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Episode 48: Dealing with the negatives while writing during social distancing.

by Connie B. Dowell
April 15, 2020April 14, 2020

Hi, folks! It’s just another day writing in social distancing land. Today’s episode is on dealing with the negatives for those of us trying to write during this unusual time in our history. Just like last week, there’s a transcript… Read More »

Episode 47: Making a new schedule while working from home

by Connie B. Dowell
April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

Happy writing everyone. Today’s episode focuses on creating a new routine for your writing or other work during social distancing. I know I’m still changing and adjusting. Trying to get up early again after letting myself and my family sleep… Read More »

Episode 46: Becoming an Author/Illustrator with Laurie Smollett Kutscera

by Connie B. Dowell
April 1, 2020March 31, 2020

Hello again from social distancing land! I hope everyone is staying safe and well and getting outside if you are able. Going for walks in the neighborhood has been a sanity-saver for me, and it is still permitted, even under… Read More »

Episode 45: Announcements and remembering why you write…even during social distancing

by Connie B. Dowell
March 25, 2020

Well, in the past week, COVID-19 has upended the world even more. Our family has gone from anticipating two weeks of time at home to schools being closed for the rest of the year. I know a lot of other… Read More »

Episode 42: Being a resilient author with Eileen Schnabel

by Connie B. Dowell
March 4, 2020

Being an author comes with a lot of rejection: rejections from agents and editors. Even if you self publish, you still have to deal with criticism. Can’t please everyone. Luckily, I’ve got middle-grade author Eileen Schnabel on the show today… Read More »

Episode 39: Bouncing back from setbacks

by Connie B. Dowell
February 12, 2020

We all want to be superhuman writers, right? I know I do. But we’ve been dealing with some unexpected stuff in my family, and I had to make a tough decision this week. I had to push back a preorder.… Read More »

Episode 35: Why I end sentences with a preposition if I want to

by Connie B. Dowell
January 15, 2020January 13, 2020

Hi, folks! I’m back with the first solo episode of the new year. Another author interview episode with Misty Barron is coming next Wednesday. Today is about tips. And the tips today are related to something I’ve been doing in… Read More »

Episode 34: Amazon Advertising with Bryan Cohen

by Connie B. Dowell
January 8, 2020January 7, 2020

It’s a busy new year and new decade here! Everybody’s making lists of goals and sprinting toward them… at least until February. But not you all and me, right? We’ve made reasonable goals and a plan to keep accomplishing throughout… Read More »

Episode 32: 2020 goals and planning for authors

by Connie B. Dowell
December 25, 2019December 22, 2019

Happy Holidays, everyone! Today is the New Year’s planning episode. Today is all about setting goals for the coming year, frequency of goal setting and evaluation, SMART goals vs. more nebulous objectives, and the five areas I like to… Read More »

Episode 31: Writing Multiple POVs in Children’s Books with A.J. Culey

by Connie B. Dowell
December 18, 2019December 17, 2019

Hi, folks. It’s all holiday stuff all the time around here. We’ve got a gingerbread house to build today and a Christmas pudding on its way to our door. Today, I’ve also got for y’all a lovely interview with children’s… Read More »