How Do You Writ‪e‬

Hosted ByRachael Herron

Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. How do you write a book? Start here. You'll gain tips to get in the chair, tricks to stay there, and inspiration to get your own words flowing.

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Ep. 232: Sonya Lalli on Using Romance Beats in Mainstream Fiction

Sonya Lalliis a Canadian writer of Indian heritage. She studied law in her hometown of Saskatoon and at Columbia University in New York, and later completed an MA in...

Ep. 231: Deanna Raybourn on Why Being a Writing Magpie is a Great Thing

New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of...

Ep. 230: Erika Robuck on the Magic of YouTube Research

Erika Robuckis the national bestselling author ofHemingway’s Girl,Call Me Zelda,Fallen Beauty, The House of Hawthorne,andReceive Me Falling. She is a contributor to the anthologyGrand Central: Postwar Stories of Love...

Ep. 229: Chang-rae Lee on Slowing Down While Writing

Chang-rae Leeis the author ofNative Speaker, winner of the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for first fiction, as well asOn Such a Full Sea,A Gesture Life,Aloft, andThe Surrendered, winner of the...

Ep. 228: Jasmine Mans on Harnessing Play to Expose the Truth

JasmineMansis a Black American poet and artist from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison, with a B.A. in African American Studies. Her debut collection...

Ep. 227: Elly Griffiths on Writing in the Garden

Elly Griffiths was born in London in 1963. Her first crime novel The Crossing Places is set on the Norfolk coast where she spent holidays as a child and...

Ep. 226: What’s a Hybrid Press and What Should I Watch Out For?

In this episode, Rachael dives deeply into hybrid presses. What’s the difference between them and assisted self-publishing? Or vanity presses? How can you tell the difference, and most importantly,...

Ep. 225: What Do You Actually MEAN When You Say to Write Fast and Badly?

In this episode, Rachael Herron answers questions from her Patreon supporters. What does a crappy draft actually look like, for real? Also, we talk about making sure stories move...

Ep. 224: Abigail Dean on Writing (Very Deliciously) Dark

How do you write dark? Like, REALLY dark? Abigail Dean tells us. Abigail Dean works as a lawyer for Google, and before that was a bookseller. She lives in...

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