The Versatile Writer

Season 10, Episode 3: D

During this season I'm using letters of the alphabet as a prompt relating to something writing or writer related.

Today, I touch upon:

Dialogue, Descriptions, Diary writing, D…

Season 10, Episode 2: C

This season I'm using every letter of the alphabet as a writing/writer-related prompt.

In today's episode, I'm touching on: Creativity, Career, Cameo, Courses, Critiquing Budd…

Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 10.

In this season I'm using letters of the alphabet as a prompt for something writing related. As you might imagine - there is a lot! Because of this, I'll share it th…

The final episode of Season 9 is Episode 8: Self-Reflection.

Each time I finish a season, I try to end on a high. I think this might qualify. 

I cover the episode in three sections: small wins, mediu…

S9E7 Internal Chatter is the penultimate episode in Season 9 of The Versatile Writer podcast.

In this episode, I look at the productive, the less than productive, the ugly, and the destructive versio…

S9 E6 Imposter Syndrome.

This episode takes a look at that nasty phenomenon that eats away at our confidence creating self-doubt. 

I use myself as an example with something that happened in my career…

S9E5: Thinking Creatively Through Photos looks at how images can help you convey your book/self/business/etc message on social media.

It's not news, yet some people forget that images tend to grab yo…

S9E4 A Deep Dive enters the world of self-refection for the aim of working things out.

You know how sometimes we need to fulfil a task but our brain tells us, 'nope, not gonna happen'? I believe it u…

S9 E3 Stay in Your Lane touches on writing in different genres and the writing, publishing, and reading communities opinions on it. This epi also touches on pseudonyms, genres, and anthologies.

SHO…

S9 E2 Character Arcs looks at what they are and analyses each main character in all of my five novels: Dicing with Danger, Guardian Angel, Jenna's Dad, Livin' and Lovin' in Texas, and Dream State.

SH…

Firstly, thank you so much for being patient and waiting for Season 9. As you'll hear in the episode, the delay was due to getting a traditional publishing contract that had a deadline attached. 

Sin…

Season 8 Episode 8, the final episode in this season.  This time we look at sequels, how they're created and why they're created. 

Feel free to participate in this discussion and other TVW episode di…

In this penultimate episode of Season 8, I look at how visualisations can be a writing resource, how they work for me and maybe you too, and invite those who have aphantasia to participate.

SHOW NO…

Season 8 Epi 6 is a shorter than usual episode tackling a problem that happens to so many Creatives across the world. In this week's unusual format, I'm* offering myself as a...well, you decide. I ho…

Season 8 Episode 5 looks at how to get noticed in two ways: as a writer and as a business.

Investigates ways in real life and online.

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Season 8 Episode 3

With the world being as it is, our daily lives bombarded with 24 news bulletins that are less than helpful to our mental health, this week's episode focuses on other ways to ease o…

In the 2nd episode of Season 8, we look at how life doesn't stop when you start writing. In fact, it downright simply gets in the way. How do you deal with that? How do you re-focus on the task at ha…

Welcome to Season 8 of The Versatile Writer.

This season, I'm starting off with a look at why and how writers change their genres and styles, and cover 3 reasons why they do.

Included in this epi: to…

Here's a surprise episode, one I recorded a few years ago but is still as relevant as it was then. 

This time of year, many writers - new and experienced - will consider participating in NanoWrimo, t…