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Strengthen your sentences with 4 easy tips
51. Strengthen your sentences with 4 easy tips
In today’s episode, you’re going to learn four easy tips that have a powerful impact on your sentences. In fact, they’re so easy that you can start implementing them today. Bonus: You'll also learn how zombies can help.
Normalizing mental health issues in romantic historical fiction w/ Ginny Moore
45. Normalizing mental health issues in romantic historical fiction w/ Ginny Moore
Hear Ginny Moore share not only why her postpartum anxiety and depression went undiagnosed for far too long but also how subconsciously funneling her mental health issues into her main characters has helped her to know herself better, heal, and save her marriage.
Capturing motherhood’s complexity through poetry w/ Dominique Snedeker
08. Capturing motherhood’s complexity through poetry w/ Dominique Snedeker
She uses poetry to immortalize precious moments with her children and motherhood’s complexity. Dominique Snedeker, a poet, U.S. Air Force veteran, and parent of three, is on today's podcast.
6 steps to set realistic writing goals
6 Easy Steps to Set Realistic Writing Goals
New Year’s resolutions tend to fall through. But when we apply those lessons to writing, you'll know how and why taking these six steps will help you succeed with your writing goals.
Get acquainted with the 5 primary sentence patterns
37. Get acquainted with the 5 primary sentence patterns
Have you ever written a sentence that just feels off? Learn the 5 primary sentence patterns to plant the first seeds for gaining this knowledge.
Using children’s stories to inspire your writing w/ Maria Secoy
29. Using children’s stories to inspire your writing w/ Maria Secoy
In this episode, Maria explains what questions writers can ask themselves, and their children, to expand their understanding of what makes a story when reading children's stories.
From postpartum depression to author w/ Samantha Bryant
32. From postpartum depression to author w/ Samantha Bryant
When postpartum depression strikes, escaping those feelings can seem impossible. Learn how this mom returned to creative writing to help herself through depression.
5 easy ways to make time to write, even for busy parents
5 Ways to Make Time to Write
Don't let those never-ending to-do lists stop you from pursuing your goals. Find out how you too can make time to write, even with a super busy schedule.
Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions
30. Showing emotions by asking yourself 8 questions
How do we show what we or our characters are feeling so our readers can experience those emotions for themselves as the scene unfolds? Learn how to visualize emotions and thus show readers.
Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals
27. Planning realistic New Year’s writing goals
Planning our writing goals is crucial to our success. But we also need to set realistic goals we can achieve. Use these 6 steps to ensure your writing success this new year.
Healing and growing post-breakup through writing w/ Angel Norvell
02. Healing and growing post-breakup through writing w/ Angel Norvell
A soul-crushing breakup led Angel Norvell to start writing about her healing process with the hope of helping others.
Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself podcast
Bonus: 7 ways to make time for your writing and yourself
Making time for your writing, especially for us busy parents, is something I talk a lot about here on Conversations with Parents who Write. Enjoy these 7 tips in this flash podcast episode.