THIS is How a Writing Coach Walks His Talk
Listen to the audio version of this article here: Writing is hard. DAMN hard. As a writing coach, my job is to make it just a little bit easier by teaching you what I know. Every time I hit publish on a blog post or release a new podcast episode it’s with the intention of…
How to Prepare for National Novel Writing Month – The Writing Coach 030
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. Next month, thousands of writers from all around the world will attempt to write a novel in thirty days as part of National Novel…
Sarah Werner, Host of the Write Now Podcast – The Writing Coach 029
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In this episode, I speak with Sarah Werner. Sarah is a writer, a columnist for Forbes, and the host of Write Now, a popular podcast…
M School Book Trailer
My new action thriller novel, M School, comes out at the end of this month! Yup, in just a couple of weeks you will be able to pick up your copy. In the meantime, I’m happy to share with you the new book trailer! Check it out below: Intrigued? Get on the M School early…
You Aren’t a Genius
You aren’t a genius. You weren’t born more talented or more intelligent than other writers out there. Words don’t flow from your pen magically. You aren’t a once-in-a-generation wunderkind. That’s okay. You know what the geniuses do? They kill themselves. Seriously. Like all the time. You and I weren’t born with the gifts of the…
How to Get the Reader Feedback You Really Want
When seeking feedback on your manuscript, it’s extremely important to be honest with yourself regarding exactly what type of feedback you want. Whether you’re providing the piece of writing to a spouse, a critique group, or beta readers, you’ll need to let the reader know specifically what you require from them in return. The worst possible…
Do you want it BAD enough?
I know so many aspiring authors who are paralyzed by fear they aren’t good enough. They spend their time worrying their prose style just doesn’t hack it, their story-telling chops are weak, they’ve chosen the wrong point of view, they should have gone with the other story idea, etc. etc. They’re so worried they aren’t…
M School Influences – The Writing Coach 028
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. Later this month, my new action thriller M School will be released. In this special episode of The Writing Coach, I discuss the books,…
Who Said it Would Be Easy?
Aspiring authors will say things to me like, “My writing isn’t coming along as easily as it should be.” They’ll say, “Something’s wrong: I’m just not having fun working on this book anymore.” Sometimes they’ll even take the lack of productivity or the absence of fun to mean they should stop writing. Stop writing? Woah,…
Why Writers Need to be Tightrope Walkers
I’ve never been a fan of “balance”. When I gave up on the government-recommended “balanced diet” and instead ate an unbalanced diet that consisted primarily of vegetables and meet, I lost weight, gained muscle, felt healthier, and performed athletically at a higher level. That’s just one example of why I’ve always believed obsessive focus and dedication is…
