Stop Writing Alone

This week Nicole discusses Stop Writing Alone and Stop Reading Alone plans for the new year. She invites listeners to a reading group to read Brené Brown's new book, Atlas of the Heart together in a new virtual space for the Stop Writing Alone community. Nicole also announced a giveaway of the book Atlas of the Heart that ends on December 22, 2021. To enter the giveaway and get on the Stop Reading Alone email list, visit the link below:

https://mailchi.mp/d3683f76df2d/atlas-of-the-heart-giveaway

Mentioned in this episode:

• HB90 course(Amy Strong's affiliate link) https://heartbreathings.teachable.com/p/hb90-bootcamp/?affcode=145068_lea8l-18&fbclid=IwAR2gdCKsMmkmWFWaUVczzYtAG8eRk7aMu-y1TQPovDx_KBDPh4wnL_xUass
• ATLAS OF THE HEART by Brené Brown https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780399592553
• 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/

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.

Audrea Martin is a cozy mystery writer getting ready to release her debut novel Blue Blue Christmas. In this episode she discusses how she fell in love with cozy mystery, strove to find herself in the genre and then worked to create the stories she craved. She shares her experiences within writing community, in writing conferences, and her love of books on the craft that she has turned into a new venture with Amy Strong on their YouTube channel The Write Crowd.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Audrea Martin's
• • Website https://audreajackmartin.com/
  • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soveryaud/
  • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpr-7kh4ySX7AQ3Y5WQNFVQ/featured
  • Clubhouse @soveryaud
• Communities mentioned
• • Crime Writers of Color https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/
  • Sisters in Crime https://www.sistersincrime.org/
• Conventions mentioned
• • 20 Books To 50K https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k/about/
  • Bouchercon https://www.bouchercon.com/
  • Thrillerfest https://thrillerfest.com/
  • Writers Police Academy https://writerspoliceacademy.online/
• Books mentioneed
• • Jane Cleland MASTERING SUSPENSE https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9781599639673
  • Sara Rosette HOW TO OUTLINE A COZY MYSTERY https://bookshop.org/a/10928/9780998843155
  • Nina Harrington https://ninaharrington.com/the-prolific-author/
• 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/

This week's episode is Nicole's introduction to her new space to share al the fiction she has been writing while in community. To read the stories for yourself, or to subscribe, use the link below:

https://storyhoarder.substack.com/welcome

Things to expect at Story Hoarder

• Short Stories in various genres

• Flash and micro fiction

• Stories from the NYC Midnight Contests

• Stories from the #52storiesin52weeks challenge

• Excerpts/chapters from my novel-length fiction

• Creative nonfiction/personal essay

• Occasional brief descriptions of the prompts or ideas that inspired the stories

• Whatever you readers inspire me to share next!

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.

Servete Kolar is a fellow writer from Nicole's hometown Staten Island, NY. Servete, or Sevey, and Nicole met through the Staten Island Writers Meetup group and have continued their connection in community through Stop Writing Alone. Sevey writes fantasy in between her obligations to her students with special needs. In this episode Sevey demonstrates again and again all the work it takes to show up for yourself through your writing.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Staten Island Writers on Meetup https://meetu.ps/c/Yjpj/1K3JX/a
• FanFiction.net https://m.fanfiction.net
• Storynet https://storynet.org
• 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/

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.

Allen Carter is a Canadian author and musician who has taken his love of performance to the page. He has experience with ghostwriting, writing for educational markets, and his own joy of writing SciFi. This week Al shares these experiences in a conversation about finding writing community, battling imposter syndrome (on the page and the stage), and his newfound love of the power of pens!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Allen Carter's
• • website https://allencarter.ca
  • IG https://instagram.com/the_write_crowd?utm_me
  • OUCH! book https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08L8H3YFB/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_RWE2KCABJQMSQQKR5QXN
• Chaker Khazaal's Amazon list https://www.amazon.ca/Chaker-Khazaal/e/B00BPE1V9Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/

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.

Amy Strong is the co-creator and co-host of the brand new YouTube channel and writing community called The Write Crowd. Along with Audrea Martin, Amy shares perspectives and insights about books for writers with writers. In this episode, Amy discusses this new venture, the books (yes, plural!) she's working on, as well as the various writing communities she is a part of and growing with.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Amy Strong's
• • The Write Crowd YouTube https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCpr-7kh4ySX7AQ3Y5WQNFVQ
  • website https://www.welcometothewritecrowd.com/
  • IG https://instagram.com/the_write_crowd?utm_medium=copy_link
• 20BooksTo50K https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k/?ref=share
• The 3-Day Novel Contest https://www.3daynovel.com
• Heart Breathings with Sara Cannon https://heartbreathings.com
• Kanab Conference https://kanabwritersconference.com/product/2021-kanab-writers-conference/
• Jennifer Holderidge https://instagram.com/thecreativeharbor?utm_medium=copy_link
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/

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.

Tammy Breitweiser returns to the Stop Writing Alone podcast to discuss all things writing community — from her own PUSH Groups and courses she leads for writers, to the places and spaces she finds constant inspiration to write.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Previous Episode with Tammy Breitweiser Episode 64: https://stopwritingalone.com/2020/04/02/episode-64-tammy-breitweiser-the-accidental-inspirationalist/
• Tammy Breitweiser's
• • PUSH group sign up https://mailchi.mp/7a65558c8526/push
  • website/blog https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/
  • Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/f99ff5fdfc67/newsletter-sign-up
  • IG https://instagram.com/inspiretammyb?utm_medium=copy_link
  • Twitter https://twitter.com/tlbreit?s=21
  • Short story collection https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C6WBQ34/ref=nodl_
• The Wayhome Tarot https://shopeverydaymagic.com/products/the-wayhome-tarot
• Secret Library Podcast https://www.secretlibrarypodcast.com
• Sarah Selecky https://www.sarahselecky.com
• Story A Day https://storyaday.org
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/

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.

Susie Taylor is a copywriters, blogger, fiction writer, mom, and all around compassionate human being. In this episode Susie shares her mission behind her Stix-n-Stones blog and FB group, her tips on being a copywriter, the story of how she gained ownership of the title "writer," and how writing community has helped her through all of these stages.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Susie Taylor's
• • Blog https://stix-n-stonez.com/
  • Website https://susietaylorwrites.com/
  • Stix-n-Stonez FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/946183662777871
• American Writers & Artists https://www.awai.com
• The Barefoot Writer https://www.thebarefootwriter.com/
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/

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.

Jackie Dana author of THE FAVOR FAERIES and the creator of STORY CAULDRON shares her experiences with serialized storytelling, creating an author platform using Substack, and, of course, writing community.

To Join Fall 2021 Happy Campers Club:

https://mailchi.mp/2a02299ec7e6/85cs7uh6w7

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jackie Dana's
• • Story Cauldron (Jackie Dana's Substack) https://storycauldron.substack.com
  • website https://jackiedana.com
  • IG https://www.instagram.com/cocteau32/
  • Twitter https://twitter.com/jadana17
• 20Booksto50K Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/20Booksto50k
• First Followers YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ
• To Join Fall 2021 Happy Campers Club: https://mailchi.mp/2a02299ec7e6/85cs7uh6w7
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/

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.

Joanne Aartman is currently writing a memoir about her travels. She shares many of her travel stories on her blog https://iconicbackpackerstories.com/ as well. In this interview Joanne discusses her experiences with writing community in and out of Stop Writing Alone, as well as her process for developing her memoir. She talks about the power of finding the right critique group.

To Join Fall 2021 Happy Campers Club:

https://mailchi.mp/2a02299ec7e6/85cs7uh6w7

Mentioned in this episode:

• Iconic Backpacker Stories https://iconicbackpackerstories.com/
• Joanne Aartman Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iconicbackpackerstories/
• To Join Fall 2021 Happy Campers Club: https://mailchi.mp/2a02299ec7e6/85cs7uh6w7
• Music for coffee break from freesound by lemoncreme https://freesound.org/people/Lemoncreme/sounds/186942/

• 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/