How Writers Write by HappyWriter

Welcome to Episode 59 - How Darby Kane writes

This episode with Darby Kane is more or less exactly what this podcast is all about. Darby's spirit, openness, and vulnerability touched me. I walked arou…

Welcome to Episode 58 - How KJ Dell’Antonia Writes

This is a special episode with KJ Dell'Antonia. KJ is a faculty for HappyWriter, a podcaster herself, a friend of the show, and I think we share a bu…

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Welcome to Episode 57 - How Sabaa Tahir Writes

Sabaa Tahir is a #1 NYT bestselling author and a wonderful person to interview. In this episode, Sabaa and I really dig down deep into the writing life, …

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Your Inner Writer

By far, the most common question I am asked when I am working one-on-one with writer, is "how do I know if I am even a writer?" And, it is so common be…

Welcome to Episode 56- How A.R. Torre Writes

Today's interview is with best-selling author, entrepreneur, and all-around powerhouse A.R. (or Alessandra) Torre. In this interview we talk about Alessand…

Welcome to Monday Motivation- Say Yes, Part two

After last week's episode titled "Say Yes," I had a bunch of people reach out on Instagram and email. And I gotta say, I absolutely love it when I hear …

Welcome to Episode 55 - How Christine Feehan Writes

Here is another interview with a prolific author. Christine Feehan has published over 80 books. 80! This interview has so much for series writers, a…

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Say Yes

Each year around this time I become extremely reflective. There is just something about the shortened days and the cold and the coming of the New Year that makes…

Welcome to Episode 54 - How Mark McGuinness Writes

So before we kick off this week's episode, I want to give a quick update on HappyWriter. This last week, if you attended my live workshop on how to 3…

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Small Wins

As writers, it is so incredibly easy to get really hyper-focused on the big things. We want to be published, win awards, roll in money, and all the things. I'…

Welcome to Episode 53 - How Peter Warren Singer Writes

This episode is sponsored by.... HappyWriter! There was about 1500 hundred writers who participated in our Plot Your Novel in Just Five Days chal…

For today's Monday Motivation, I want to read the entirety of Dr Suess Oh the Places You'll Go. This book has had a tremendous impact on me, and I was reading it this week to my children and I though…

Welcome to Episode 52 - How Andrew Peterson Writes

There was about 1500 hundred writers who participated in our Plot Your Novel in Just Five Days challenge and it was truly epic. If you missed the cha…

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Take Joy

All too often I think these talks highlight some of the really difficult parts of the writing life, but I'm totally guilty of not discussing just how amazing it…

Welcome to Episode 51 - How Kim Harrison Writes

This episode is sponsored by... HappyWriter! Of course!

This month we have a stacked content calendar. On top of the already growing library of challenge…

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Three Ways to Supercharge Your Creative Energy

So, this is a five-minute version of a five-day course that I have in HappyWriter about how to build, maintain, and manage…

Welcome to episode 50! 50!! How Anthony Horowitz Writes.

I remember I used to imagine what it would be like to say episode 50, and here we are. Thank you so much for listening, and sharing this podcas…

So, my friends, I COMPLETELY underestimated how long it would take me to move... again. 

No episode this week but I’ll be back next week!

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Welcome to Episode 49 - How Dr. Ian K. Smith Writes 

I can tell you that I have thought a lot about this interview with Dr. Ian K Smith in the past month since I recorded it. Ian is such an inspiratio…