The Write Start
The Write Start teaches you everything you need to know to start and build a successful and profitable freelance writing career. In jam-packed episodes, professional writer Lisa Iannucci will chat with other professional non-fiction, fiction, essay, and memoir writers who will share secrets to their success and discuss the pitfalls and obstacles to having a successful writing career. Lisa will also share her personal experiences from her own career. You'll learn so much in this podcast and you'll keep coming back for more! It's time for The Write Start!
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Best-selling Novelist Caitlin Weaver Talks About Career Balance
Welcome to The Write Start podcast.
I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci, and today my guest is Caitlin Weaver. Caitlin is the author of the best-selling novels Such a Good Family, and Things We Never Say. I…
Susan Hartzler and Writing Dog-Friendly Travel and Lifestyle Content
Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci, and today my guest is Susan Hartzler. Susan is a full-time freelance writer and author who says that her journey as a writer has been…
Sean Kanan, Michele Kanan and their book Way of the Cobra Couples!
Welcome to The Write Start Podcast. I’m your host, Lisa Iannucci. Happy 2025 and I’m starting this podcast off on the right foot. Today my guest is actor/producer, SEAN KANAN and his wife MICHELE KAN…
Samantha Puc Writes About LGBTQ+, Fat Representation and Grilled Cheese!
Samantha Puc (she/they) is a fat, disabled, lesbian writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture. Their writing has been featured on Polygon, Refiner…
Camille Prairie Successfully Merges Molecular Biology & Medicine with Writing
Welcome to the Write Start Podcast. I’m your host Lisa Iannucci. Today on the show I’m talking to Camille Prairie.
Camille holds a degree in Biology from Drexel University with a concentration in Cell…
Hannah Gordon - Storytelling, Trauma, & Creative Expression
Welcome to the Write Start Podcast with me, Lisa Iannucci. I've been a successful freelance writer for years, making my own hours and working wherever I want. Are you ready to start your freelance wr…
Ann Logue Turns Fascination for Money into Lucrative Writing Career
Welcome to The Write Start Podcast! I'm your host Lisa Iannucci and my guest this week is someone I’ve known for many years and I’m thrilled she’s here. Ann Logue (rhymes with vogue) is a writer spec…
Joni Sweet's Successful Writing Career
Welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start Podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci. I'm a successful freelance writer and have written, ghostwritten, co-written and contributed to more than 30 bo…
Michele Hollow Talks About Writing and Her Newest Book Jurassic Girl
Episode #30: Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci. My guest today is Michele C. Hollow, a freelance writer who writes about health, mental health, autism, aging, animals, …
An Update and a Request
Hello all and welcome to The Write Start Podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci and this is a very short note from me. In what seems like a year of ups and downs for me, I am reaching out to let you know what’s …
Julie Sturgeon Gets Real About Freelance Success!
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of The Write Start podcast.
It’s the right time for the write start.
Today's guest is Julie Sturgeon a longtime friend of mine and current owner of Freelance S…
How to Use Facebook to Make Money and What I Learned As a Contest Judge
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci and I have been a full-time freelance writer for more than 20 years. This podcast is where you learn how to navig…
How One Writer Gave Up a 'Safe' Stable Career to Build a Successful Writing Career
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start Podcast! This is where you learn how to build a successful freelance writing career and, of course, how to make more money. The Write Start …
How to Get Assignments When You Haven't Been Published
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "How do I get assignments (or a book contract) when I've never been published before?" First, you don't give up. You find ideas to write about and the…
Let's Get Real About Life, Mental Health and Doing Better Interviews
(There were a few audio issues that I addressed and to fix them, I took out the original intro, so it jumps right to the start of the episode. My regular intro will return in the next episode!)
Welcom…
Let's bust through Imposter Syndrome and take your career to the next level!
Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local an…
How to find really good ideas to write about!
Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local an…
Kate Hanley, author of How to Be a Better Person: 401 Simple Ways to Make a Difference in Yourself
(Let me know if this sounds familiar – audio issues, but Merry Christmas to me because I invested in a new microphone and this will be the last poor quality podcast episode. So my sincerest apologies…
Writing Cookbooks with Laura Fuentes!
Welcome to The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazin…
Cindy Begel On Her Successful TV Writing Career, Meeting Lucille Ball and more!
On today’s episode of The Write Start my guest is Cindy Begel and I have to admit that I decided to do this episode purely for selfish reasons because this episode focuses on becoming a television an…