Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Show, don't Tell Writing with Suzy Vadori
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Show, don't Tell Writing with Suzy Vadori episodes
- 125. Developmentally Editing Your Book (Part 1 of 3)
Send us Fan Mail
Learn the prep work you can do before handing your book off to an editor.
In this first episode of a three-part-series, Suzy dives into an overview of developmental editing. What is it? What can you do before handing your draft over to an editor? Do you need an editor to reach your writing goals? All this and more is answered this week!
Mentioned in the Episode:
Levels of Editing Guide Free Download
Jane Friedman's Blog: A Writer’s Secret Weapon: Add a Listening Pass to Your Editing Arsenal
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight29 min - 124. The Long Road to Publishing Three Books in One Year
Send us Fan Mail
Join Suzy as she sits down this week with Romantic Fiction Author Monica Goertzen Hertlein while they chat about her decades long journey to publication. They discuss a wide range of topics including:
- How to show up consistently in your writing practice to reach your goals.
- Why wordcount matters for the type of story you are writing for your readers.
- Determining what parts of your story are important to be on the page, and where you can use time-skips.
- And finally, why your writing community is the most valuable asset you can have, however you choose to publish.
Mentioned in this Episode:
- Episode #119. Creating Character Agency for Compelling Fiction
- Episode #120. Character Agency for Introverted and Secondary Characters (Part 2)
- Monica's Books: https://monicagh.com/books-by-monica/
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight43 min - 123. Writing Socially and Environmentally Engaged Fiction
Send us Fan Mail
Suzy welcomes Book Coach Nita Collins to talk about writing Socially and Environmentally Engaged Fiction. Their discussion ranges from women 'in the back third' of their lives taking back their power, to thrutopian fiction and hopepunk, and the need to shift the narrative from an "I" to "We."
If you've ever felt called to quiet activism or have an important story to tell, this is the episode for you.
Other Episodes Mentioned in this Episode:
- Show don’t Tell Writing Podcast: Episode #121. Sawyer on Science Fiction: Preventing the Future (Part 1)
- Show don’t Tell Writing Podcast: Episode #117. How Quiet Writers Can be Just as Effective as Loud Writers
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight48 min - 122. Sawyer on Science Fiction: Community and the Future (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail
In the second part of this two-part episode with Robert J. Sawyer, he and Suzy dive into conferences and importance of non-hierarchical community, thinking about and establishing Legacy as a writer, and smash misconceptions about Science Fiction Writers!
Get Robert's book Sawyer on Science Fiction HERE
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight39 min - 121. Sawyer on Science Fiction: Preventing the Future (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail
Acclaimed author Robert J. Sawyer is back on the Show, don't Tell Writing Podcast for a rollicking discussion of his new book, Sawyer on Science Fiction, compiling years of essays, interviews, and other non-fiction writings about science fiction.
Discover how a writer's residency gave space and opportunity for this foundational collection to take shape. Suzy and Robert also dive into how Science Fiction is expertly positioned to act as a warning, rather than simply a predictor of the future and the difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy.
You don't want to miss part one of this two-part super-sized conversation!
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight32 min - 120. Character Agency for Introverted and Secondary Characters (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail
This week, it's the second of a two-part conversation with Book Coach and Writer Natalie Poulson, Suzy and Natalie chat about the connection between interiority and agency for introverted characters, how to tie story-level and scene-level goals to agency, the signs that your character might not have enough agency and more!
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight31 min - 119. Creating Character Agency for Compelling Fiction
Send us Fan Mail
This week, in the first of a two-part conversation with Book Coach and Writer Natalie Poulson, Suzy and Natalie chat about character agency. They tackle questions like 'What can you do in your scenes to create character agency?' 'What does character agency look like on the page?' 'How can you work with constraints and not give in to creating a passive character?' and What is the relationship between agency and narrative drive?'
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight33 min - 118. Using Local Places and Settings to Wordbuild Across Genres
Send us Fan Mail
This week Suzy chats with author Elise Posledni about how she weaves details about her local area into everything she writes. They discuss ways to use unique and specific details to bring your writing to life regardless of genre.
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight37 min - 117. How Quiet Writers Can be Just as Effective as Loud Writers
Send us Fan Mail
In this week's episode, Suzy chats with Laura Aliese Miedema, Book Coach, about quiet writers. Learn what skills you already have as a quiet or introverted writer that will help you achieve success in your writing and publishing life.
Resources Mentioned:
Take the Quiet Strengths Quiz
Schedule your free coffee chat with Laura here: https://lauraaliese.com/coffee/
30 Ways to Promote Your Book Podcast Episode #32
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight39 min - 116. Getting Personal Writing Psychological Horror
Send us Fan Mail
Content Warning: This week's episode discusses some heavy themes and topics, including Postpartum Depression and how horror writing can be entwined with real-world, personal experiences.
This week, Suzy sits down with Author Suzanne Junered to talk about Psychological Horror writing.
They discuss:
- The difference between thrillers, suspense, and horror novels and how she decided what to write and where her books fell along the spectrum.
- How writing about the dark side of life or people's experiences can act as a therapeutic experience.
- How to take care of yourself as a writer when tackling difficult topics in your book.
- How the mantra "No Secrets, No Shame" informs Suzanne's work and served as a jumping point for her upcoming podcast.
🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle
Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE
Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes
Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)
Intro and Outro Music is Daisy by Zight and used under a CC by 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International license. For more music by Zight visit https://www.youtube.com/zight45 min
About Show, don't Tell Writing with Suzy Vadori
From the publisher's feed
If writing advice and the lingo used in the publishing industry usually sounds like gobbledygook to you, look no further than this Show, don’t Tell Writing podcast.
I’m…
Author, Editor, and Book Coach Suzy Vadori, and I’m absolutely obsessed with helping writers get their ideas onto the page in a way that readers LOVE. If you think Show, don’t Tell is just tired writing advice, prepare to have your eyes opened as I break down the process of applying this key technique in both fiction and nonfiction books, sharing step-by-step actions each week you can take immediately to get closer each week to your wildest writing dreams, whether you’re writing your first book, or your tenth, all while making the process inspiring and fun.
If you want your book to get published, read, loved, and shared with readers all over the world, I’ll address the questions that are sooo hard to find answers for.
Is your writing good enough to be published in today’s market? What are the unwritten rules that can make agents, publishers, and readers give your book 5-star reviews? Do you have what it takes to make it as a writer? Hint: You definitely do, but nobody is born knowing how to write a terrific book, so join us to give yourself an advantage over all the other books out there by adding to your writing skills, and getting the straight goods on the industry.
In this weekly show, I’ll bring you writing techniques, best practices, motivation, inspirational stories from real live authors out there making it in the world, and actionable advice that can help you turn that book you’re writing into the bestseller you know deep down that it can be. I’ll even share the tangible, step-by-step writing advice that I used to escape her daily grind of being a corporate executive to make a living doing all things writing, and living my best creative life. I’ll be interviewing top writing experts and authors who give you the straight goods on what it takes to make it as a writer. Knowing these writing truths has given me the opportunity to work with thousands of writers over the past decade who have seen their writing dreams come true, and doors open for them that they hadn’t even thought of when they started their journey.
If you’re ready to stop spinning your wheels on your book’s draft and get serious about making your writing the best it can be, don't miss an episode – subscribe or follow today, and visit my website at www.suzyvadori.com for more writing resources and updates.
More shows like Show, don't Tell Writing with Suzy Vadori
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
783 Listeners