The Writing Coach

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The Writing Coach episodes

August 04 Emil Wilson on Memory, Family, and Graphic Storytelling – The Writing Coach Ep. 229
Graphic novelist Emil Wilson joins Kevin Johns to discuss his stunning debut, The Nightingales, a sketchbook-style, semi-autobiographical story about family, memory, AIDS, queer identity, and empathy. They dive into visual storytelling, composition, colour, humanizing “antagonists,” and how Emil’s background in advertising and design shaped this powerful, genre-bending book.
44 min
July 24 Flow States, Dopamine Management, and Beating Procrastination with Oscar-Winning Producer Steven Puri – The Writing Coach Ep. 228
Oscar-winning producer Steven Puri shares Hollywood storytelling lessons, flow states, and dopamine management tactics to help writers beat procrastination and finish their work.
54 min
July 08 Susan Leon on Crime Fiction, Forgiveness, and the Ripple Effects of Loss – The Writing Coach Ep. 227
Author Susan Leon discusses her debut novel If They’d Only Known, crime fiction, grief, forgiveness, Northern Ontario, and the ripple effects of loss.
46 min
May 16 Where the Night Winds Wail: Sandy Day on Obsession, Grief, and Indie Authorship – The Writing Coach Ep. 226
In this episode, Kevin sits down with author Sandy Day to discuss her new Ontario noir novel WHERE THE NIGHT WINDS WAIL, a haunting story inspired by the classic song “The Long Black Veil” and driven by themes of obsession, grief, and unresolved wounds.
50 min
May 09 How Linda Garnett Turned Her Debut Gothic Vampire Novel into an Amazon Bestseller – The Writing Coach Ep. 225
In this episode of The Writing Coach Podcast, Kevin T. Johns speaks with author Linda Garnett about the release of her debut Gothic vampire novel, Red Falls. Linda shares what it felt like to see the book climb the Amazon bestseller charts, how the novel evolved through outlining and revision, and why writing community, coaching, and messy first drafts helped her bring the story to life.
46 min
April 28 Using Story Intelligence to Stay Authentic in the Age of AI with Gabrielle Dolan – The Writing Coach Ep. 224
Storytelling expert and author Gabrielle Dolan joins writing coach Kevin T. Johns to reveal how writers, coaches, and leaders can use “story intelligence” (and even AI) to communicate with more clarity, emotion, and authenticity in a skeptical, digital world.
46 min
April 20 Patty McGee on How to Teach Writing Without Crushing Confidence – The Writing Coach Ep. 223
Kevin Johns talks with literacy expert Patty McGee about grammar, feedback, revision, voice, and how to help writers grow with more confidence and skill.
42 min
March 11 From Journals to Memoir: How Margot Stornelli Wrote The Big Red Suitcase — The Writing Coach Ep. 222
Kevin chats with his client Margot Stornelli, a retired librarian who turned a personal journaling project into a full travel memoir, The Big Red Suitcase.
37 min
February 05 Writing, Burnout, and the Long Game: Kevin Tomlinson on Building a Sustainable Author Life with VAs — The Writing Coach Ep. 221
Author Kevin Tumlinson joins The Writing Coach Podcast to talk burnout, AI, virtual assistants, and how writers can build a sustainable, human-centered author career without doing everything themselves.
49 min
January 22 Book Brush for Authors with Kathleen Sweeney — The Writing Coach Ep. 220
Kathleen Sweeney of Book Brush shares how authors can simplify visual marketing, stay on brand, and choose DIY vs done-for-you support.
37 min

About The Writing Coach

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Author and writing coach Kevin T. Johns interviews the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.