Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how to come up with ideas you actually like.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Reaching the root cause of why you don't like that idea
• Understanding your inner critic voices
• Ways to manage perfectionism and fear of rejection
• How to move forward

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Today, Emily & Rachel talk about tips to trick your inner perfectionist (aka separating thinking from implementing).

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• how perfectionism can lead to paralysis 
• mindset to overcome perfectionist tendencies
• exercises and tips to implement into your writing 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

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Today, Emily & Rachel talk about reaction progressions.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• what reaction progressions are
• the 4 pieces of a reaction progression
• why it matters that characters react in order
• tips and tricks for 'showing' with using reaction progressions

THE SHOW, DON'T TELL FORMULA reaction progression guide: https://goldenmayediting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-Show-Dont-Tell-Formula—Golden-May-TW-2023-2.pdf

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Today, Emily & Rachel talk about growing a thick writer skin.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• why you actually don't need a thick skin
• how to begin building a strong mindset
• developing a support system of writers who understand 
• what to do when you experience a major blow

Other resources mentioned in this episode: 

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price

Amie McNee

Kristen Kieffer

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Today, Emily & Rachel talk about when to write or reject a series with guest Lewis Jorstad.

What you’ll learn from this episode: 

• Benefits of a series above and beyond standalone novels
• Challenges of writing a series
• When it’s okay to write a standalone
  

Get in touch with Lewis Jorstad: 

Web - https://thenovelsmithy.com/

Books - https://shop.thenovelsmithy.com/

Purchase Lewis' new book Beyond Book One: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH1H36R5/

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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

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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

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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/

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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

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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/

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