The Merry Writer Podcast

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This week, we're back with another author interview! Liz Shipton, a speculative fiction author, joins us to discuss her work.

In this episode, we cover:

• Liz's creative process
• The…

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Today, we are looking at keeping consistent within our manuscripts, which is why we are all about Style Sheets

In this episode, we cover:

• What is a style sheet?
• Why is it used?
• Wh…

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We all need to procrastinate on our writing once in a while, so why not create fun aesthetics for your WIP? This week, we discuss cool things for you to make that your readers will…

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Sometimes, even the most prolific writers feel themselves struggling with inspiration and ideas. So what can we do when our creative well runneth dry?

In this episode, we cover:

• W…

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This week, we interview author LB Carter on her and her work. She talks about her many works, themes in her books, and more.

In this episode, we cover:

• LB's start with writing
• Her…

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We're back with another mini writing challenge. We've all heard the advice about the importance of writing daily. So, we decided we would take 30 days and writing every day.

In thi…

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Recently, we discussed creating an author media kit. To go along with that, we thought it'd be a good idea to discuss book press releases. This week, we're talking about how to cre…

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We are back to talking about Productivity as we look at ways to find more time to write. We could all use more time, right? So, today we are discussing the benefits of a Time Budge…

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Every book needs a blurb or how else are readers going to know what it's about? The blurb helps a reader decide to open the book to its first page and possibly buy it. This week, w…

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Today, we welcome back author Andrew McDowell on the podcast. He shares his thoughts, insights and experiences in this author interview. 

Andrew appeared on our Podcast way back at…

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Habits are never easy to maintain. Building a writing habit is just as tough. This week, we go over some ideas on how to keep the writing consistency going.

In this episode, we cov…

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We have decided to do a few silly mini challenges, and we are starting with this one.

One piece of (odd) advice that circulates the writing community every few years is the "mirac…

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If you have a book published and want to get your name out there more, then having an author media kit is a great place to start. This week, we discuss what an author media kit, an…

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Today, we are joined by author, writing coach and manuscript editor, John DeDakis on the podcast. He shares his thoughts, insights and experiences in this author interview.

In thi…

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Yes, we're back talking about author websites again! This time, we're discussing plugins you can add to improve your author website and make it more unique and easier for you to ma…

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We did it, we finally took the plunge and recorded an episode about AI. Is it ranty? Yes. Do we tangent all over the place? Also yes. Is it painfully long? Yes. We do still open so…

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AllAuthor is a platform that's well known by some, but others have never heard of it. Rachel checked it out and discussed her findings with Ari to see if it's really worth it for a…

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Today, we are joined by Writer Jeremy Russell again. Last time Jeremy was on the podcast, he shared his insights regarding how writers with ADHD can stay motivated. Now he's back f…

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Writing one book takes multiple drafts throughout the process. Some of those drafts are easier than others, so this week’s we’re talking about the draft that usually hardest for us…

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Need to raise funds to get your book off the ground? Have you considered using Kickstarter? Well, in today's episode, we are going to be discussing a few things you might want to t…