How To Survive Until You're Published

In this episode, Amy Bell and M Irene discuss worldbuilding, to include tips on how they have used worldbuilding in their current and past projects.

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In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene interview Melissa Lark, author of the Fresh Canvas and the Fresh Series, contemporary women's fiction. Melissa Lark deep dives into how she makes her characters r…

In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss different tips for how to build your characters, to include how they've built characters in the past, and what they are doing different with their current…

In this episode Megan Irene and Amy Bell discuss where they start with their novels and how it has differed from project to project in order to help you narrow down where you might want to start with…

In this episode Amy Bell interviews authors Ashley Sheesley, Melissa Lark, Liz Reeder, and Sydney Willison on where and how they get their ideas for projects!

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In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell discuss where they get ideas and how to stay motivated with an idea once you hit a rough spot! They also talk about their two most recent ideas they will be flesh…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell go back to the basics. They discuss their overall goals and outline for How to Survive Until You're Published, and get into why it's important you understand your…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell discuss creative burnout. They recount when they've experienced burnout, how they can tell they're getting burnt out and some tips for preventing burnout and reco…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview Leslie Dacapo on how to balance writing with everyday life! Be sure to also check out Leslie's free story "An Engineer's Guide to Kissing" and check out…

In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss how to get in the flow with writing. Some tips and tricks that have worked for them and other listeners. Additionally, they talk about overcoming blocks t…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview guest author Brittany Mack about her debut novel. We discuss her decision to indie publish this first trilogy vs. traditionally publish potential future…

In this episode M Irene interviews author Jennifer MD Cox about using psychology in writing. Jennifer goes over the basics, psychology aspects that can influence character morality, choices and other…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview Jen Woodrum and Rain Sullivan about Pathfinders Writing Collective, a new writing challenge and community for creatives!

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In this episode, Amy Bell and M Irene discuss fleshing out side characters! They discuss the importance of side characters, their relationship to the main character and common archetypes for side cha…

Live mental health discussion turned podcast, on mental health and writing! Is YOUR mental health holding you back from writing? Do you deal with a fear of failure, rejection, or vulnerability? J…

In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview guest author Ashley Funk about how she comes up with ideas for her stories, and how she takes the seeds of an idea into a full fleshed story.

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In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss pacing! They go over common problems with pacing, how to recognize pacing problems and how to overcome them.

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In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss which genres they write, how they discovered their genres, how they develop their voices and how to pick which POV to use for your novel.

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