Things are a bit different today as Kahle emailed in his goal report. It also looks like we're all signing up for NANOWRIMO this year! Today we also talk about how to balance our writing and our lives.

For questions or topic requests, email me at:

Lot's of links!

Charity/River’s Website:

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry’s Website:

https://www.hillarysperry.com

Hillary’s Amazon Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Kahle’s Soundcloud RSS (get to know a different side of him!)

https://soundcloud.com/kahle-von-bose

Mentioned in today's podcast

Speagsmanatee on soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/speagsmanatee

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're back! This time we're talking about how we plot (or don't) our novels. There are lots of different ways you can approach this task (or not). Check out this link for show notes. You'll see that it is part of a pre-nanowrimo series I blogged about in 2011.

https://charitywrites.blogspot.com/2011/10/pre-nano-pantsing-or-plotting.html

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry’s Amazon Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The podcast is short and sweet today as Hillary and Charity report on last week's goals and set new ones. Laugh with us as we discuss the recurring pitfall of "choosing" not to complete our goals. What is a realistic goal and how does that affect our peace of mind?

If you have reading or writing related topics you'd like us to tackle, email me at [email protected].

And, I apologize for the sound of my dogs coming in and out of the room. :D

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry’s Amazon Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Into and Exit music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join us as we talk about the differences between men and women and how that affects the way we write our characters. Can we smash the stereotypes and discover what makes the best realistic heroes and heroines?

Questions (From A Lee Martinez below) to ask while developing a character of the opposite gender:

IS THIS CHARACTER OBJECTIFIED?

IS GENDER BEING SUBSTITUTED FOR PERSONALITY?

AM I TRYING TOO HARD TO SUBVERT EXPECTATIONS?

DO I CARE ABOUT THIS CHARACTER?

Links from the podcast:

A Lee Martinez and How to Write from the Opposite Genders POV—https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/how-to-write-from-the-opposite-genders-point-of-view

The Four Rs of Writing Characters of the Opposite Gender-- https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/the-four-rs-of-writing-characters-of-the-opposite-gender

Being a better writer: Writing the opposite gender—https://maxonwriting.com/2015/05/18/being-a-better-writer-writing-the-opposite-gender/

Fast and Easy Guide to writing opposite gender--https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/fast-and-easy-guide-to-writing/

Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHLNR28

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry’s Amazon Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Intro Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Behind the scenes of Teacher's Crush by River Ford. Learn how a friend's experience with a hoarder mom gave this small-town romance focus.

Transcript available at:

https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com/behind-the-story-teacher-s-crush

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry’s Amazon Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hillary is back! This week we keep it short and talk about what we learned about our writing as well as our goals for the coming week. It all boils down to finding your passion and making a plan to bring it to fruition.

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Hillary Ann Sperry's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This podcast is a departure from my earlier releases. It's a little more stream of consciousness while I try to discover what it means to be more authentic.

The book mentioned in the podcast is titled:

Not Nice by Dr. Aziz Gazipura

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36505071-not-nice

Website: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/looseleafpodcast

Charity Bradford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Charity-Bradford/e/B00FA3QRKO

River Ford's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/River-Ford/e/B071NRRS1T

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today we visit with author Hillary Ann Sperry about her brand of contemporary small-town romance.

Links mentioned in the interview:

Hillary Ann Sperry on Amazon—https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Ann-Sperry/e/B07FJY2ZCQ

Missouri Star Block magazine https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/magazine

StoryMakers and Indie Author Hub Writer’s Conference https://www.smiahwritersconference.com

Eureka in Love series page—you can find Forgetting You (available now) and pre-order Ghost of Love

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YNWWS2D

Love Under Lockdown Boxed Set (25 short stories by 25 authors)—https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087QTJY61

Music: Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today we talk with Johan Twiss about his I Am Sleepless series along with some of the things he is passionate about. His books are available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and some in audio.

You can find Johan Twiss at his website: www.johantwiss.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Johan-Twiss/e/B017ARJI5I

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohanTwiss/

If you are interested in learning more about how to help combat human trafficking, check out the following organizations that are some of Johan’s favorites.

International Justice Mission— https://www.ijm.org

Operation Underground Railroad— https://ourrescue.org

Free the Slaves— https://www.freetheslaves.net

Don’t forget that one way you can support these organizations, or others of your choice, is by making Amazon purchases through smile.amazon.com.

Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Is it possible to write something that's never been written before? Today we talk about the 7 plots and 6 conflict types available for authors to work with.

Full transcript available at: https://www.charitybradford-riverford.com/has-it-all-been-done-before

Easy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/