Ink in Your Veins

Rachael Herron
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Feb 4, 2022 • 50min

Ep. 285: Aylene Lambert on How to Deal with an Editor’s Letter

Aylene Lambert is an emerging writer based in San Francisco. She is editing her first novel, Meet Me @ Blackbird, which explores themes of power, privilege, and gender. Aylene is driven by the stories we tell ourselves, and how to change those stories to better serve us. She is the founder of STAXstudio, where she will be teaching classes on how to shift mindsets, process emotions, and get unstuck, using a playful combination of writing and cardboard art. She believes the writing process is a metaphor for life and her mission is to help people create their own story, one box at a time. She will be launching her first course, Confronting Your Inner Critic, this spring. Find her at aylene at staxstudio dot com and https://www.instagram.com/aylenelambert/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~RKwg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 28, 2022 • 52min

Ep. 284: Rachel Howzell Hall on Writing Longhand as a Superpower

You might be surprised how Rachel Howzell Hall uses longhand to spur her writing! She's the critically acclaimed author of the Amazon Charts bestseller These Toxic Things and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-nominated And Now She’s Gone, which was also nominated for the Lefty-, Barry-, Shamus- and Anthony Awards. Also author of the Audible Originals bestseller How It Ends, Rachel is a New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister with James Patterson, and is a former member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America. She has been a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimed Crime in the City series and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast; she has also served as a mentor in Pitch Wars and the Association of Writers Programs. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 21, 2022 • 39min

Ep. 283: Do You Need a Beta Reader?

Rachael talks about the perils and the pleasures of a beta reader, as well as how to know when you’re done with the book, and whether to work on more than one project at a time! Enjoy this mini-episode brought to you by her patrons at http://patreon.com/rachael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 16min

Ep. 282: Rachael’s Writing Goals for 2022 Q1

In this episode, Rachael gets granular about not only what she wants to do this year, but WHY she wants to. Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 14, 2022 • 25min

Ep. 281: Rachael’s Annual MONEY episode!

In which Rachael breaks down what she made in 2021, and how she made it. Don’t miss this one!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 33min

Ep. 280: Bonus Episode - Rachael and J Thorn Catch Up!

A bonus episode - Rachael Herron and J Thorn catch on this week, FIVE YEARS after they first started The Writer's Well (aka The Petal to the Metal). Enjoy the lovefest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 7, 2022 • 42min

Ep. 279: Eva Moore on How to REALLY Use TikTok as a Writer!

What's the big deal about TikTok? It's fun, it's sexy, and Eva Moore is doing something totally unique with it. Listen in. Eva Moore writes sexy contemporary romances featuring compelling characters finding love in the modern world. Pulling up her Chicagoland roots, she has chased adventures around the globe, with stints in France and Singapore. Eva now lives in California (at the wine end, not the movie end) with her college sweetheart and three gorgeous kiddos. She loves hearing from the outside world while she’s hiding in her she-shed.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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 31, 2021 • 11min

Ep. 277: Welcome the New Year with Ease Lessons by Monna McDiarmid

Rachael's honored to introduce you to Monna McDiarmid and her new podcast, Ease Lessons. Here's a snippet from the new show, and Rachael gets really vulnerable about her own writing in it. Enjoy! Find Ease Lessons here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 24, 2021 • 15min

Ep. 278: A Life in Stitches is a Bestseller!

Just a quickie miniepisode here as Rachael FREAKS OUT about how well A Life in Stitches is doing, along with a chapter from her memoir! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 23, 2021 • 1h 11min

Ep. 276: Jason C. Poole on the Magic of Four Thousand Weeks

Jason Craig Poole is a word nerd who wants to play in all of the literary sandboxes -- especially poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. After years of feeling like he was STUCK, he studied how his own mind works and began assembling a writer's toolbox. Thanks to his tools, he's not stuck anymore. (But he still doesn't know how to operate a power saw.)And today we're talking about Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman! Join our 15-Day Writing Frolic here! 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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