The Write Approach

 In Episode 55, Barbara Hinske and J. W. Judge talk about their works in progress. After waffling between three different ideas, Judge made a business decision for writing his sixth novel. Hinske is taking on the issues discrimination and solitude that affect the visually impaired in her fifth Guiding Emily novel. They also talk about using foreshadowing to delight readers.

 Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com/

 In Episode 54, editor, author, and podcaster Erin P.T. Canning joins us for a practical and implementable topic -- strengthening your sentences. Canning shares seven ideas for ensuring that your writing has more dynamic sentences that will better engage readers and drive your story forward with more vivid language.

Erin P.T. Canning's website: https://erinptcanning.com/
Erin's podcast, Parents Who Write: https://parentswhowrite.com/
Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com/

There's a lot the opening pages of your novel need to accomplish so readers are completely engaged and to ensure you hit the benchmarks readers are subconsciously expecting. Susan DeFreitas share some practical advice for making sure you are starting your novel in the right place and what elements of story you need to establish to keep the reader to pages and not putting your book in the DNF pile.

Susan DeFreitas is another in a growing line of Jane Freidman alums (along with Tiffany Yates Martin and Allison K Williams); check out her article, How Can You Tell If You’re Starting Your Story in the Right Place?, which served as the base for our conversation.

Susan DeFreitas' website: https://susandefreitas.com/
Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com/

In Episode 52, author Angie Elita Newell joins us to talk about her experience as an indigenous person trying to bring her novel All I See Is Violence into the world. We discuss how Newell researched for her novel by interviewing elders who share the oral histories of their people and coupled her lyrical storytelling with the magical realism that is intrinsic to the worldview of many indigenous people.

Angie Elita Newell's website: https://www.angieelitanewell.com/
Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com/

When you're writing there are plenty of people willing to offer their opinions about your work. Some of them are even qualified to do so. However, among professional editors there will be differing ideas, and the writing may receiving conflicting suggestions about revisions they should make to their work. When this conflict arises, how should the writer decide what to do? We walk about this with author and writing coach, Allison K Williams.

Allison K Williams' website: https://idowords.net/
Allison K Williams' article, I Received Conflicting Advice on My Query Letter. What Now?
Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com/

In Episode 50, Barbara Hinske and J. W. Judge discuss the lessons they've learned over the past 49 episodes and how they've incorporated that into both their author business and their writing.

 Tammy L. Grace joins us to talk about her experience writing and releasing six books consecutively in 2023 in her Sisters of the Heart series. Tammy discusses her motivation for publishing this as a rapid release series and whether she would embark on a similar endeavor again. She and Barb discuss collaborating on connected series with other authors (like their series, The Wishing Tree), including both the benefits and pitfalls.

Tammy L. Grace's author website: https://www.tammylgrace.com/
Barbara Hinske's author website: https://barbarahinske.com
J. W. Judge's author website: https://jwjudge.com

In Episode 48, we talk with donalee Moulton the role of an editor in the writing process, and how to have an effective (and positive) relationship with your editor. There are different ways to approach working with an editor -- either throughout the writing process or once the work is completed. Find what works for you and run with it.

donalee Moulton's website: https://donaleemoulton.com/
Barbara Hinske's website: https://barbarahinske.com
J. W. Judge's website: https://jwjudge.com

 Who we read affects how we write. But the more we write and the more intentional we are about language choices, character decisions, and prose styles, the more definitively we establish our own voice from which we are telling our stories. In Episode 47 of The Write Approach, Barbara Hinske and J. W. Judge talk about the authors who have influenced (and continue to influence) their writing and they've cultivated their voices as authors.

Barbara Hinske's author website: https://barbarahinske.com

J. W. Judge's author website: https://jwjudge.com

In Episode 46 of The Write Approach, Barbara Hinske talks about being on set for the filming of Guiding Emily (Amazon link), the second of her novels that has been converted to a movie by The Hallmark Channel. Guiding Emily is set to air for the first time on September 8. Barbara was on set for the filming of the movie in Canada, and shares her experience of watching her written work transformed into scenes being acted out in front of her. Meanwhile, J. W. Judge talks about the energy that went into writing the last leg of his fifth novel and putting it through several rounds of revisions.

Barbara Hinske's author website: https://barbarahinske.com
J. W. Judge's author website: https://jwjudge.com