Stop Writing Alone podcast

Episode 124: Writing Questions Big and Small

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zsUI3Fz6ed4iHG9Kr6URA?si=lMxzJqJMSKqakgBnBo69ow&dl_branch=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqUrzEGly4I&t=204s One of the great benefits of writing community is the ability to talk about writing with others who “get it,” but are you asking your writing questions once given the opportunity? Sign up to receive Friday Night Writes emails, including the link to the monthly Writing Prompt Party! https://mailchi.mp/cc1507dc3fbd/friday-night-writes Mentioned in this episode:… Continue reading Episode 124: Writing Questions Big and Small

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDjDg2a4rE https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mcT8A2U4fhJWPRea3HfkN?si=8AYJZ9tRTeOxxtXNiQyz_g&dl_branch=1 We all get a bit lost in the woods sometimes. Whether it is a blank page, the muddy middle, or just getting lost in the humdrum routines no longer serving us, this week Nicole examines a three step technique she uses to find her way back in the direction she desires in these… Continue reading Episode 123: Finding A Way Back In

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7AYIoIGCLX6X7GI1zNVwuW?si=dTLJr9JRTiaW9pUx35WBIw&dl_branch=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ksG3k-5oY We all get a bit lost in the woods sometimes. Whether it is a blank page, the muddy middle, or just getting lost in the humdrum routines no longer serving us, this week Nicole examines a three step technique she uses to find her way back in the direction she desires in these… Continue reading Episode 122: Why I Haven’t Invested in an MFA

https://open.spotify.com/episode/78BA9gXTIMhUjPk02A1zub?si=gt_u4nL9Tv2xsctNQ8r1LQ&dl_branch=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uD2BpxD3Yg Competition has a time and place, but if you are unwilling to release it at all, you may be standing in the way of finding writing community. This week Nicole reads an excerpt from her most recent draft of the Stop Writing Alone book which focuses on the benefits of dropping competition and… Continue reading Episode 121: Dropping Competition in Favor of Community

https://open.spotify.com/episode/59EzXvh2N8bhmfGS6T2bqn?si=APFoiiRWSUWwhYomABVehg&dl_branch=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfP7ArZ7_0I&t=2s How many blank writing exercise/prompt books do you have on your shelf? Are you ready to commit to them? This week Nicole discusses a commitment to a new exercise book while on a family trip. She shares an exercise from this book. Sign up to receive Friday Night Writes emails, including the link… Continue reading Episode 120: The Books We Buy