The Family Writing Journey

Mar 11 2024 42 ep. 23 mins 2
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What happens when two middle-aged parents and their teenage son set out to become fiction writers? Join us (Michael, Sunny, and Matthew) as we share our experiences as beginning writers. We aren’t experts, but together we talk about our struggles and successes with the writing process. If we can do it, so can you! Website: https://www.podpage.com/the-family-writing-journey/ Contact us at: [email protected]

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Tackling Barriers to Successful Dissemination

Mar 11 2024 24 mins  
This episode follows episode 40, in which we talked about barriers to dissemination. This week, we discuss ways to address common barriers to successfully sharing our work, including lack of time, lack of knowledge and experience, lack of resources, lack of money, and lack of confidence. Join us! https://sunnyrwinstead.carrd.co/

Barriers to Disseminating Your Writing

Feb 26 2024 17 mins  
What keeps people from successfully publishing or otherwise sharing their writing? Michael and Sunny share their thoughts on some of the common barriers they’ve experienced as fiction and professional writers. Sunny’s book: The Lady Guardian

Self-Publishing: Our Mistakes (So Far!)

Feb 05 2024 21 mins  
The Lady Guardian has been released! In this episode, we talk about how the release is going, with an emphasis on the hiccups and goofs.

Creativity and Generating New Writing Ideas

Jan 18 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, Matthew and his friend Ember join us for a conversation about creativity and the process of starting new writing projects. Or at least thinking about it! Click here to check out The Lady Guardian: https://books2read.com/The-Lady-Guardian

Self-Publishing with Draft2Digital

Jan 09 2024 23 mins  
Description: Sunny’s first book, The Lady Guardian, will be released on January 15! We talk about the process of using Draft2Digital for self-publishing support, and what’s next. Click here to check out the ebook: https://books2read.com/The-Lady-Guardian

Self Publishing: Next Steps for Sunny

Dec 18 2023 21 mins  
After an accountability check-in, we discuss Sunny’s decision not to pursue professional editing (possibly a big mistake if she ever wants to be a billionaire novelist). We also have some conversation about writing as a leisure activity and end with Sunny's blurbs: The Lady Guardian Book 1 of The Realm of Light She has achieved her dream, but she wants something more. Marola

Coming to the End of Writing and Revision

Dec 03 2023 20 mins  
In this episode we talk about our experiences with the final stages of revision, and Michael presses Sunny to set some goals for next time.

Writing Feedback: Being a Good Review Partner

Nov 13 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, we discuss guidelines for providing manuscript feedback. We include our own experiences, plus some tips that might be helpful.

Michael Gives Action Scene Feedback

Nov 06 2023 21 mins  
In this episode, we talk about the feedback process that’s currently underway for the two books in Sunny’s light fantasy series. We also hash out Michael’s recent suggestions for an action scene.

We're Back! Writing Updates

Oct 30 2023 17 mins  
In this episode, we return to the podcast after a break. We’ll provide some updates on our writing, and give a preview of what’s next for each of us. Michael's author page https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelsandritter