Dear Creativity...Let's Play Podcast
1) Tarot for Writers
This episode is the second tarot chat in a series with author, tarot reader, and book coach Margaret McNellis. Last week, Margaret shared ways to use tarot cards to help you plot your novel and develo...Show More
2) Using Tarot Cards to Develop Your Fiction with Margaret McNellis
Tarot cards can be a super fun resource to use as you plot your novels and develop your characters. They have layered meanings, images, and symbolism that can open you up to ideas to help you write yo...Show More
3) Writing Memoir with Uma Girish
Reading a great memoir allows us to connect deeply with those who have struggled, who have walked similar journeys to ours. In this conversation with memoirist Uma Girish, we discussed the contract th...Show More
4) Writing Romantic Comedy with Sandy Barker
My guest this week, novelist Sandy Barker, is hilarious, loves to travel, and has a soft spot for a good romance novel. She’s been able to tie all that together into a successful career writing romant...Show More
5) Editing Your Book with Editor Kris Emery
Editing is a huge piece of the writing process, and it can also feel like one of the most daunting. What kind of editor do you need to hire? What kind of editors and editing are there? How do you work...Show More
6) Becoming (and being) a Writer - 9 steps
How do you write a book when you’re not a writer? Well, you become one. In this solo episode, I share my thoughts on how one becomes a writer and begins to embrace and act on that identity.
7) Becoming a Novelist with Mystery Author Amy S. Peele
Amy S. Peele, started writing in mid-life after working through The Artist’s Way and discovering that she loves to write. It took a few more years to become an author as she had a thirty-five-year car...Show More
8) Lowering Your Expectations to Happily Achieve Your Writing Goals
In this episode, I share my own looking back process as well as a key lesson around expectations and my writing that I’ve learned and how it’s shifted my writing practice this fall and moving forward ...Show More
9) Developing a Mindful Writing Practice with Author & Teacher Lissa M. Cowan
Bringing mindfulness to your writing practice helps develop consistency in your practice, and it can also make you a more descriptive writer as you slow down and notice more. We dive into all of this ...Show More
10) On Writing Characters with Women's Fiction Author Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
Welcome to a fun chat about writing, developing characters, and finding inspiration with women's fiction author Elizabeth Sumner Wafler. Like many of us, Elizabeth came to writing as a second career a...Show More