The Worried Writer Podcast

Jun 01 2020 50 ep. 41 mins 1.4k

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Bestselling novelist and host of The Worried Writer, Sarah Painter, reveals tips and techniques for overcoming fear, self-doubt and procrastination in order to write and publish books.
There are interviews with other authors, from debut novelists to established bestsellers, exploring their writing routines, struggles with self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and tips for success.
'Sarah Painter is the writer's best friend'.

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The Worried Writer Ep#64: Hayley Chewins ‘I work very intuitively’

Jun 01 2020 41 mins

Hayley Chewins is an author of magical, feminist middle grade fiction. Her debut, The Turnaway Girls, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2018, and her second book, The Sisters of Straygarden Place, is forthcoming from Candlewick Press this September and has already been called ‘superb, spooky and unforgettable’ in a Kirkus starred review. Hayley lives […]

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The Worried Writer Episode #62: Writing In Uncertain Times

Mar 31 2020 16 mins

This month is a ‘just me’ episode. I know that everyone in the world is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and I just want to say that I wish you well wherever you are, and hope that you are safe, healthy, and coping as well as is possible in these scary and uncertain times. I […]

The Worried Writer Ep#61: Terry Lynn Thomas ‘You Have To Sit Down And Write’

Mar 01 2020 47 mins

Terry Lynn Thomas is a USA Today bestselling author with two historical mystery series. The Sarah Bennett mysteries are set in California during the 1940s and feature a misunderstood medium who is in love with a spy. The Cat Carlisle series is set in Britain during World War II and the first two books are […]

The Worried Writer Ep#60: Meg Cowley ‘I Love My Readers!’

Jan 31 2020 42 mins

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The Worried Writer Episode#59: 2020 Writing Goals

Dec 31 2019 23 mins

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The Worried Writer Episode#58: Lessons Learned In 2019

Dec 01 2019 18 mins

This month is a ‘just me’ episode in which I chat about lessons learned in my author career during 2019. THANK YOU! Huge thanks to everyone supporting the show on Patreon. Thank you so much! Join our growing Patreon community at The Worried Writer on Patreon. I love creating the podcast but it takes a significant […]

The Worried Writer Ep#57: Branding For Authors

Nov 01 2019 34 mins

This month is a ‘just me’ episode in which I discuss branding for authors in response to a listener request. THANK YOU! Huge thanks to everyone supporting the show on Patreon. Thank you so much! Join our growing Patreon community at The Worried Writer on Patreon. I love creating the podcast but it takes a significant […]

The Worried Writer Ep#56: Vanessa Lillie ‘Enjoy The Good Moments’

Sep 30 2019 48 mins

My guest today is Vanessa Lillie whose debut thriller Little Voices is out this week from Thomas and Mercer. We talk about dealing with reviews and being read, and how Vanessa transformed from a free-writer to an outliner. Vanessa has fifteen years of marketing and communications experience and enjoys organising bookish events in Rhode Island, […]

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