be YOUR mini-coach, and she’ll answer all your questions on the show! http://patreon.com/rachaelJoin my scribe of writers for LOTS more tips and get access to my 7-minute video that will tell you if you're writing the right book! Only for my writing community!CLICK HERE:➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.