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58. Crafting continuity: A writer’s guide to style sheets

Learn how to maintain consistency when writing a story or book series using style sheets and style tags for easy document navigation.

14. Rewriting your parenthood story w/ Emily Popek

What does editing a book and parenting have in common? A ton, actually! As an editor, your job is to excavate through what you are given and pull out the best from the author. Same goes with good parenting.

22. Finishing the first draft

In today’s episode, your host, Erin P.T. Canning, wants to share her journey with finishing the first draft and what she learned along the way.

48. Braving (and conquering) the traditional publishing route w/ Maria Costanzo Palmer

Learn how one author entered Dante’s inferno and took initiative to get her narrative nonfiction novel published via the traditional publishing route.

Strengthen Your Writing: Know the 5 Primary Sentence Patterns

Have you ever read a sentence or even paragraph that took your breath away? When you can recognize the pieces of the puzzle, you'll be able to learn how to do the same.

36. Writing and illustrating children’s books w/ Sheryl Bass

Have you pondered writing children’s book but aren’t sure how to pull the whole project together, from prose, to illustrations, to publication?

11. Gain confidence with your writing w/ Angela & Rachel Trusty

Both of these ladies didn’t realize that confidence was the key to get them writing. Angel Trusty and her daughter, Rachel Trusty, are on the show today.

42. Touching creative source w/ Jackie Amsden

Have you had that moment when your words flow effortlessly onto the page and what you write completely surprises and delights you? Tune in to learn more about that experience with creative source.

5 Steps to Start Writing and Unleash Your Creative Self

Learning how to start writing in a way that allowed my creativity to flow freely was one of the best lessons grad school taught me. Now I’m sharing my discoveries with you.

47. Shifting the needle from dreaming to writing

The clips highlight some reoccurring themes among my guests that shift the needle from dreaming about writing to taking action.

21. Unearthing my identity beyond mom

With Maria Secoy as guest host, Erin P.T. Canning shares the lead up to losing her identity and motivation for writing after parenthood—and the resources she used to find both again.

40. Reading like a writer & what that means

Learn how reading like a writer helps strengthen your writing, which books you should apply this approach to, and how to actually read like a writer.