The Page & Podium Podcast with Dr. Amanda Nell Edgar

Perfectionism is a species of black and white thinking that can kill your book. We've seen passionate people with amazing stories to tell stopped at every stage of the process: unable to start withou…

This week we are thrilled to have guest author Lisa Katona Smith on the day of the debut of Parallel Recovery: A guide for those who love someone with substance use disorder. Among other topics, Lisa…

AI is here, and many writers are turning to it. It can produce words much faster than any human can--but does that mean it's actually helping? Is producing your work faster than you can read and eval…

Writers often think that the best way to sell a book is to have the best book. However, what makes a book "good" and what makes a book "marketable" are not the same thing. We know that many excellent…

Being a writer often comes hand in hand with being a school supply/office supply nerd. We love to see August roll around because it means those amazing walls of school supplies for the coming year--n…

"If I could only just sit down, focus, and knock this out..."

How many times have you said this to yourself about your writing? I certainly have, far too many times. Since when do we want to "knoc…

In part four of our book sales series, we want to address an obstacle we see many of our authors face as they begin to promote their published book, especially authors of memoirs or hybrid memoirs. T…

The launch of your book is a wonderfully exciting time. In this third episode of our series on sales, Amanda explores the different way your mindset can set you up for a successful book launch and co…

There is one question that haunts so many aspiring authors--"Will this book sell?" It's a fair question, but it's not one that anyone can easily answer with a simple yes or no for many reasons. And …

Every author wants their book to be a success. But what does it really mean for a book to be successful? Is it winning awards? Finding devoted readers? Helping others face their own lives with brave…

Hope Fabillar is one of our Memoir Method graduates. In this video, Hope and Amanda discuss how to write a deeply personal family story, being vulnerable through story telling, how to find the suppor…

In our fourth and final part of our revision series, Amanda discusses how revision is a process, and how many authors hold many misconceptions about that process. Revision is not the linear process o…

In part three of our four-part revision series, we talk about a necessary, but often fraught and scary, step of the revision process: getting feedback.

Most writers know that feedback is necessary…

In our second part of our four-part revision series, we ask a fundamental question: what makes a memoir good?

So many writers avoid even starting their book because they're afraid it won't be good…

Drafting can be a heady, dizzying experience, especially for first-time writers. Many different approaches bring us to the page, and after months or even years of work, we have something that kind of…

If you're here, you have probably had an itch to tell your story. Your life is unique and what you've learned through your experiences feels powerful to you. We hear from authors so often who want to…

Anything that feels like a slog is going to be put last on our to do list, which is a death knell to creative projects. While there's no short cut that makes it lightning fast or painlessly easy, thi…

Having a strong outline is important because the underlying structure is what makes or breaks so many narratives. But how do you know your outline is "right"? There are so many forms and approaches t…

Working with editors can be amazing to make your story so much stronger--it can also be scary, especially if the story is as personal to you as memoirs should be. Editors should be stepping into the…

At the end of the week, are you beating yourself up for not writing? Are you looking back and wondering where exactly you were supposed to find the time? Finding time to write is one of the biggest h…