Write Away Podcast

This month, Janet joins JP and Crys for another book club, this time reading Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book’s lessons into their author business.

Question of the week: What were your hot takes from Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye?  Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

Show Notes

Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye

The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass 

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On this week’s episode, JP and Crys talk all about returning to projects that they have set to the side, how they restart them, and what changes they tend to make.

Question of the week: What have you done to revitalize past projects? What does your process look like? Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

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www.cryscain.com 

Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye

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In this week’s episode, JP and Crys talk all about the tools they use to track progress and how their methods change as their workload does. 

Question of the week: How do you track your progress? What can we steal from you? Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

Show Notes

Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye

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In this week’s episode, JP and Crys talk all about the dos and don’ts of author websites. They discuss website must-haves, goals of your author website, reaching your target audience, and different tools to help you get there.

Question of the week: have you set up your website yet? And if not, what’s keeping you from doing so?  Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

Show Notes

Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye

Rachel Amphlett’s Website 

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This month, Lon, Janet and Marianne join JP and Crys for another book club, this time reading Take Off Your Pants! by Libbie Hawker. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book’s lessons into their writing. 

Question of the week: What were your hot takes from Take Off Your Pants! by Libbie Hawker?  Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

Show Notes

Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing by Libbie Hawker

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby 

Your Book, Your Brand by Dana Kaye

janetkitto.com 

Lon’s Instagram 

Marianne’s Instagram 

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In this week’s episode, JP and Crys talk about what they find more difficult—starting a story or ending it—and why. They discuss the methods they use to craft their beginnings and endings, and how those methods have changed as they have grown as writers. 

Question of the week: What’s difficult for you, beginnings or endings? Has that changed as you’ve learned certain crafts? Has anything helped you overcome that? Share your answer here!

Don’t miss our weekly check in on Patreon (it’s public!) where we talk about what we’re currently learning, any thoughts we missed in last week’s episode, and our plans for this week!

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NRDS: National Recently Deceased Services on Vella

NRDS: National Recently Deceased Serviceson Fictionate

Brian McDonald: You Are a Storyteller podcast

Three Story Method

Steff Green’s Skeleton Draft Course 

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