Pencil Me In

The one where Colleen gets spicy....Colleen's right in the middle of incorporating input from her beta readers for her latest book, The Life We Share, so we thought we'd do a deep dive into what beta readers are and how to be a good one, or how to find...

"Be thoughtful about who makes you feel lit up and supported and put work into those relationships."This episode, we're talking about friendships: some ways to invest in them, what makes ours work, how to stay in touch long-distance—and even sharing...

ARCs and social media and mentors, oh my—today we're concluding our two-part series by offering up 4 more ways to be a good literary citizen and show up in the writing community. We also talk about how to support creative projects (psst: if you want to...

This two-part series starts off with some quick updates on our writing and then we discuss how you can pay it forward as a writer and be a good literary citizen. We talk about what being a good literary citizen means to us and share 4 specific ways you...

Times are crazy, so we're looking for the silver lining! This week we take a break from the news cycle to share how we're staying sane, maintaining (somewhat of) a schedule, and how social distancing is affecting our intimate relationships—or lack...

Today we're talking about how to identify what *your* next step is, based on your individual goal and where you're currently at. SPOILER ALERT: This isn't always the most FUN step, but it's just as necessary! We go through two of the biggest writing...

We get an extra day this month, so we might as well make it count! Today we're talking about how we finished The Artist's Way in early 2019 and the pros and cons of doing that 12-week program, as well as the different ways we're navigating setting...

In honor of February and the fact we can't escape thinking about love and romance (all kinds! partnered or not!), we're talking about how to write chemistry and romance between your characters. Tune in to find out a few tips on how to think about...

Meet your hosts, Colleen and Nikki, and learn about our lives and writing experience!