Writing Break

Oct 25 2024 112 ep. 13 mins 5
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Writing Break is an ad-free, award-winning podcast for writers. Take a break with America’s Editor and learn her best writing tips, catch up on the latest publishing industry news, and recharge with a fellow book lover who understands the plight of the writer.

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Publishers Accepting Submissions

Oct 25 2024 5 mins  
National Novel Writing Month begins next week, which is why today’s episode is a pep talk of sorts. Plus, I found a few publishing houses currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Dragonblade Publishing | SubmissionsHarlequin Medical Romance | SubmissionsBlack Rose Writing | SubmissionsCollective Ink Publishing | SubmissionsDark Dragon Publishing | SubmissionsFree Style Sheet

7 Literary Conflicts Explained (Clip Show #11)

Oct 11 2024 27 mins  
This season we’ve been covering seven types of literary conflicts, and I thought it might be useful for you to have a bonus episode that has all seven conflicts back to back.Let’s settle in at the Writing Break cafe and get started on a full episode of writing tips.Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

Character vs Destiny

Oct 04 2024 6 mins  
Today we are wrapping up our seven-part series on literary conflicts with the final boss: Character vs Destiny.Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

Character vs Technology

Sep 27 2024 10 mins  
As I record this, a hurricane is sideswiping my city, so if the power stays on, we’ll continue our literary conflict series and discuss, aptly enough, Character versus Technology. We’re also catching up on the Internet Archive court case. OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit companyUpdate: How to Tell Internet Archive to Remove Your B

Character vs Supernatural

Aug 20 2024 4 mins  
The Writing Break cafe is open, so let’s gather on the Overthinking Couch to discuss the literary conflict of Character vs Supernatural.Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

Character vs Society

Aug 13 2024 5 mins  
Welcome back. After last week’s discussion about character vs nature, I hope you managed to work some weather into your current work in progress. In this episode we’re discussing character vs society. The Writing Break cafe is open, so let’s grab a drink and settle into the Overthinking Couch.  Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

Character vs Nature

Aug 06 2024 7 mins  
We’re discussing publishing news today, including what’s trending in books. We’re also talking about the fascinating literary conflict of character versus nature.Generative AI reduces the collective diversity of novel contentReport Finds Customer Traffic Rising at Barnes & NobleShelf Awareness for Friday, July 12, 2024 | Shelf AwarenessK-lytics Historical Fiction Market Repor

Character vs Character

Jul 25 2024 8 mins  
The literary conflict of character versus character seems simple enough, right? Two characters are pitted against each other in some way. This clash can be physical or mental, but it’s best when it’s a bit of both . . . or a lot of both. Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

Character vs Self

Jul 11 2024 6 mins  
Today we are talking about the literary conflict known as character versus self. Free Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks

7 Types of Conflict in Literature

Jul 04 2024 9 mins  
Whether or not you seek to avoid conflict in real life, avoiding conflict in your writing will make for a boring book. For the first half of this season we are covering conflict as a literary device and taking a close look at the seven different types. I’ll offer examples, I’ll discuss how conflict should guide your story, and I’ll explain how more than of these conflicts can