Story Magic

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about digging into character backstory.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Backstory vs character facts
• Where to start diving into what events have shaped your character's life
• Tips and tricks for developing backstory
• Don't forget to let your characters make mistakes

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about developing harmony in your creative life with Corrie Legge.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• why harmony is more important than balance
• creating harmony through looking at your future
• redefining your creative dream life 
• bringing joy and clarity to your current creative life

Get in touch with Corrie Legge: 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/creatingwithcorrie/

Web - https://www.creatingwithcorrie.com/

Podcast exclusive resources - https://www.creatingwithcorrie.com/podcast

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the pros and cons of external motivation.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• the right mindset for using external motivation
• where you're creating pressure in your writing life
• how to make external motivation work for you
• saying no to things that don't work for your process

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about building your story with genre with guest Savannah Gilbo.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Why genre is a really important building block of your story
• Commercial genre vs content genre
• 5 things genre can tell us
• How to use genre to plan your story

Get in touch with Savannah!

Website: https://www.savannahgilbo.com/

Podcast: Fiction Writing Made Easy, https://www.savannahgilbo.com/podcast

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/ 

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about where to start your story.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Starting your story by introducing your character's world
• Showing your character acting on what they want
• Backing up just a little bit BEFORE the big plot problem (the catalyst)

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

 Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about creative burnout with guest Gauri Yardi!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• What burnout is + how to recognize it
• How our nervous systems are tied to our creativity
• How to recognize if you're in burnout
• Some ways to begin burnout recovery 

Gauri Yardi's links:

Website: https://www.gauriyardi.com/

Quiz: https://www.gauriyardi.com/creative-burnout-quiz

Ebook: https://downloads.gauriyardi.com/acgtbfreeebook?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=link&utm_source=burnout-quiz

ReCreation: https://www.gauriyardi.com/recreation-masterclass

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gauri.yardi/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the flow of learning.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• The process of learning
• How to understand and apply this process to your writing journey
• Searching out support based on where you're at in the pyramid

Bloom's Taxonomy Image: https://goldenmayediting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blooms-Taxonomy.png

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about making money with your writing with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 3 of our interview series with Nicole!

What you’ll learn from this episode: 

• building belief in yourself and your story 
• how to build safety in the exchange of money for your work
• why you deserve to make money off your writing
• deciding to put your book into the world

Nicole's details: 

https://www.nshmoneycoaching.com

https://www.instagram.com/nshmoneycoaching/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about investing in your writing with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 2 of our interview series with Nicole!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• what does it mean to invest in your writing?
• when/how to invest time, energy, and money into writing
• making money choices to get you to the person you want to become
• how to invest in yourself with confidence 

Nicole's details: 

https://www.nshmoneycoaching.com

https://www.instagram.com/nshmoneycoaching/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about money mindset in your writing life with guest Nicole Stork-Hestad. This is part 1 of our interview series with Nicole!

What you’ll learn from this episode: 

• what IS money mindset? 
• how money mindset impacts your writing life
• how to stop feeling guilty about your money and start taking control
• "spending" your available time, energy, and resources on your writing

Nicole's details: 

https://www.nshmoneycoaching.com

https://www.instagram.com/nshmoneycoaching/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoldenbooks/