It’s almost November as I release this episode, and, therefore, it is almost National Novel Writing Month, often called NaNoWriMo for short. If you’re new to writing, you might not be familiar with this yearly challenge or you might have heard a little bit about it from your writing friends. Here’s how it works. Every… Read More »Episode 8: National Novel Writing Month: To NaNo or Not to NaNo?

Last week we went over format and categories for books. This week, let’s dive into genre, an area where many newer writers get confused. Nonfiction can be split into genres, but those delineations are much clearer. If you’re writing a book on beginner beekeeping, you probably aren’t wondering if it’s also self-help, though some genre-defying… Read More »Episode 7: Genre

As I promised last week, in the next couple of episodes we’ll be tackling genre, format, and category, as these are key to understanding your audience. For today we’ll just be focused on format and category, how they’re different from genre, and how to know the expectations for the format and category you choose. Now… Read More »Episode 6: Format and Category

This week, we’ll be looking at the audience for your writing. While ultimately you have to write for yourself—no one will ever be as passionate about your work as you will—in order to get your message heard and understood, you need to consider the readers. Who are they? What do they like or dislike? What… Read More »Episode 5: Who’s Your Audience