How Writers Write by HappyWriter

Last week I discussed different kinds of composing tools, and how you can use them to get your work done. This week, I’m going to review the tools and tactics I use to organize my long novel in progr…

Today’s interview is with Eleanor Henderson, author of Ten Thousand Saints and The Twelve-Mile Straight. I loved my talk with Eleanor, especially for the number of practical, useful ideas she gave me…

This Monday I'm out sick because my wonderful daughters got me sick (again). Just listen to my voice in the intro!

I'm rerunning one of my favorite Monday Motivations -- The Waiting Place. Please enjo…

Today’s interview is with Amy Harmon. I was introduced to her work when I picked up her book What the Wind Knows. I loved the book and her style, especially for someone who loves historical fiction.

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Welcome to Monday Motivation – Composing and Editing Tools

We are just a few days from 2020. New year, new decade. Boy oh boy, I am so excited I can hardly contain myself. To celebrate, on this Thursd…

Welcome to Monday Motivation – How Goals Saved My Life

Before I get started, I want to thank all of the people who reached out with kind words about Marlowe. I am so touched by your support and stori…

Welcome to Episode 8 – How John Freeman Writes

We are now just a week and a half away from the beginning of not just a new year, but a new decade. That means goal planning. For some of you, maybe you…

I had originally planned to do today’s Monday motivation, the last in the series on goals, on the redemptive power of affirming goals, but I have to pivot. I just don’t have it in me to dive into suc…

Welcome to Episode7  – How Deborah Landau Writes!

It’d be hard for me to imagine someone who sits in a more unique spot in the creative writing world than Deborah Landau. As I say in the interview, s…

Welcome to Monday Motivation – Six Reasons to Set Writing Goals

My experience with writers is that we generally look at things like structure, process, and goals as being antithetical to the writing …

Welcome to Episode 6 – How Darin Strauss Writes!

Over the first month of publishing this podcast, I’ve learned that so many of the authors I’ve interviewed have taken their life story and fused it wi…

There are a couple of big buckets to think about when setting a writing goal for this coming year. If you didn’t catch the webinar I hosted last week, I’ll be releasing the content really really soon…

 Welcome to Episode 5 – How Brian Platzer Writes 

As I’m sure you can see, my goal in these first interviews is to show how authors have worked through the ups and downs of life to create. Everyone h…

Welcome to Monday Motivation – Maximize Your Energy

Have you heard it said that “Time is your most valuable asset?” I won’t argue that maximizing your time on this Earth is critical, but I wouldn’t s…

Before we get started, have you signed up for the free webinar this evening, November 21st on how to crush your 2020 writing goals? If not, it isn’t too late. The webinar is at 7:30 pm ET tonight, an…

Today, I’m inspired by a few pages of “Oh the places you’ll go!” by Dr. Suess. Anyone with at least one child has this book on their shelf. 

I’ll read the pages… 

You can get so confused

That you’ll sta…

Hello and welcome to Episode #3– How Michel Stone Writes! I am your host Brian, and If you’ve ever thought about giving up, just throwing the towel in, this Michel Stone interview is for you. 

But, be…

Have you read the story Ming Lo Moves a Mountain by Arnold Lobel? The story goes like this… 

Ming Lo and his wife live in a shack right next to a mountain. The roof has holes from falling rocks from t…

I am soooooo excited to share some news! 

This week, the How Writers Write Podcast broke into the top 50 Fiction Podcasts on iTunes! We hit as high as #26! We are closing in on 1000 listens in just a …

Hello and welcome, this is Show #1! TODAY IS LAUNCH DAY!! Huzzah! I am so excited and thrilled and out of my mind.

I’m kicking off the podcast with a really special interview. I spent the afternoon re…