This Week in Writing

This Week In Writing Justin talks to a distinguished panel of freelance writers about how they maintain their careers.  

This Week's Panel: Deya Bhattacharya, Kendra Stanton Lee, and Melinda Crow. 

This Week's Featured Article: How To Be A Professional Freelance Writer: Invest In Yourself by Justin Cox 

This Week's Featured Links: (some links provide a small compensation if you purchase a product or service) 

This Week In Writing, Justin is joined by Gretchen Hardin, librarian at the Bee Cave Public Library outside of Austin, TX. She gives us some great action book recommendations for our late summer reading. Plus we discuss her fantastic Instagram account, Eating / Reading which supplies a never-ending list of book recommendations paired with fantastic food. What more could you ask for?

Plus, stay tuned for 3 Reasons Your Fight Scene Sucks by J.A. Taylor

Are you writing fight scenes? Do they suck? In this week's featured article, J.A. Taylor shares some tips and tricks to make your fight scenes pop. Follow J.A. on Medium @itsjimnotjames.

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This Week In Writing, Justin is joined by Eva Gutierrez and Kirstie Taylor of Content Writer's Mastermind for a discussion about content writing.

What is content writing? How do you get started as a content writer and pitch your first client? And how do you deal with rejection? We cover all these topics and more.

Episode Links

Patreon.com/ContentWritersMastermind

Follow Eva Gutierrez: @theevagutierrez on Instagram, Website

Follow Kirstie Taylor: @wordswithkirstie on Instagram, Website

How To Tell Everybody That You're In Writing Mode by Viggy Hampton

Writing from home can be difficult, especially when you don't live alone. Thankfully, Viggy discovered an unconventional way to signify she's in writing mode. Follow Viggy on Medium @vmp22.

This Week's Discussion: What is your quirky writing ritual? 

Do you have a routine that gets you in the zone to write? That's what we're talking about in today's discussion.

This Week's Links:

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What is Burnout and is it Permanent? by Emily Wilcox

You will have heard of it. You will have felt it. And you will have, I’m sure, wholeheartedly resented it. In today's episode, Emily Wilcox shares how writers can overcome burnout. Follow Emily on Medium @emwilcoxwrites.

This Week's Discussion: What is your favorite word?

We all have one. What is yours and how do you slip it into your writing?

4 Things I Did To Improve My Vocabulary by Devin Gleeson

How sizable is your diction? Did you know there are active and passive vocabularies? In today's featured article, Devin Gleeson shares how to grow your vocabulary. Follow Devin on Medium @DevinGleeson.

This Week's Discussion: What is your favorite word?

What is your favorite word and how do you weave it into your writing?

This Week's Links:

English Live: How Many Words Are In The English Language

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

When Were French Words Borrowed Into English?

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Characters Done Well: Personality Traits by Lynda Dietz

Have you ever taken a personality test? The DISC, Meyers-Briggs, Enneagram? In today's Featured Article, Lynda Dietz shares how these tests can help build our characters. Follow Lynda on Medium @lyndadietz4.

This Week's Discussion: What is your personality type? 

We talk about our personalities is and how they help or hinder our writing.

This Week's Links:

DISC Personality Test

16 Personalities

HumanMetrics Personality Test

The Personal Essay is Not Dead by Cherie Glimour

Apparently, the personal essay is dead. It died the same year as Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bangerz’. In today's Featured Article, Cherie Glimour explains why personal essays and blogs are still a valid form of writing. Follow Cherie on Medium @cherielee_37146.

This Week's Discussion: Do you experience writer's block? 

This week we share a few unique ways to overcome the pesky problem.

This Week's Links:

The Personal Essay Boom is Over by Jia Tolentino

The First Person Industrial Complex by Laura Bennett

I Married a Conservative by Cherie Glimour