Connie B. Dowell

Episode 62: Writer Beware And Avoiding Scams with Guest Richard C. White

by Connie B. Dowell
July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Nobody likes to be scammed, right? Yet, there are sooooo many scams that target writers. Where there are people with dreams, there is someone looking to take advantage. From vanity presses that charge out the wazoo to folks imitating real… Read More »

Episode 61: Writing Streaks

by Connie B. Dowell
July 22, 2020July 21, 2020

Hi, and welcome to a quick tips episode this week. I talk about the power of using writing streaks–i.e. writing every single day–as a motivating factor to get you more words and maintain a connection with your manuscript. Streaks are… Read More »

Episode 60: Embracing change in your writing process

by Connie B. Dowell
July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

Have you changed your writing process lately? Maybe you used to plot extensively and now you wing it a little more. Or vice versa. I’ve changed my process in writing my latest novella. I dictated my first drafts for the… Read More »

Episode 59: Writing as a Second Career with S.C. Merritt

by Connie B. Dowell
July 8, 2020July 17, 2020

Hello again! I’m back from our socially distanced trip to my parents’ house and back to podcasting! Today, I’ve got an interview with cozy mystery author S. C. Merritt, who writes stories set in a small Alabama town full of… Read More »

Writing a Book with A JOurnaling Element with Rinda Beach

by Connie B. Dowell
June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Hello from the road! The Dowell family is taking a very careful, socially distanced trip to see my parents…and basically not leave their house the whole time we are there. Wish us luck! We have packed so, so, so many… Read More »

Writing Two Protagonists: an Analysis of the Frozen Movies

by Connie B. Dowell
June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

The last couple weeks, I have been forced to watch Frozen and Frozen II more times than I can count. I mean, they’re great movies, but couldn’t the kids pick something else to love for a while? Anyway, as our… Read More »

Episode 56: Switching genres and Genre-straddling Books with Cassandra Morgan

by Connie B. Dowell
June 10, 2020June 9, 2020

I know many of us writers are ambitious; we read everything and want to write in more than one genre. But how do you handle your career when you do that? That’s the topic of today’s episode with Cassandra Morgan,… Read More »

Episode 55: Repositioning a book

by Connie B. Dowell
June 3, 2020June 2, 2020

Hi, folks. In addition to this pre-planned episode on repositioning a book, I want to include some links to support black authors and their books. At this time, it is especially important to hear and uplift their voices. As writers,… Read More »

Episode 54: Live Author Events with Tonya Duncan Ellis

by Connie B. Dowell
May 27, 2020May 26, 2020

This week, Tonya Duncan Ellis is back on the show, this time to talk about doing live, in-person author events. It’s a topic she has loads of experience with. I think you’ll get a lot out of hearing her wisdom… Read More »

Episode 53: Diversity in children’s books and supporting diverse books and authors with Tonya Duncan Ellis

by Connie B. Dowell
May 20, 2020May 19, 2020

Hi, folks. Today on the show, I chat again on the importance of diversity in fiction with prolific children’s author Tonya Duncan Ellis. We talk about the importance of children seeing diverse representations in their fiction as well as how… Read More »

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