Productivity and organization has been a recurring theme on The Writer's Nook Podcast. Ahead of 2020 NaNoWrimo and as a general rule of thumb: how do you stay organized, measure productivity, and find a home for those stray ideas you always come up with? Hannah and Leah discuss their opposite-but-effective ways of staying organized and on track.

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Though the ends of scenes and chapters may line up, how can you play with the structure of your novel to keep readers turning the page? Hannah and Leah discuss the difference between scenes and chapters and how you can use this knowledge to your advantage.

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Simply put, your writing voice is your writing style and what makes your work unique to you. But how do you find your voice, and once you do, how do you refine it?

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Hannah and Leah discuss how you can balance multiple writing projects at once. Life and inspiration sometimes mean balancing a few different ideas and manuscripts at once. If you want or need to tackle them at the same time, how do you achieve that balance? 

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Hannah and Leah discuss managing your time as a creative writer. Remember: there is no right or wrong way to approach your work and schedule. It's about trying different strategies until you find the combination that works for you.

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In the Season 3 opener, Hannah and Leah discuss self-care for writers and why you might not be writing consistently. Just as Season 2 ended, COVID-19 surged, the world shut down, social movements grew, and things haven't been what most of us expected for 2020. Many writers have been struggling to create, and that goes back to one common factor: stress.

We are not mental health professionals. For mental health help and resources, check out the following links:

For budget-friendly therapy options in the USA and Canada: https://openpathcollective.org/

To find therapists and psychologists near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com

Four questions to ask yourself about self-care: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/201901/self-care-in-busy-world-4-questions-ask-yourself

Samantha Heuwagen, previous podcast guest and licensed therapist: https://samanthaheuwagen.com/

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What do you do once you finish your novel? Send it out to agents? Hire an editor? Actually, you might want to work with a critique partner and a few beta readers if you haven't already! In this episode, Hannah and Leah discuss the differences between critique partners and beta readers, what each role is, and how to find some helpful teammates.

For a beta reader questionnaire, visit: https://btleditorial.com/2020/03/18/working-with-critique-partners-and-beta-readers/

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Writing the middle of your story is the hardest party. It's where you start to lose focus, encounter writer's block, and feel like moving on to a shiny, new idea. In this episode of The Writer's Nook Podcast, Hannah and Leah discuss the 'messy middle' of novel writing and how to push through so you can finish your draft.

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Romance is not only one of the most popular genre among readers, but it makes for engaging subplots in other genres, too. Leah and Hannah discuss how to create tension in fictional romances, popular romance tropes, and some pitfalls you should try to avoid.

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Readers want to be captivated from the start of your novel. This may shock you, but prologues aren't always the best way to do that. How do you start in media res to gain readers' attention, and how do you incorporate a prologue if you want one? Join Hannah and Leah in this episode of The Writer's Nook Podcast to find out.

Find The Writer's Nook Podcast online @writersnookpod or email us at [email protected]. Find Hannah online @btleditorial and Leah at @lc_chiasson.