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WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
Are you a writer looking for some help and encouragement? Want to improve your writing and advance your career? Or maybe you're just getting started and don't know what you need yet. Author and teacher Kitty Bucholtz and her guests are happy to help you on the sometimes difficult and often lonely road writers travel. Learn to build your business, whether you're traditionally published or self-published, and improve your craft, regardless of where you are as an author. Together, we can write…
Episodes
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
120E – The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
I recently finished listening to the audiobook version of The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer. Amanda is a popular musician, and her indie approach to her music…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
119T – Knowing Your WHY Will Change Your Writing
Today's episode is taken from a live writing workshop I taught at my church in Malmö, Sweden, in November 2018. In this first portion of the talk, I discuss…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
118I – Writing For a Brand: An Interview with Nancy Naigle
Today's author, Nancy Naigle, is a delight to talk to! She's got such great stories about how she started writing, how she got involved with Hallmark…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
117I – All I Want For Christmas Is a Book Contract: An Interview with Alys Murray
New author Alys Murray joins us today to talk about her first book, The Christmas Company, released by Hallmark Publishing in October 2018. Alys shares her…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
116I – Writing a First Novel Isn’t Easy: An Interview with Stacey Donovan
Stacey Donovan is back as today's guest - but this time as an author! Stacey wrote the first original novel published by Hallmark Publishing, Sunrise Cabin…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
115I – How the Story Changes: An Interview with Shawn Smucker
Today, we're back again with Shawn Smucker, but this time we're talking about nonfiction and his new memoir, Once We Were Strangers. It's the story of how…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
114E – Preparation
Advent is here, and many people around the world are preparing for Christmas! Others are preparing for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve. Families are…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
113I – Imagining a Real Life: An Interview with Jane Kirkpatrick
Jane Kirkpatrick writes historical fiction from a different angle. She researches fascinating real people and then writes what's missing from history -- their…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
112E – Why Are You Doing This?
Some things stick in your head and you can't stop thinking about them. That's what happened to me this week with a Michael, Jr. YouTube video. He's a comedian…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
111I – Lessons From a Long Career: An Interview with Thomas Locke
Today's guest is author Thomas Locke, also known as Davis Bunn. Thomas has a brand new book out this week, the dystopian novel Enclave. In today's interview…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
110I – Hallmark Publishing Needs Sweet Stories: An Interview with Stacey Donovan
Editor Stacey Donovan joins us today to tell us about Hallmark Publishing! I've been talking about this new publisher of sweet romances and cozy mysteries for…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
109E – Recognize the Good and Write It Down
Sometimes I have to stop and ask myself, is God trying to get my attention? Because it sure seems like I keep running into this or seeing that lately. That…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
108I – Human Trafficking in Fiction: An Interview with Lynn H Blackburn
Today's conversation with Lynn H Blackburn is so interesting! Not only do we talk about fun stuff like writing and stories, but we start our conversation with…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
107E – Planted, Not Buried
Sometimes we feel stuck. Maybe a little, like walking in a bog. Maybe a lot, like waist-deep. Maybe we sometimes even feel we're totally buried, cold, in the…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
106I – Amish and the Civil War: An Interview with Jan Drexler
Our guest today is Jan Drexler, a historical novelist whose stories often feature Amish characters. Today we talk about the challenges and choices Plain folk…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
105I – Writing Christmas in July: An Interview with Melody Carlson
Our guest today is Melody Carlson, the award-winning author of over two hundred books. Despite having so many, she does tend to be known for her many Christmas…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
104I – Romantic Suspense From Around the World: An Interview with Lisa Harris
The lovely Lisa Harris talks to us today about building a romantic suspense novel from the ground up. She explains how she organizes her information (she loves…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
103I – The Strong Quaker Women of Nantucket: An Interview with Suzanne Woods Fisher
Suzanne Woods Fisher joins us today for a riveting and fun conversation about Nantucket, its amazing history and people, and the trilogy of Quaker books she…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
102E – Success Doesn’t Mean No Failures
Ever since I was a teenager, I've enjoyed reading the second half of Proverbs 31 about the Wife of Noble Character. I've always looked at that passage as an…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
101I – Querying and Getting THE CALL: An Interview with Claire Eliza Bartlett
We writers love stories, and some of the most exciting are stories of getting THE CALL - from an agent who wants to represent our books (and with whom we're…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
100I – The Expanding World of Kobo: An Interview with Christine Munroe
Today marks the 100th episode of WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast! Woohoo!!! :-D Very exciting day for me! To celebrate, I asked Christine Munroe, Director of Kobo…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
099I – The Novelization of a Movie: An Interview with Jennifer Dornbush
Jennifer Dornbush is a screenwriter, author, speaker, and forensic specialist. Today we talk about her new movie, God Bless the Broken Road, and the…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
098I – Self-Editing with Style: An Interview with Tisha Martin
Today's guest is editor Tisha Martin! Tisha edits for a couple of publishing companies, has private clients, and judges books for Writer's Digest. Today she…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
097E – We Don’t Know the Rest of the Story
Summer is about over and I've decided that while I do need to continue guarding my time and my work so that I don't fall into the bad patterns that led me to…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
096I – Diversity and Disabled Characters: An Interview with Kathryn R Biel
Today's guest is Kathryn R Biel, author of chick lit, romantic comedies, women's fiction, and more - and probably no relation to actor Jessica Biel, although…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
095T – Creating a Writers Group
Do you wish you had a writers group? Here are some steps to create your own. Step 1: Look around Who do you know at work or church or in your neighborhood who…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
094T – Burnout Recovery, Part 1
Over the last couple of months, I've been trying to figure out how to recover from burnout. I've found some information on the Internet, but it's been pretty…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
093I – Victorian England Comes Alive: An Interview with Joanna Davidson Politano
Today's guest is historical romance writer, Joanna Davidson Politano! But don't be fooled, Joanna's books have more of a Gothic, almost literary, flavor. If…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
092I – Writing Retreats and Classes: An Interview with Susan May Warren
The lovely Susan May Warren is back, and this time with writing tools! It was all we could do, the last time she was on the show, to stay focused on her new…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
091T – What I Learned at RWA 2018
There was so much to learn at the Romance Writers of America National Conference held in July this year in Denver, Colorado, that I decided to share some of it…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
090I – Mini-Interviews LIVE From RWA 2018
When I was at the Romance Writers of America National Conference last week in Denver, Colorado, I interviewed several of the attendees to find out why they…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
089I – Keeping a Travel Journal: An Interview with Marcy Weydemuller
Editor and writing teacher Marcy Weydemuller is back to show us how to use travel journaling to create both fiction and nonfiction. She's been blogging about…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
088I – The Fascinating World of Mystical Realism: An Interview with Shawn Smucker
Shawn Smucker is the author of the young adult book, The Day the Angels Fell, and the brand new sequel, The Edge of Over There, tales of mystery and magic that…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
087E – Our Personal Mid-Year Check-in
Last episode, we talked about doing a mid-year check-in with our writing goals to see if there are any areas that need adjusting as we enter the second half of…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
086T – A Mid-Year Restart
Normally, you'd get an interview today as you do every Thursday, but we are halfway through the year so I thought it would be good to check in and see how…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
085T – Writing a Query Letter
After Laura Drake explained to us how to pitch our book at a conference last week, it seemed another logical topic would be how to write a query letter. And…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
084E – A Change in Perspective
Sometimes, if we change our perspective, we can see things in our lives and in ourselves more clearly. When things are going great, and the little things are…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
083I – Pitching Your Book at a Conference: An Interview with Laura Drake
Laura Drake is back for a timely look at pitching your book! It's conference season, and writers conferences are one of the best places to find and pitch your…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
082T – Where Scrivener Meets Vellum
A few days ago, I got a great email from Vellum. They wrote to let users know that if you use Scrivener as well, the new version 3.0 now has a choice to…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
081E – When You Don’t Feel Like It
Sometimes you just don't feel like doing what you need to do. You're too hot, too cold, too tired, having too much fun. You don't feel like it. How important…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
080I – Crafting a Novel Around a Real Person: An Interview with Sydney Avey
Sydney Avey is the author of three historical fiction novels including The Sheep Walker's Daughter, The Lyre and the Lamb, and The Trials of Nellie Belle, a…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
079T – Who Are You Writing For?
I've taken a page from the big online marketing gurus, and twisted it to work for me as a novelist. They want you to figure out your avatar, your one perfect…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
078E – Receiving in Order to Give
Today's encouraging words are a reminder that sometimes you need to learn to be a good receiver in order to learn to become a better giver. The times in my…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
077I – Digging Deep to Find a Great Story: An Interview with Susan May Warren
Multi-award-winning author Susan May Warren offers us a fun and exciting look at how she built her current series, the action-packed Montana Rescue series…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
076T – Burnout: Getting Through to the Other Side
In this deeply personal episode about my journey into burnout and my quest for a way out, I mention several articles and Bible verses which helped change my…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
075E – Follow the Cheerios
As I've been struggling to figure out where I'm going in life, a scene came to mind from the movie, Monsters, Inc. Near the beginning, when Sully and Mike are…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
074I – Add a Little Murder: An Interview with Patricia Bradley
Interviewing the lovely Patricia Bradley was an exercise in paradoxes. Hearing this sweet Christian woman pronounce in her soft, Southern drawl, "Oh, I love to…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
073T – How to Track Sales for Sales Tax
Most people don't consider taxes "fun" but I'd like to help you at least not think of them as "hard." The first step is helping you to organize your sales…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
072E – How a Pretend Person Got Me Back Into Writing
While talking with Kristin Billerbeck during the last episode, I was so excited to tell her that her new book, The Theory of Happily Ever After, really helped…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
071I – Chick Lit Is Not Dead: An Interview with Kristin Billerbeck
When Kristin Billerbeck, author of The Theory of Happily Ever After, proudly insisted during this interview, "I refuse to back away from the chick lit title"…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
070T – Using Chris Fox’s Plot Gardening System
Chris Fox came on the show last week to talk about his new book, Plot Gardening. I've been reading the book and making notes as I go through it, and it…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
069E – Play, Work, and Healing
I've been reminded these last couple of weeks of the importance in my life of play - and how incredibly underestimated its value has become in my life over the…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
068I – Plot Gardening: An Interview with Chris Fox
Chris Fox is the author of his newest book, Plot Gardening, as well as Write to Market, 5000 Words Per Hour, and his latest favorite series, the Magitech…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
067T – Using Laura Drake’s Checklist for Openings
Last Thursday, author Laura Drake spoke to us about how to improve the first five pages of your novel to grab an editor's or reader's attention. She very…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
066E – When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality
I've been doing some work the last week or two on recovering my lost joy and regaining deep peace. I've found a lot of helpful references in my Bible and with…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
065I – The First Five Pages: An Interview with Laura Drake
Explicit Warning for this episode Award-winning author Laura Drake shares with us what she's learned about making the first five pages of your novel the…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
064T – Need a Vacation?
One of the most obvious reasons we start thinking about vacation is the approach of summer - which is the case in the Northern Hemisphere right now. Maybe you…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
063E – Delight Leads to Discipline
Have you ever been so crazy tired that nothing appeals to you anymore and you can't remember why you used to love this, or what exactly about that used to…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
062I – Screenwriting Tips From the Experts: An Interview with Lee and Janet Scott Batchler
Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler are the writers of POMPEII, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, and BATMAN FOREVER, among many other projects. They have recently moved…
- WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz
061T – Let’s Talk About the Weather
As spring jumps into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, I've been thinking a lot about the weather. Where does the weather fit in our stories? How can we make…