John Helps You Write Better
John Helps You Write Better is your all-in-one better-than-college help and advice in writing and publishing your books. It's all about giving you the career as a successful author you've always dreamed of.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 300
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Art and relationship, part 1
It's time to dive into art a little deeper than before.
Is your work 100 pounds?
In today's episode, let me ask you what your work weighs.
Give yourself permission to market your work
I promise that you're wrong about being bad at marketing.
Why no one should care about your spaceship
Another day, another pointless binary debate in the Writing space...
A technically challenged Writers Chat for 10.3
In today's Chat - the Stream Deck crashes, I talk about agents, foreshadowing, and writers who don't finish their work.
Feed your artist, don't starve them
Today I want to talk about the myth of the starving artist.
4 kinds of Newsletters You Need To know
So, you want to know a few things about newsletters?
Just be a person who writes, not a "Writer"
Two things about this episode:
- It's a surprise interruption to the regular content schedule
- I'm not sure anyone reads the show notes.
Find the limits of your fears
You know all those things you're afraid of? Have you thought about talking through them?
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Bad doesn't mean not good enough
Today, let's tackle the idea that we're bad at something ... especially when we're not really bad at it.
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A bold new one question Writers Chat for 9.26
So ... how about we just answer 1 question? It's a big one. I think you're going to like it.
And now, a word about a thing I do...
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Writing is hard, don't give up
I had a conversation last week about writing being hard. Here's why that's okay. And here's my challenge to you - keep doing it.
let's talk about writing rituals
In today's podcast, I want to talk about writing rituals. Do you have one? Is it helping?
No your reader isn't stupid
Your reader continues to be smart. And you don't need to try so hard to impress them.
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It's not clickbait, but here are 3 words you can cut from your MS.
In today's episode, I've got a few words that don't need to be in your manuscript.
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A very marketing oriented Writers Chat for 9.19
In this week's audio-only Writers Chat, there are questions about marketing engagement, audience shock, name changes, SFF publishing, and Substack Terms of Service.
This one got more business-y than e…
How do you measure success?
In today's episode, I want to talk about success.
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Oh heavens no, don't be unrealistic (gasp!)
Okay, can we stop trying so hard to be realistic please?