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Listen now (49 min) | We wanted to talk holiday writing—as in, writing ABOUT holidays, not writing during the holidays. So we went strolling through th…

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Listen now (34 min) | Here’s one way to learn how to write books that work in audio: narrate over 700 of them, like our guest this week, Tanya Eby. If …

Listen now (6 min) | It’s the first ever #AmWriting SupporterMini! #AmWriting SupporterMinis are bite-sized podcasts of writing advice and inspiration …

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Listen now (35 min) | Every nonfiction book starts out as a glimmer of an idea. A topic. An area of interest or expertise. But you can’t just pitch a b…

Oh, we hear you. You’re a writer—but you’re not a “real” writer. Not yet. Not until you [fill in the blank here]. Back in 2002, when I was an active me…

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Oh sure, you’re on top of the obvious social media. You’ve made your choice among Insta, FB and Twitter and you’re maintaining as appropriate. (Yeah, o…