Don't miss this chat about not only micro-communities, but how to know when you've NAILED your query letter! 

Michele Tracy Berger is the Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University. She has a secondary appointment in the Department of English. In addition to being a scholar, she is also an award-winning creative writer. Much of her work explores psychological horror, especially through issues of race and gender. Doll Seed, her debut short story collection of speculative fiction was published this fall by Aunt Lute Books.

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The most popular episode every year - check out what Rachael made in 2024 and how she made it! Also, what will she be changing, adapting, doing in 2025? Her words of the year are Sparkle and Bloom, so that's a hint. 

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This is an interview you will LOVE, start to finish. Get ready to be overjoyed. 

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is an award-winning writer and writing teacher and a mother of two. With a PhD on the intersections between fairy tales and autobiography, as well as a seven-year streak of writing weekly poems for strangers, she teaches writing for Oxford Department for Continuing Education and for Harvard Extension School, where she won their highest teaching award. She has authored thirteen books, most recently the personal growth guide Edit Your Life, based on the experience of living three years in a 275-square foot backyard guest house with her family of four (five, if you count the Labrador)—and the middle grade novel Ark, set during the pandemic and described by Kirkus Reviews as “infectiously hopeful.” Elisabeth co-edited the anthology What Doesn’t Kill Her: Women’s Stories of Resilience, which Gloria Steinem described as stories that “will help each of us to trust and tell our own.” Her poetry and short work have been published widely, including in The Poetry Review and Real Simple; her work with myth and memoir has been spotlighted in Harvard Magazine. Elisabeth and her family call Boise home and travel widely. (elisabethsharpmcketta.com)

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Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Let's plan for the new year with Sacha and Rachael!

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Support — who needs it? You do! How to get it (and how to hold open space for your writing, too). 

Heidi McIntyre’s journey as a writer began in college when a professor convinced her to switch majors to English, igniting her passion for storytelling. With a background in marketing consulting, Heidi spent years specializing in fresh produce, collaborating with growers, commodity boards, and industry associations to elevate their brands. Today, she channels her expertise into helping authors as a Book Marketing Coach. Heidi self-published her debut novel, Sea Magic, in 2023, which is the first in a women’s paranormal fiction series. She lives in Oviedo, Florida, with her husband, Tim, and their two dogs, Pumpkin and Lizzie. She loves coffee, chocolate, yoga and visiting historical places. Find her at heidimcintyre.com/coach

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✏️ Write More, Worry Less: A Year of Pressure-Free Productivity

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Rachael’s back from swimming with the turtles - catch up with her today. And how does a writer move from flash to longer work? Find out with Kate!

Kate Mahony is a long-time writer of short stories and flash fiction with an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka. Her work has been published in anthologies and literary journals. Her debut novel, Secrets of the Land, published by Cloud Ink Press was voted onto the Whitcoulls Bookstores Top 100 Books 2024-2025. She lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) in Aotearoa New Zealand.

✏️ Write More, Worry Less: A Year of Pressure-Free Productivity

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Don't miss the early-bird pricing, good till Dec 10th!

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

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Rachael's landing book planes and Sacha's cleaning up after an incredibly successful Kickstarter! Enjoy!

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

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How to write an identity not your own! Also: on inhabiting your character, on easy reading being damned hard writing, on grounding the reader in a scene, and expecting that you WILL make mistakes (and that's okay.) 

Alex Temblador is the Mixed Latine award-winning author of Writing An Identity Not Your Own, Secrets of the Casa Rosada and Half Outlaw. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a contributor to Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. Her work has also appeared in PALABRITAS, D Magazine, and Colorado Review. Alex has taught creative writing seminars, workshops, and classes with the Women's Fiction Writers Association, WritingWorkshops.com, the Writer's League of Texas, and more, as well as spoken about diversity in the literary world with Macmillan, Texas Library Association, Abydos Learning Conference, and at many other festivals, conferences, and universities. 

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NZ Ahead with Liz and Brian

Story Magic - Lower Your Expectations

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK!

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On zooming out to look at character interiority and having scene goals, as well as slowing down the hurry mode. Enjoy! 

Nicole Meier is an author and book coach living in the Pacific Northwest. Her debut novel, The House of Bradbury, was chosen as a Best Book of 2016 by Refinery29. Her second book, The Girl Made of Clay, was named a Top Book according to Bookbub readers. The Second Chance Supper Club, was named a Best New Book 2019 by Popsugar. Her fourth novel, City of Books, is out now. Nicole is the host of the Steps to Story podcast and a certified book coach and developmental editor working to help fiction writers bring their stories to life. Find her at nicolemeier.com or on Instagram @nicolemeierwrites

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK!

📚 90 Day Revision!

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On writing with heart, soul, and pen! 

Robin Finn, MPH, MA, is the author of the new book, Heart. Soul. Pen.: Find Your Voice on the Page and in Your Life. She is the creator and founder of Heart. Soul. Pen.® women’s writing workshops and Hot Writing™ where midlife and menopause inspire the desire to say what you mean without apologizing. Robin teaches writing for groups and organization across the U.S. Her work has appeared in national and international press including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The L.A. Times. She holds master’s degrees in public health from Columbia University and in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Robin’s passion is helping women unleash their radical self-expression and connect, heal, and transform through writing.

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK!

📚 90 Day Revision!

🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!

📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!

📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!

📙 Publish Your Book!

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On being okay with not knowing (it's part of being human), on listening to dreams, and on "overhearing" your book. Enjoy! 

Lauren Aliza Green is a novelist, poet, and musician. Her debut novel, The World After Alice, is out now from Viking (US) and Penguin Michael Joseph (UK). Her chapbook, A Great Dark House, won the Poetry Society of America's Chapbook Fellowship. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Lit Hub, Virginia Quarterly Review, Threepenny Review, American Short Fiction, and elsewhere. Other recognitions include the Eavan Boland Award, sponsored by Poetry Ireland and Stanford University, and a spot on Forbes' 2024 30 Under 30 list.

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)

Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

💥 90 Days to Done - WRITE YOUR BOOK!

📚 90 Day Revision!

🪑 Join Onward Writer Slack!

📅 Rachael Says Plan! Plan with me!

📝 Rachael Says Write! Write with me!

📙 Publish Your Book!

❓ I'll Answer Your Questions on Air!

EXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS: 

➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book

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