
Ink in Your Veins
How writers actually write! You might need to be a writer, but you don't need to struggle so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 23, 2024 • 29min
How Music Can Fight the Inner Critic, with Nicola Solvinic
This lovely conversation had me buzzing (yes, a bee pun!). 🐝Nicola Solvinic has a master’s degree in criminology and has worked in and around criminal justice for more than a decade. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and cats, where she is surrounded by a secret garden full of beehives. The Hunter's Daughter is her debut novel. RETREAT! Writing in the Junkyard is HERE! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 16, 2024 • 39min
443 | Using a Page Turn as Cliffhanger with Airlie Anderson
How to use the turn of a page as a cliffhanger, and hey, would you still write if you knew you weren't going to be published? Don't miss this awesome conversation today! Airlie Anderson is the author and illustrator of children’s picture books Only: The Bird Who Liked Being Alone, Neither, Cat’s Colors, Cat’s Seasons, and more. She grew up in California and spent a lot of time reading and drawing, as well as swimming and pretending to ride a horse. Her early influences were animation art, pop art, and comics. Airlie attended the Rhode Island School of Design, where she majored in illustration and focused on children’s books, a natural choice given her love for saturated color and expressive characters. She now lives in beautiful, underrated New Jersey with her family, and enjoys the close proximity to New York City (book country)! She is the recipient of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, and the Practical Preschool award.RETREAT! Writing in the Junkyard is HERE! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 9, 2024 • 44min
442 | Why You Need To Take Breaks with Candra Anaya
Savor this inspiring chat with Candra Anaya on why a break may be exactly what you need! Candra Anaya is a freelance writer best known for her monthly column, DearQueer~ Gayly Giving Advice Straight from the Heart. Candra is the gay mom you want to confess everything to, whose feedback uplifts as much as it educates straight and queer readers alike. Most recently, Candra is a featured author in Amazon's #1 Bestselling book, The Life-Changing Power of Self-Love. She authors Chapter 11, Synergize Science With Soul- How I Braved a One-in-a-Billion Statistic. Candra’s triumphant battle against impossible odds inspires her community who awaits her full-length memoir, Invincible. Featured in Sebastopol Times, Sonoma West Times, and Medium.com where DearQueer is published monthly, Candra writes from the gorgeous landscapes of Northern California. She lives happily with her family, their magical Siberian Forest cat, and her favorite ficus tree, Angel.Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 2, 2024 • 31min
441 | Avoid a Catastrophic Scrivener Fail!
In this bonus episode, Rachael talks about her near miss with Scrivener destroying a WHOLE BOOK (spoiler: they also saved it and really, it was mostly her fault). She also discusses her new online writing retreat, Lala's new venture, and answers a Patron question about whether they should outline or not! Writing in the Junkyard Retreat is HERE. Sign up to be in the drawing to win a free author website from Lala as she gets her business up and running HERE. Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2024 • 54min
440 | The Black Herron Ep 20
The Black Herron strikes again! As usual, plans for world domination from Sacha Black, and Rachael Herron paddles along just trying to keep up with her! Rachael’s Kickstarter is here! http://rachaelherron.com/unstuck Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ 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🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack! http://rachaelherron.com/slackwithme📅 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.

Apr 25, 2024 • 53min
439 | What’s Keeping You From Writing with Donn King
How did Rachael’s Kickstarter end up? IT IS EXCITING! And then dive into what’s keeping you from writing with Donn King! Donn King is The Confidence Cultivator. He is a professor of communication studies (which means “a professor of standing up in front of people and saying stuff”). He’s also an author, a pastor, a speaker, and a communication coach.He started writing for a newspaper at age 14 and made part or, at times, all of his living writing for over 40 years. But when his disabled daughter came along, he thought his well had dried up, and he was unable to write for over a decade. A year ago his muse started talking to him again, and he has written two books in The Sparklight Series and has a third in process. Don't miss his podcast! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2024 • 24min
438 | Getting Unstuck with Tiffany Yates Martin
This last bonus Unstuck episode with Tiffany Yates Martin will get you to ask the impossible questions, especially if you’re not sure of the answer. Tiffany Yates Martin has spent nearly thirty years as an editor in the publishing industry, working with major publishers and New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning authors as well as indie and newer writers. She is the founder of FoxPrint Editorial and author of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing. She is a regular contributor to writers’ outlets like Writer’s Digest, Jane Friedman, and Writer Unboxed, and a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for writers’ organizations around the country. Under her pen name, Phoebe Fox, she is the author of six novels. Visit her at www.foxprinteditorial.com.Tiffany Yates Martin has spent nearly thirty years as an editor in the publishing industry, working with major publishers and New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning authors as well as indie and newer writers. She is the founder of FoxPrint Editorial and author of Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing. She is a regular contributor to writers’ outlets like Writer’s Digest, Jane Friedman, and Writer Unboxed, and a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for writers’ organizations around the country. Under her pen name, Phoebe Fox, she is the author of six novels. Visit her at www.foxprinteditorial.com.Here's Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck!Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)✏️ Can I email you some writing help?💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK!📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2024 • 23min
437 | Getting Unstuck with Anne Kemp
Anne Kemp shares the wisdom of just doing SOMETHING to get yourself the slightest bit unstuck - it all adds up! Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and a NZ Heading dog named Charlie. When she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.Here's Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2024 • 25min
436 | Unstuck (The Inciting Incident)
Trapped in a small room inside the country you’ve just moved to, unable to get out. Thank god for the bathtub. Bonus episode! Here's Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2024 • 21min
435 | Getting Unstuck with Nicole Peeler
Perfectionism, man. Throw it back. How? Let’s talk about getting unstuck with Nicole Peeler! Nicole D. Peeler is an essayist and novelist, as well as an associate professor of English at Seton Hill University. There she directs the MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Nicole lives in Pittsburgh, although she's often wandering.Neck-Deep in the Dicksand Podcast! Here's Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help? 💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK! 📚 90 Day Revision!🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!📙 Publish Your Book!❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.