Stop Writing Alone

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  • Inspiration from the Bookshelf
    This week Nicole takes three items off her writing bookshelf to share inspiration and motivation from Julia Cameron, Bryan E. Robinson, PhD, and Amy Peters.

    The books mentioned in this episode:

    HOW TO WRITE NONFICTION https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-write-non-fiction-turn-your-knowledge-into-words-9781912105021/9781912105021

    THE ARTIST'S WAY CREATIVITY CARDS https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-artists-way-creativity-cards-julia-cameron/1109794991

    DAILY WRITING RESILIENCE https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780738753430

    THE WRITER'S DEVOTIONAL https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-writers-devotional-amy-peters/1111742949?ean=9781402781834

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    17 min
  • Self Sabotage
    Does self sabotage get in the way of you accomplishing your writing goals? This week Nicole shares her experience with self sabotage, her definition for it, and her cure!

    JOIN THE STOP WRITING ALONE NETWORK:

    https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/
    22 min
  • How To Deal With The Shiny New Idea
    This week Nicole discusses how she's dealing with a shiny new writing project idea that simply wasn't in the plans for this year of writing.

    Join the Stop Writing Alone Network

    https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The Writer Magazine https://www.writermag.com/
    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    26 min
  • I Was Interviewed
    Information and Sign Up for Spring 2022 Happy Campers Club BEGINNING ON MARCH 1st:

    https://mailchi.mp/2d315c89cf04/the-invite

    JOIN Stop Writing Alone Network

    https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

    THE WRITE CROWD INTERVIEW WITH NICOLE RIVERA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bnDCMZMSVs

    StoryHoarder Substack (Nicole's fiction) https://storyhoarder.substack.com/

    6 min
  • Why I Am Sharing My Fiction for Free (and Maybe Shouldn't Be)

    Last week Nicole Rivera began sharing her YA novel, GIRL, UNPLUGGED, on her Story Hoarder Substack page. For Free. In this episode she discusses why she has made the decision to share her fiction for free in this way right now and what types of things writers must think about before making such a decision.

    Nicole also discussed the newly opened Stop Writing Alone Network and the Happy Campers Club Spring 2022 session coming up.

    Join the Stop Writing Alone Network https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    28 min
  • Why I Use Scrivener
    This week Nicole discusses the tools she uses for her writing and why she chose them.

    After the discussion, Nicole announced the launch of the Happy Campers Club free week from February 14-18, 2022. To join the Stop Writing Alone Network to make sure you don't miss the event, follow this link:

    https://stop-writing-alone-network.mn.co/share/GDoPIh6ZaTGVSTdw?utm_source=manual

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • Audrea Martin's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/audreamartin/make-100-blue-blue-christmas-debut-cozy-mystery-series?fbclid=IwAR2Y5V3DFxUrVacHUaymCrPpaHqSpksDL4Bfy8drbolwOBcM1qzk9gwjFag
    • Claire Oldham West Hypnotherapist sign up https://mailchi.mp/c50d0331b930/yxlzgw8sgh
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    31 min
  • Take Your Ideas For a Walk | Self Care for Writers

    This week Nicole is encouraging listeners to take a walk with their ideas. Returning to the topic of Self Care for Writers, in this episode Nicole discusses the multifaceted benefit of this incredibly simple activity.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    21 min
  • The Year of Writing Prompt Parties

    Writing Prompt Parties are coming all throughout the year. In this episode Nicole discusses what a writing prompt party is, how they've helped her grow as a writer, and how you can join. T

    he first writing prompt party of the year will be this Friday at 7PM EST, here are the details:

    https://mailchi.mp/764db52ce777/writing-prompt-party?e=e62c4c3652

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    14 min
  • Claire Oldham- West Hypnotherapist | Self Care for Writers

    This week Nicole interviews Claire Oldham-West, certified counselor and Hypnotherapist about her content-free emotional release technique and her upcoming webinar and course for anyone interested in exploring this type of personal therapy. In this episode Nicole shared her experiences with Claire's technique and Claire even hypnotizes Nicole during the recording.

    To sign up for Claire's webinar and for more information on Claire's services, sign up here:

    https://mailchi.mp/c50d0331b930/yxlzgw8sgh

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Claire Oldham-West's
      • Website https://www.claireoldhamwest.com/
      • YouTube https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCx4JqpRnPwmP6MvAf6ieYYw
    • STOP WRITING ALONE EMAIL LIST: https://mailchi.mp/9b59bdd0b53a/email-sign-up
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    1 hr 39 min
  • [Happy Campers Interview] Jamie Angevine | Writing Every Day

    This episode is part of the Happy Campers Interview series.

    Since April 2020, Nicole Rivera has been hosting an online writing community intensive called the Happy Campers Club. Now Nicole is writing the Stop Writing Alone book about all of her experience with writing community, and wanted to the perspective from the members in the club. This is one interview toward that end.

    Jamie Angevine has been writing her whole life. For years she has committed to writing every single day. In this episode she discusses her writing habits, her quest to find a local writing group to support her growth, and how she shows up for writing community both locally and virtually.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    In an early release of this episode Nicole Rivera mentioned that Jamie Angevine wrote one measure of music per day in the month of November. The correction is that Jamie wrote at least 16 measures per day to complete 500 measures of music and 30 mini songs within the month of November 2021.

    • Jamie Angevine's
      • Website https://www.jamieangevine.com
      • Instagram https://instagram.com/jamieangevine?utm_medium=copy_link
      • Facebook https://m.facebook.com/Jamie-Angevine-Writes-111471904041646/
    • Kelly Abanda's IG: https://instagram.com/kellyabanda?utm_medium=copy_link
    • STORY HOARDER Substack (The new home for Nicole's writing): https://storyhoarder.substack.com
    • Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/
    • Stop Writing Alone FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
    • Stop Writing Alone Bookshop https://bookshop.org/shop/Stopwritingalone
    • NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber
    • Stay connected to learn about all Stop Writing Alone stuff -- get on Nicole's email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • 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/ff8df93e57dc/penpals
    • Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
    • Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera
    • The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607

    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole's Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

    • Kim A. Flodin https://www.kelekilove.com/
    • Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
    • Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
    • Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
    • Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/

    55 min

About Stop Writing Alone

From the publisher's feed

Stop Writing Alone is a weekly show for writers looking for a writing community. In each episode listeners will learn where and how they can find, or create, their own writing community while joiningโ€ฆ