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The Resilient Writers Radio Show
Welcome to the Resilient Writers Radio Show! This is the podcast for writers who want to create and sustain a writing life they love. It's for writers who love books, and everything that goes into the making of them. For writers who wanna learn and grow in their craft, and improve their writing skills. Writers who want to finish their books, and get them out into the world so their ideal readers can enjoy them, writers who wanna spend more time in that flow state, writers who want to connect…
Episodes
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting a Novel in a Busy Life, with Nadia Bozak
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Your book can take longer than you hoped and still get finished. That’s one of the things I hope…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write Emotionally Compelling Romance, with Francesca Frost
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. A character can want love and still struggle to let anyone close. Understanding that tension can…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting Secrets, with Susan Shapiro Barash
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. A powerful secret can do more than create suspense. It can reveal what your characters value, what…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write a Cozy, with Melissa N. Wright
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Sometimes a whole novel begins with one sentence that refuses to leave you alone. That is exactly…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow Play Can Help You Write a Better Novel, with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. An outline doesn’t have to limit your creativity. It can give you the freedom to explore your…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting Historical Fiction That Keeps Readers Turning Pages, with Terry Kirk
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Strong historical fiction does more than recreate the past. It pulls readers into another time…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow Writers Can Use AI Responsibly, with Ana del Valle
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. AI is everywhere right now, but for writers, the conversation has become a lot more complicated…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write Historical Fiction, with Lynn Austin
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some stories begin with an idea. Others begin with a single question that refuses to let go. In…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write a Series, with Kevin T. Johns
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the best way to write a successful series is to stop thinking about the series and focus…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Find the Form that Suits You, with Eleanor Lerman
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What happens when the themes that shaped your earliest writing continue to follow you across an…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write Historical Fantasy, with A.L. Sinclair
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m joined by dark fantasy author A. L…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWomen and the Creative Life, with Kasia Van Schaik
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What happens when the people most likely to care for everyone else finally decide to make space…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowOvercoming Fear to Finish the Book, with Mel West
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the thing keeping you from finishing your novel is not a lack of talent, discipline, or…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Weave a Story, with Maureen Howley
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some books begin with a carefully planned premise. Others begin with a conversation you suddenly…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Finally Finish the Book, with Debra Hunt
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What does it take to finally finish the book that has been living with you for years? In this…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Honour the Story, with Crystal AJ Smith
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Some conversations stay with you long after they end. This was one of them. In this episode of The…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting and Marketing a Rom-Com, with Alexa Bigwarfe [aka Lexi Haddock!]
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m joined by Alexa Bigwarfe, USA Today…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowBooks Take the Time They Take, with Christine Fischer Guy
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m joined by Toronto writer and journalist…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write as a Neurodiverse Writer, with Catherine Quiring
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the way your brain works isn’t something to fix, but something to understand, support, and…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write a Memoir About Abuse, with Boni Woodland
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, religious…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write Autobiographical Fiction, with Annie Dike
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, Rhonda is joined by Annie Dike, author of…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write Voice-Driven Fiction, with Aga Maksimowska
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m joined by Aga Maksimowska, author of…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting the Police Procedural, with Melanie Anagnos
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. There’s something fascinating about stories that sit just outside the spotlight—moments in history…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write with Emotional Impact, with Rebecca Pickens
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever found yourself polishing the first chapter of your novel over and over again while…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write a Rom-Com (from Paris!), with Whitney Cubbison
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I’m talking with novelist Whitney Cubbison…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Structure a Short Story Collection, with Merav Fima
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you love stories that explore art, history, identity, and the lives of women artists across…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowFrom Personal Essay to Memoir, with Carolyn Dawn Flynn
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered whether a personal essay might actually be the seed of something much…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write from True History, with Diane Wahn Shotton
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you love historical fiction that uncovers the hidden stories of ordinary people caught in…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowThe Infographic Guide to Standout Plots, with Lori Puma
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wished someone could take all those slippery, hard-to-explain storytelling…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Bring History to Life, with Sharon Curcio
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to bring a whole historical world to life on the…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting with a Justice Perspective, with Julie Snider
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a brand-new novelist takes a big, brave swing—tackling…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowChanging Genre in Revision, with Kendra Pecci
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered what might happen if the “perfect” PTA mom had a secret life… this episode…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting from Lived Experience, with Julie M. Green
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever had a moment where something about your life suddenly made sense—and at the same…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting a Collaborative Project, with Robert Boyle and Joe Chimenti
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. This week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, Rhonda is joined by Robert Boyle and Joe Cimenti…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowCreative Writing in the Age of AI
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What happens to creative writing—and to us as writers—when artificial intelligence becomes part of…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWhat Does the Book Want to Be? With Barbara Sibbald
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered whether that wild, complicated story in your family could become a novel…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Write During the Holidays
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Welcome to another episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show! My podcast editor is in sick leave…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowSlow Progress is Still Progress: Loving the Book Into Being Over Time, with Melanie Schnell
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever felt like your novel is taking far too long—or wondered whether you can keep…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Self-Publish with Support, with Leanne Janzen of FriesenPress
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered whether self-publishing is “worth it,” or felt overwhelmed by all the…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Tell the Truth in Your Novel, with Shani Mootoo
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered how a writer turns the messiness of lived experience into a story readers…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowCraft, Perseverance, and In the Bear’s House, with Bruce Hunter
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever wondered how your personal history and lived experiences might shape the stories…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Dictate Your Book, with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve ever ended a writing day with sore wrists, tight shoulders, and a brain that feels like…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting Historical Speculative, with Aamir Hussain
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Welcome back to another episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show! This week, I’m thrilled to…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowPoetry Panel: On Crafting Collections, Mentorship, and Finding Your Readers
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Here's one for the poets! In this special episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, Rhonda…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowFollowing Feeling to Find Your Structure, with Hollay Ghadery
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. What if the truest way to write your story is to follow feeling instead of chronology? In this…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWriting Small Town Romantic Suspense, with Eveline Rose
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I sit down with award-winning indie author…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowThe Step-by-Step Process to FINISH!
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, we break down the complete roadmap for…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowWhen Writing Feels Slow
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of the Resilient Writers Radio Show, we dive deep into one of the most common…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Stop "ProCRAFTinating!"
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Welcome back to The Resilient Writers Radio Show! In this solo episode, Rhonda tackles a sneaky…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this solo episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, Rhonda dives into one of the most common…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Find More Time to Write
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Welcome back to The Resilient Writers Radio Show! In this solo episode, Rhonda dives into two of…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowThe Memoir Engineering System, with Wendy Dale
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. If you’ve been toying with the idea of writing a memoir — or you’re knee-deep in draft pages…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowThe Power of Short Stories, with Pamela Gwyn Kripke
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Hey there, Writer—welcome back to The Resilient Writers Radio Show! In this episode, we’re diving…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Draft Faster, with Daphne Gray-Grant
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Hey there, Writer—this week on The Resilient Writers Radio Show, we’re diving into something so…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowHow to Find the Time to Write Big & Bold, with MT Solomon
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Well hey there, Writer—and welcome to another cozy conversation on The Resilient Writers Radio…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowShort Stories and Self-Publishing, with Terra Luft
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Hey there, Writer—welcome back to another episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show! Today, I’m…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowFinding the Right POV, with Rebecca Morris
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowIndie Publishing & Short Fiction, with Matty Dalrymple
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this heartwarming and insightful episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Matty…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowAll Things Writing & AI, with Ana del Valle Distasio
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this week's episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I had the pleasure of sitting down…
The Resilient Writers Radio ShowFinding the Story in Science, with Alexis von Konigslow
Send us a text! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. In this episode of The Resilient Writers Radio Show, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with…