The Well-Storied Podcast

By Kristen Kieffer

Insights, encouragement, and actionable advice designed to help writers craft sensational novels and build their best writing lives. Always in 30 minutes or less, so you can get back to writing. Hoste... more

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The podcast currently has 189 episodes available.

The Well-Storied Podcast episodes:

May 11, 2017 How & Why To Create A Writer's Mission Statement
In today's episode, learn how to create a Writer's Mission Statement using 5 key elements that will keep you motivated and focused as you work toward your writing goals.

Article + Transcript: www.well-storied.com/mission
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May 10, 2017 How Fiction Writers Can Pen Strong Opening Lines
Episode Transcript: www.well-storied.com/openinglines

Opening lines can be tricky. You only have a sentence or two to hook readers, to grip their attention strongly enough that they’ll allow you to draw them deeper into the heart of your story world.

In today's episode, Kristen breaks down how strong opening lines hook readers, how you craft openers that pack a powerful punch, and the five main ways you can frame your lines for maximum effect.

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May 10, 2017 Eight Steps To Pursuing A Professional Writing Career
In today's episode, Kristen explores some of the steps you can take to begin building a professional writing career today, no matter where you are in your writing journey.

Article + Transcript: www.well-storied.com/career
Support the Podcast: www.patreon.com/wellstoried

Well-Storied Communities: www.well-storied.com/community
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May 10, 2017 How To Write Chapters That Captivate Readers
Chapters do more than just add structure to your story; they can create a sense of pacing and page-turning urgency. In today's episode, Kristen talks all about how to write chapters that captivate!

Article + Transcript: www.well-storied.com/chapters
Support the Podcast: www.patreon.com/wellstoried

Well-Storied Communities: www.well-storied.com/community
All Episodes: www.well-storied.com/podcast

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May 10, 2017 Ten Ways To Care For Yourself As A Writer
To write great stories, we must find comfort in our writerly skin. Today, Kristen shares her top ten tips and tricks for taking care of yourself as a writer so you can build a happy, healthy, and fulfilling writing life.

Article + Transcript: www.well-storied.com/selfcare
Support the Podcast: www.patreon.com/wellstoried

Well-Storied Communities: www.well-storied.com/community
All Episodes: www.well-storied.com/podcast

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April 24, 2017 How To Choose and Build a Powerful Theme for Your Story
In episode 4, we discuss the definition of theme, why it's so important to include themes in your novel, and how you can easily identify and integrate themes in your work today!
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March 27, 2017 How and Why You Should Create a Writer's Mission Statement
Helloooo, friends!
As you may or may not know, every week (on Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern, to be
exact) I host a Twitter chat called #StorySocial. I co-founded this chat
back in June 2014 with my friend and fellow author Jenny Bravo, and it’s
been an amazing way to connect with writers worldwide ever since.
The #StorySocial crowd has become a tight-knit group over the years, but we
also ALWAYS love having new writers join us (hint, hint!). But I digress…
In all our weeks of chatting, I don't think we've ever had such strong
feedback as we had a few weeks ago, when our chat topic for the night was
Writers’ Mission Statements. Several chatters even went so far as to call
it their favorite chat yet.
It was truly an incredible and inspiring hour of conversation!
Unfortunately, the software I use to create our weekly chat recaps
glitches every time I try to create a recap for that night’s chat. But the
Writer's Mission Statement chat was simply too good not to recap!
So instead of skipping it, I decided to write up a mini-article explaining
how you, too, can create a Writer’s Mission Statement to call your own!
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March 13, 2017 Four Steps to Overcome Writing Procrastination
I've met a variety of writers since joining the online writing community,
and I have to admit: I'm mad jealous of those who look forward to every
single writing session with reckless abandon.
I am not one of those writers. And I know I'm not alone.
For a number of us, writing isn't always the most joy-inducing task in the
world, no matter how much we love our stories. For any number of reasons,
sitting down to write can be difficult for some of us. And oftentimes,
procrastination wins out.
The good news? Writing procrastination is completely normal.
You should never treat yourself like less of a writer because you lack the
motivation to tackle your next writing session. Like I said, there are a
number of reasons why procrastination may plague you.
We're going to talk about each of these reasons, as well as how to stop
procrastination in its tracks, in today's article. So let's get going!
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January 01, 2016 8 Steps To Pursuing a Professional Writing Career
In today's episode of the Well-Storied Podcast, we'll explore some of the steps you can take to begin building a professional writing career today–no matter where you are in your writing journey.
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12min

FAQs about The Well-Storied Podcast:

How many episodes does The Well-Storied Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 189 episodes available.