Stop Writing Alone

The Stop Writing Alone podcast has discussed writing prompt groups, critique groups and partners, but not accountability groups. This week Nicole Rivera discusses the two accountability groups she is a member of, how they are designed and how they “meet” in order keep each other accountable. If you have more questions about how this works, please call the Stop Writing Alone voicemail-box and ask away! The number is 646-907-9607.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Marco Polo App https://www.marcopolo.me 
• Eastern Lubber Grasshopper http://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/pests-and-diseases/pests/eastern-lubber-grasshoppers.html 
• Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com/ 
• Facebook Messenger https://www.messenger.com/ 
• Kim Flodin’s podcast How The Hell Did I Get Here? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here/id1448137091 
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/ 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo 
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o 
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE 

And our teacher… 

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

This week Nicole and her family took a road trip. She’s been doing some writing while on vacation, so she’s sharing some of the “writing on the road” tips she has for writers to take advantage of vacation time to enhance their writing.

Mentioned in this episode:

• EPISODE 21 of the Stop Writing Alone Podcast Interview with Lisa Murray https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/13/episode-21-lisa-murray-interview-she-has-dreams-dammit/ 
• NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge: http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/FFC/Challenge.htm 
• EPISODE 23 of the Stop Writing Alone Podcast The What If Prompt https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/27/episode-23-the-what-if-prompts-writing-together/ 
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/ 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo 
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o 
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE 

And our teacher… 

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

This week Nicole Rivera, host of Stop Writing Alone, shares the query letter she wrote for her YA novel GIRL UNPLUGGED that she is currently sending out to agents seeking representation. She shares what she has learned from numerous courses and webinars on query construction and uses her letter as a template to describe the various building blocks of a good query including comp titles, pitch, and relevant personal information.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• Find Your Glee With Dinah G -- Take the Half-Way-Through-The-Year Challenge with Me https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/13-take-the-half-way-through-the-year-challenge-with-me/id1451375805?i=1000443860348 
• The Pitch Wars GIRL UNPLUGGED pitch page (with agent responses) http://pitchwars.org/pw-315-young-adult-speculative-fiction-girl-unplugged/ 
• First Query webinar Nicole took (no longer available) https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/find-success-with-your-query-letter-getting-beyond-form-letters
• Interview with instructor from Nicole’s second query webinar: https://www.writersdigest.com/successful-queries/successful-queries-agent-katie-shea-boutillier-and-the-art-of-falling 
• Nicole’s comp titles:
• • ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS by Francesca Zappia https://amzn.to/2XCSdiv
  • LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer https://amzn.to/2NMpEKE 
• Austin Aslan’s (Nicole’s PitchWars mentor) books:
• • ISLANDS AT THE END OF THE WORLD https://amzn.to/2LLWAQT
  • TURBO RACERS: TRAILBLAZERS https://amzn.to/2XFSufm 
• IHRF - organization with details and fundraising for her disease Intracranial Hypertension: https://ihrfoundation.org/ 
• EPISODE 23 of the Stop Writing Alone Podcast The What If Prompt https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/27/episode-23-the-what-if-prompts-writing-together/ 
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/ 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo 
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o 
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE 

And our teacher… 

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Sam Kimberle is a Stop Writing Alone listener who took a leap and started posting her writing on Medium.com after hearing about it on the podcast two months ago. This week host Nicole Rivera interviews Sam to ask her about her experiences with writing on Medium, and asks her to share her next big venture: creating a THE ARTIST’S WAY reading group. Sam discusses the inspiration she received from Cathy Heller’s podcast DON’T KEEP YOUR DAY JOB, the communities she found as a result, and the actions she’s taken that have changed her life.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• Sam Kimberle’s Medium page: https://medium.com/@thewayisam
• Sam Kimberle’s email [email protected]
• Sam Kimberle’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewayisamblog/ 
• Don’t Keep Your Day Job Podcast https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/podcast 
• The Maryland Writers’ Association FB page https://www.facebook.com/MarylandWritersAssociation/ 
• Nicole’s Medium post of the week, a poem called MEMORY KEPERS https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail/memory-keepers-d190e31b53ed 
• Medium.com: https://medium.com/
• About Medium Membership https://medium.com/membership 
• Shaunta Grimes on Medium https://medium.com/@shauntagrimes
• Shannon Ashley on Medium https://medium.com/@Shesreallyfat 
• About Medium publications https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012095528-About-Medium-publications
• The Partnered Pen Publication on Medium https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen
• One Table One World Publication on Medium https://medium.com/one-table-one-world
• Jun Wu’s Medium Page https://medium.com/@junwu_46652 
• Medium Facebook Communities
• • Medium Mastery https://www.facebook.com/groups/mediummastery/
  • Medium Magic https://www.facebook.com/groups/293494584679011/
  • Medium Poets https://www.facebook.com/groups/MediumPoets/ 
  • Poets on Medium https://www.facebook.com/groups/2396105310449011/ 
• THE ARTIST’S WAY READING GROUP https://medium.com/@thewayisam/want-to-read-the-artists-way-with-other-writers-and-creatives-1211a1039ca2 
• The Morning Pages episode of the Stop Writing Alone podcast https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/02/07/episode-2-the-morning-pages-a-writers-tool/ 
• SHINE AND MARVEL Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShineandMarvel 
• Sine and Marvel Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shineandmarvel/ 
• Articles Sam mentioned about her 30 Day Journal challenge based on the book THE THIRD DOOR. 
• • Discovering My Purpose Part 1 https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/discovering-my-purpose-part-1-c15bbf87c071 
  • Discovery My Purpose Part 2: https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/discovering-my-purpose-part-2-b58f59d75afe 
• Books mentioned by Sam Kimberle in this interview (Amazon affiliate links)
• • YOU’RE A BADASS WITH MONEY https://amzn.to/2J8z5zH
  • THE ARTIST’S WAY https://amzn.to/30dL7NV
  • EAT PRAY LOVE https://amzn.to/2JaB8n2 
  • THE THIRD DOOR https://amzn.to/2RPoBYU 
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/ 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo 
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o 
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE 

And our teacher… 

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

In episode 22 of the Stop Writing Alone podcast host Nicole Rivera mentioned her desire to share “what if” questions with the community to serve as writing prompts if there was interest. There was! Community members reached out to Nicole and asked to make it happen, so this week’s episode is the introduction to the what if prompts, as well as the first prompt: WHAT IF MAGIC EXISTS? It’s a broad topic, but Nicole encourages listeners to make it as specific as they need to in order to tell a good story. Nicole also challenges listeners to call in to the podcast using the hotline (646) 907-9607 before JULY 31, 2019 in order to share their writing with the Stop Writing Alone community. Every person that calls in will be entered into a giveaway for a $10 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• Stop Writing Alone hotline (646)907-9607
• Stop Writing Alone episode 22: SciFi and Fantasy Writing Workshop | BookCon 2019 Notes https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/20/episode-22-scifi-and-fantasy-writing-workshop-bookcon-2019-notes/ 
• Nicole’s Medium Profile https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail 
• SIGN UP FORM FOR Writing Workshop Notebook | BookCon 2019 https://mailchi.mp/9ca073411bc9/writing-workshop-notebook-bookcon-2019 
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/ 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607 

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2 
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo 
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o 
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0 
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0 
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE 

And our teacher… 

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

In the first week of June Nicole Rivera, host of Stop Writing Alone podcast, attended a ScFi & Fantasy Writing Workshop at BookCon 2019. It was facilitated by author Chandler Klang Smith. In this week’s episode, Nicole takes listeners through the lessons and exercises she experienced. To sign up for Nicole’s email list and to get a pdf of her Writing Workshop Notebook, follow the link below.

SIGN UP FORM FOR Writing Workshop Notebook | BookCon 2019 https://mailchi.mp/9ca073411bc9/writing-workshop-notebook-bookcon-2019

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• Stop Writing Alone Episode 20: BookCon 2019 | The CliffNotes https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/06/episode-20-bookcon-2019-the-cliffnotes/
• Chandler Klang Smith’s website: http://www.chandlerklangsmith.com/
• GOLDENLAND PAST DARK by Chandler Klang Smith (amazon link) https://amzn.to/2FjcJtj
• THE SKY IS YOURS: A NOVEL by Chandler Klang Smith (amazon link) https://amzn.to/2Iq7jP5
• The Shirley Jackson Awards https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/
• Nicole Rivera’s Wattpad page with initial chapters of GIRL UNPLUGGED https://www.wattpad.com/user/NicoleRivera319
• Mandy Patinkin’s Interview discussing his infamous line in The Princess Bride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGgjJ6IlH6U
• A WRITER’S GUIDE TO HARRY POTTER by S.P. Sipal (amazon link) https://amzn.to/2RltOY4
• Nicole’s most recent article on Medium STOP WASTING MONEY ON ONLINE COURSES https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail/stop-wasting-money-on-online-courses-52394ad5ed44
• Nicole’s Medium Profile https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail
• SIGN UP FORM FOR Writing Workshop Notebook | BookCon 2019 https://mailchi.mp/9ca073411bc9/writing-workshop-notebook-bookcon-2019
• Freesound - Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE

And our teacher…

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Lisa Murray, filmmaker and podcaster, shares her advice for connecting with community, remaining present so we can *pay attention* and live our truest lives while nurturing our creative spirits. Lisa discusses her upcoming film festival, creating her latest documentary, her podcast I HAVE DREAMS DAMMIT! as well as previous work as a reader for Hollywood film studios. Nicole and Lisa also discuss the challenges of dealing with loss of friends and family and the effects it has on one’s creative endeavors.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• Lisa Murray’s website: https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
• I Have Dreams Dammit! Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412
• The AG & Art Film Festival (Lisa’s Film Festival!) https://agandartfilmfestival.com/
• The Valley Film Festival (put on by Lisa’s friend) http://www.valleyfilmfest.com/valleyfilmfest/app/home
• Soul Providers Documentary website (film by Lisa Murray) http://www.soulprovidersdocumentary.com/home.html
• I LOVE YOU, MAN IMDB page https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155056/
• I Have Dreams Dammit Meditations https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/meditations
• Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand: A Story-bite About the Important Things in Life https://storlietelling.com/2013/08/07/rocks-pebbles-sand-a-story-bite-about-the-important-things-in-life/
• DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (amazon link) https://amzn.to/2IEAlcz
• Barnes & Noble YA Book Club https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/young-adult-book-club
• AGAIN, BUT BETTER by Christine Riccio (amazon link) https://amzn.to/2WGUxo6
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE

And our teacher…

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

BookCon 2019 came to the Javits Center in NYC on June 1st and 2nd and host Nicole Rivera was there. This week Nicole shares her big takeaways from the workshops and panels she attended, as well as some quick interview from the floor of the show. Check the show notes link share below for resources Nicole found this weekend.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• BookCon https://www.bookcon.com/
• Chandler Klang Smith http://www.chandlerklangsmith.com/
• Shut Up & Write http://shutupwrite.com/
• Winning Westeros Conference (Panel Description) from BookCon2019 https://www.bookexpoamerica.com/en/Sessions/75282/Winning-Westeros
• WINNING WESTEROS by Max Brooks & ML Cavannaugh https://amzn.to/2HVVYpw
• STRATEGY STRIKES BACK by Max Brooks https://amzn.to/2WjOlNM
• For Fans, By Fans: A Fanfiction Addiction (Panel Description) from BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77412/For-Fans-By-Fans-Fanfiction-Addiction
• Tochi Onyebuchi https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2155537/tochi-onyebuchi
• Tochi’s Twitter https://twitter.com/TochiTrueStory?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

• Blade of the Immortal  (Anime that inspired Tochi) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5084170/

• Editorial Freelancers Association (efa) https://www.the-efa.org/
• The Big Idea: Blake Crouch and Rob Hart (Panel Description) from BookCon2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77243/The-Big-Idea-Blake-Crouch-Rob-Hart
• RECURSION by Blake Crouch https://amzn.to/2InQmn1
• THE WAREHOUSE by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/31g1R8X
• NEW YORKED (ASH MCKENNA #1) by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/2K22Kwu
• TAKE-OUT by Rob Hart https://amzn.to/2JZEoU3
• Little Infinite https://littleinfinite.com/
• Little Infinite Poetry Instagram https://www.instagram.com/littleinfinitepoetry/
• New Voices in YA (Panel Description) from BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77241/New-Voices-in-YA
• Couldn’t find “NovelingTeens” but I did find this https://www.readbrightly.com/6-great-websites-teen-writers/
• Creative Writing MFA at The New School https://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/mfa-creative-writing/
• MFA in Writing at Vermont School of Arts https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-in-writing/
• Pitchapalooza (Panel Description) frm BookCon 2019 https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77093/Pitchapalooza
• The Book Doctors https://thebookdoctors.com/
• THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED https://amzn.to/2ETeGMM
• Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors https://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/
• NaNoWriMo Regions https://www.nanowrimo.org/regions
• Rememory by The Storymatic (memoir prompt game/tool) https://amzn.to/2Wu0yEn
• ISI by AnnaBeth Crittenden https://amzn.to/2Il97HQ
• “Still Shy” by Nicole Rivera on Medium.com https://medium.com/@nvrivera.mail/still-shy-57ea48451ba4
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE

And our teacher…

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz are the powerhouse team behind the Writing Class Radio podcast, website and community. This week Nicole Rivera, host of STOP WRITING ALONE, talks with these women about the importance of us finding our “breakout story,” writing it, and learning through teaching. During this episode both Allison and Andrea share some of their own stories, as well as their experience(s) as both students and teachers of writing classes.

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• WRITING CLASS RADIO website: http://www.writingclassradio.com/
• Allison Langer’s website: http://www.allisonlanger.com/
• Allison’s essay “This isn’t the family I thought I’d have. I’m sending holiday cards anyway this year.” from THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/14/this-isnt-family-i-thought-id-have-this-year-im-sending-holiday-cards-anyway/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9cdee2ed070b
• Terrie Silverman’s website (Andrea’s “Pretty Kitty” writing class teacher): http://creativerites.com/
• Andrea Askowitz’s website: http://andreaaskowitz.com/
• Allison’s essay “I teach writing in prison. During one class, things got real -- even for me.” from THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/05/31/i-teach-writing-in-prison-during-one-class-things-got-real-even-for-me/?utm_term=.f5ffc14a31eb
• CBS Miami story about the Prison Poetry Program: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/05/22/prison-poetry-exchange-for-change-dade-correctional-institution/
• Exchange for Change: https://www.exchange-for-change.org/
• Episode 14 of STOP WRITING ALONE: An Argument Against Writing Prompts (the episode where I discussed the koi ponds!) https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/04/25/episode-14-an-argument-against-writing-prompts/
• Episode 18 of STOP WRITING ALONE: What You Don’t Like https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/05/23/episode-18-what-you-dont-like/
• Arundhati Roy interview where she says, “The point of the writer is to be unpopular.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/17/arundhati-roy-interview-you-ask-the-questions-the-point-of-the-writer-is-to-be-unpopular
• Episode 58 of WRITING CLASS RADIO: Everyone Needs an Editor/Friend https://art19.com/shows/writing-class-radio/episodes/461bb993-d870-4279-ba53-6188ad35fafb
• Allison’s essay “The hard edits: Why every writer needs an editor/friend” from THE WRITER https://www.writermag.com/improve-your-writing/revision-grammar/the-hard-edits/
• Andrea Askowitz’s Medium page: https://medium.com/@andrea.askowitz
• Joyce Maynard website: https://www.joycemaynard.com/
• Episode 69 of WRITING CLASS RADIO: Unpopular Opinion http://www.writingclassradio.com/contest-winner
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE

And our teacher…

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2

Inspired by the New York Magazine article HOW TO BE AN ARTIST by Jerry Saltz and the mixed feelings from the audiences of the GAME OF THRONES television series, host Nicole Rivera discusses the idea that what we don’t like is as important as what we do like. Whether we are looking for readers or collaborators, knowing what we don’t like can be helpful information. Also recognizing that not everyone is going to like what we do can be liberating as a creative. Nicole discusses these ideas at length and gives listeners some homework which will be followed up on in the Stop Writing Alone facebook community.  

Mentioned in this episode:

*Any links to Amazon are affiliate links. Using any of these links to make any purchase on Amazon will support STOP WRITING ALONE.*

• New York Magazine November 26-December 9, 2018 issue: https://nym.pcdfusion.com/pcd/ShoppingCart/store/210/Product/ZNYM%201824A

• Other writing by Jerry Saltz (writer of the article How to be an Artist http://nymag.com/author/jerry-saltz/
• Stephen King’s ON WRITING: https://amzn.to/2JYPKGM
• Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/ **WARNING: Reddit has everything… I mean just about EVERYTHING you could ever dream of looking for on the Internet, so search for writing and stay focused or you may lose all of your writing time to the endless abyss of information and entertainment you may find there!
• Marco Polo app https://www.marcopolo.me/
• Episode 17 of Stop Writing Alone podcast: A Game of Thrones Flash Fiction Stories: http://stopwritingalone.libsyn.com/game-of-thrones-flash-fiction-stories-writing-together
• The Sesame Street episode discussed in this episode was season 45, episode 18: Friendship Day, here is more information about the complete episode: https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_4518
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/fcbe414431f5/tawgiveaway
• Nicole’s Instagram (be prepared for lots of #momlife exposure!): https://www.instagram.com/nv_rivera/
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:

• The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
• How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
• Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
• The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
• Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
• The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
• I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
• Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
• Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
• Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
• Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
• Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
• Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
• Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE

And our teacher…

• Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2