Are you a COMMUNITY CREATOR?

This episode is for those writers who thrive with a writing group or critique partner, having accountability, but also a place (or person) with whom to share writing wins and struggles.

Not sure what your writing persona is? Take the quiz here!

https://www.the60daynovelwritingchallenge.com/writers-quiz

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Are epilogues necessary? 

If you want to include an epilogue, what's the best way to go about it?

What is the point of an epilogue, anyway?

In this episode I share my thoughts on epilogues, and some best practices about how to approach including them (or not).

I also cover 5 questions to ask yourself about your story to determine if an epilogue is the right choice.

Are epilogues right for everyone? No, but when done well they are the chef kiss at the end of a story.

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Are you a SKEPTICAL SCRIBE?

This episode is for those writers who question everything, who go on deep research quests for exactly the right reference... but get paralyzed if something is "off" or imperfect.

Not sure what your writing persona is? Take the quiz here!

https://www.the60daynovelwritingchallenge.com/writers-quiz

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Caitlin Shetterly, author of Pete and Alice in Maine, shares her return path to writing fiction after years in nonfiction.

A major medical event in the winter of 2020 to 2021 aligned so perfectly such that she experienced the same kind of healing as in the story she was telling.

This episode is for all the writers who feel like life has caught them off guard, and how to bounce back stronger than before.

To enter the giveaway for a copy of Caitlin's book, DM @tally.ink on Instagram with your name and address! The first 3 respondents will get a book directly from the publisher. 

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Are you a DILIGENT DRAFTER?

This episode is for those writers who are self-disciplined, super organized, know exactly where the story is going... and still have trouble sitting down to write.

Not sure what your writing persona is? Take the quiz here!

https://www.the60daynovelwritingchallenge.com/writers-quiz

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Ever wonder what kind of writing persona you have?

Or what motivates you to write?

Or even what the hidden pitfalls of those are? (Because they exist!)

Announcing the Writing Persona Quiz! This brand new quiz from Tally Ink will tell you exactly what kind of writer you are, and the ways you can take advantage of those strengths.

Take the quiz here!

https://www.the60daynovelwritingchallenge.com/writers-quiz

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

When authors get negative reviews, the first instinct is to feel bad because someone didn't like what we wrote.

However, not all negative reviews are alike, and we can't approach them all the same way.

The troll reviews are very different from the ones with constructive criticism.

This episode is for people who are concerned about their negative reviews, and how to actually handle them.

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Have you ever heard of Parkinson's Law?

If not, it's the law that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. 

AKA, if you give yourself a whole day to do something, it will take you all day to do it.

Did you know that writers experience a paradox with Parkinson's Law?

In today's episode we take a look at a common time management technique and how it can actually hinder a writer's creativity.

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Not all pressure is good.

Whether you're facing deadlines, word counts, or critter feedback, too much of the wrong kind of pressure can mess with your writing mindset. 

This episode covers why working under pressure is not always the right choice, and ways to release that pressure if you find it building up. 

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Business coach and entrepreneur Dave Moreno joins me on the podcast to talk about how and why authors should approach writing (and the results of writing) like a real business.

We discuss business mindset for authors, core messages and values, run tasks versus grow tasks, and all sorts of other golden nuggets for authors who really want to understand the business side of writing.

If you are an author who dreams of going full time, this episode is for you.

Connect with Dave on Instagram @davemorenocoaching or on his website at www.davemoreno.ca

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What to do next…

• Sell your eBooks direct with Curios (keep 100% of sales) - Affiliate Link
• Take the 60 Day Novel Writing Challenge for FREE (Full Playlist Coming in October)
• Work with members of the Tally Ink Author Services Team
• Read Colleen's clean YA portal fantasy series (The Chronicles of Talahm)
• Read Halie's YA fantasy series (Secrets of the Tally)
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts