The Resilient Writers Radio Show
Welcome to the Resilient Writers Radio Show! This is the podcast for writers who want to create and sustain a writing life they love. It's for writers who love books, and everything that goes into the making of them. For writers who wanna learn and grow in their craft, and improve their writing skills. Writers who want to finish their books, and get them out into the world so their ideal readers can enjoy them, writers who wanna spend more time in that flow state, writers who want to connect with other writers to celebrate and be in community in this crazy roller coaster ride we call “the writing life.”
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 102
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Writing a Memoir in Essays, with Rona Maynard
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When we’re looking for a new writing project, it might crop up in an unexpected place. At least, that’s what Rona Maynard discovered.
She n…
MFA Pros & Cons, with Gabriela Pereira
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You might want an MFA, but is attending an MFA program right for you?
They aren’t for everyone, and for some, programs aren’t even accessib…
The Writer as Collaborator, with Anita Lahey
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Inspiration can come from many places, but what really matters is how we writers choose to use it.
Take Anita Lahey, poet and nonfiction wr…
Writing Historical Fiction
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Some stories come along and take us over. It feels like we're compelled to write them, almost as if we had no choice. Historical fiction ca…
How to Get Useful Feedback on Your Writing
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Feedback is a great writing tool—if you get it at the right time. Writers have a bad habit of asking for feedback way too early in the firs…
Book Marketing Secrets, with Shelby Leigh
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Self-publishing gives us a lot of freedom, but it also means we have a lot of learning to do. Especially when it comes to marketing our own…
Your Writing Routine and Your Personality
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If you knew your writing personality, it would make developing a writing routine a lot easier. And thanks to Brooke Adams Law of We Are Wri…
How to Write a Book that Works: Revisiting the Classic 3-Act Structure
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Tempted as you may be to break the mould, sometimes sticking with the classics is the way to go. Specifically in today’s episode of The Res…
Looking forward to Season 2!
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Thanks for being with us for Season 1 of The Resilient Writers Radio Show! We've loved being on this journey with you and hope you have enj…
How to Manage Creative Anxiety
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For writers, creative anxiety is almost unavoidable. It can make us doubt ourselves, our work, and whether we should continue—which makes i…
Playing, Plotting, and Pantsing with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
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Writers, do you make sure you take time to play? No? Well today’s guest, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, is here to tell us why we should.
In fact, …
He Doesn't Know Anything: Interview with Michael Blouin
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Don’t let the title mislead you—author Michael Blouin knows a lot. Specifically, he knows a lot about persistence, and how it can impact yo…
Behind the Scenes of a Small Literary Press
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In the world of publishing, small and independent presses don’t get nearly enough love. Large publishing houses may have all the metaphori…
On Grace & Self-Compassion
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As writers, we have tons of tools at our disposal. Strategies, motivation, beloved writing utensils or software…
But many writers are missi…
Loving Independence: On Self-Publishing, with Emma Dhesi
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Indie publishing. Does that send shivers up your spine, or leave you buzzing with excitement?
For author Emma Dhesi, it’s definitely excit…
How to Find the Focus to Write
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Focus is both a great boon and a great curse to writers. We need it, but finding it can be difficult… and that was before we lived in a wor…
On Writing and Failure: Interview with Stephen Marche
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In his new book, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer, author Stephen Marche ar…
Inspiration from the Compost Heap: Interview with Frances Boyle
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The writing process has many critical aspects, but a very important one often falls to the wayside: writing community.
Today’s episode featu…
Tent Poles: Structuring Writing and Life with Elisabeth de Mariaffi
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For writers, it’s not just a work-life balance—it’s a work-life-writing balance. And we have advice for finding yours!
In this interview, we…
A Different Shape: Interview with Barbara Joan Scott
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Novel writing involves brainstorming, research, drafting, and editing. Barbara Joan Scott has inside tips on it all.
In this interview, we …