The First Draft Club

By By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach

A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven’t written a word since your 5-paragr... more

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FAQs about The First Draft Club:

How many episodes does The First Draft Club have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

The First Draft Club episodes:

October 09, 2020 Is it bad to start a new book before I finish writing this one?
In this episode, Mary talks about juggling projects, following creativity's lead, and The Bachelorette.
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10min
October 09, 2020 S02 E02 Is it bad to start a new book before I finish writing this one? [Reissue]
This episode originally aired on 10/9/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
In this episode, Mary talks about juggling projects, following creativity's lead, and The Bachelorette.
...more
10min
October 02, 2020 Help! How do I write good dialogue?
The trick to writing believable dialogue is to remember a key thing about humans: we're bad at it.
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11min
October 02, 2020 Help! How do I write good dialogue?
The trick to writing believable dialogue is to remember a key thing about humans: we're bad at it.
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11min
October 02, 2020 S02 E01 Help! How do I write good dialogue? [Reissue]
This episode originally aired on 10/2/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
The trick to writing believable dialogue is to remember a key thing about humans: we're bad at it.
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11min
August 28, 2020 Let's recap our season takeaways.
All the questions answered during Season 1 in one quick-to-digest episode!
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12min
August 28, 2020 Let's recap our season takeaways.
All the questions answered during Season 1 in one quick-to-digest episode!
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12min
August 28, 2020 S01 E12 Let’s recap our season takeaways [Reissue]
This episode originally aired on 8/28/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
All the questions answered during Season 1 in one quick-to-digest episode!
...more
12min
August 21, 2020 Do I need an antagonist?
If you have to have a protagonist, you must need an antagonist, right? No. What you do need is more interesting.
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10min
August 21, 2020 Do I need an antagonist?
If you have to have a protagonist, you must need an antagonist, right? No. What you do need is more interesting.
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10min

FAQs about The First Draft Club:

How many episodes does The First Draft Club have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

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