The #AmWriting Podcast: the second-longest-running writing podcast in the biz*
The above video was created way back in … 2018, I think … when we first realized that we couldn’t sustain this podcast on love alone. I haven’t watched it in a while. I kinda think I might, at some point during it, produce a sock puppet.
We’re still going strong. We’ve become a trusted place for writers to find their people, their momentum, and the motivation to finish the work that matters most.
Hosted by me, KJ Dell’Antonia, Jess Lahey, Sarina Bowen, and Jennie Nash, #amwriting is a Groupstack for anyone who wants to play big in their writing life — from curious beginners to seasoned pros.
Each week, you’ll find one of these four kinds of episodes:
Classic #amwriting episodes — honest, insightful, and full of hard-won advice about writing, revising, publishing, and staying creative.
Nerd Corner — Jess and Sarina get geeky about the ins and outs of publishing.
Write Big — Jennie dives into the mindset and strategy that help writers think bigger and share their work with the world.
Write Along with KJ — I open the door to my own process, from messy drafts to last pages and invite you to write along.
When you’re ready to take action, you can join our Blueprint Challenge — a 10-week guided, hands-on way to start or revise your next project and see it through. We usually do these in January and in the summer. They’re so much fun – and super effective.
At #amwriting, we believe in encouragement over perfection, community over competition, and showing up — even when it’s hard — because that’s how the words get written.
And we should know. Between us, we have a LOT of experience.
KJ Dell’Antonia is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters and Playing the Witch Card, and the former editor of the NYT’s Motherlode blog. She writes about joy, purpose, and persistence — in work, family, and writing. On #amwriting, she shares her process (and her stumbles) in #AmWritingEveryDay.
Jess Lahey is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation, as well as a longtime teacher and journalist. She’s endlessly curious about how stories get made — and what happens once they hit the world. With Sarina, she co-hosts Nerd Corner, diving into the ins and outs of publishing.
Sarina Bowen is the USA Today–bestselling author of more than thirty romance novels and several thrillers, including the Brooklyn Bruisers and Ivy Years series. A traditional and indie publishing pro, she knows every corner of the book business. Alongside Jess, she co-hosts Nerd Corner, exploring the inner workings of publishing with humor and heart.
Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company setting the gold standard in book coach certification. Jennie is the author of 12 books in 3 genres, including Blueprint for a Book series. On #amwriting, she hosts the Write Big episodes to inspire you to do the hard work of writing what matters.
Join us on the pod, in posts, and at live online events for inspiration, insight, and the company of people who get what it means to keep writing.
And always remember: keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game.
*Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn has us beat by about 200 episodes… but no one else has hung in quite so long or determinedly as we have. Am I wrong? Email me (amwritingpodcast AT substack.com) and I’ll give credit where credit is due!
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Start with the basics, and get our an email every week with a podcast, links and shownotes. Once in awhile, you’ll also get delightful essay laying out exactly how to create a novel notebook, or pitch agents and editors, or struggle through a tough revision.
Want to toss a few bucks in the can to support the podcast you love? You’re a STICKER, then, my friend (IYKYK) and we are so grateful. You are allowing us to do what we do best: offer practical, useful, actionable steps to help you achieve your writing goals.
STICKERs get:
Access to weekly AMAs with hosts KJ, Jess, Sarina and Jennie (starting 5/27/24.)
Access to our Blueprint for a Book program
Our Writer Goal Setting e-book and worksheet.
Our deepest thanks!
If you want to support us even more, we would appreciate it! We call these supporters SPARKLY STAR STICKERs. You get:
The ability to submit pages to our monthly Booklab First Pages Review podcast (TK 6/1/24)
Extra bonus podcasts.
Our deepest thanks!
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