Many authors want to be traditionally published because of the perceived prestige that comes with the name of a Big Publishing House.

Don't publish the infodump! It's easy to infodump even when you don't mean to, which is why editors and critique partners are so importan

**Introduction** Today's episode is the next in our *Literary Sins* series, a series of episodes focused on addressing those things that wr

Struggling with being a productive writer? We all fall into distraction traps and periods of low productivity. All productivity tips are

Struggling with being a productive writer? We all fall into distraction traps and periods of low productivity. All productivity tips are lik

Today's episode is titled "Reasons to Write the Blurb Early," but I really wanted to name it "Reasons to Not Procrastinate on Writing the Bl

Today's episode is titled "Reasons to Write the Blurb Early," but I really wanted to name it "Reasons to Not Procrastinate on Writing the Bl

Where do you start when it comes to books on writing craft? A simple search on Amazon for "writing craft books" brings up over 70,000 result

Are you curious about Author Nation and whether you should go next year? This episode covers who Author Nation is for, what kinds of session

Do you get stressed and overwhelmed whenever you look at everything it takes to publish a book, whether you're pursuing self publishing or t

How do you know when it's time to switch from the writing mode to the editing mode? What even is the difference between them? In this episod

Today’s episode is about the fourth and final category of Writer's Block, called "Creative Powerhouse." It’s really the bonus result from ou

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Have you committed this literary sin? Head hopping, or jumping from one POV to another in the same paragraph, scene, or chapter, can throw r

In this episode of *The Novel Writing Podcast*, Colleen Mitchell introduces the Writer’s Block Quiz, which helps writers identify the type o

For many writers, the pressure of deadlines—whether self-imposed or external—can become overwhelming.

Pareto's Principle is the idea that 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. We can use this principle to improve our writing lives.

Prologues can be a double-edged sword—while writers may love them, readers often don't. This episode explores why prologues are often critic

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new podcast page on the TALLY INK website, featuring The Novel Writing Podcast.

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