At the end of every year, writers congregate for two performative exercises. Here's why you shouldn't do either of them.

Hey, if you're a writer dealing with traditional publishing and you're having a hard time, this one is for you. And when you want some help (FOR FREE) come check out johnhelpsyouwritebetter.com

And now, a few words for the "it's taking too long to do this" crowd.

Let's take a few minutes today to talk about how you're setting yourself up to succeed or fail.

In today's Chat I talked about being in your own way, how to build cyberpunk, how to revise, and why Emily Mortimer is kind of a trope.

In today's episode, I want to bring up the idea of you being more than your goals.

Hey, have you thought about the big giant publisher everyone insists on using?

Hi. Can we talk for a second about those people how always seem to have an opinion about you and what you're doing?

In today's episode, I want to tell about two of the ways editors think about whatever a writer is writing. These aren't the only ways, they're just two common ones.

Okay so this is version 1 (there are 3 versions recorded now) of the Writers Chat for 12.5. If this version sounds terrible, let me know, and I'll put up a different version. So many technical errors plagued today's stream. Hopefully this works.