Summits on Tenth is a new internet video series featuring conversations that provoke and disrupt conventional thinking on pressing contemporary issues. Summits on Tenth is a partnership between AlterNet and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. The series will feature a new episode every few months. Episodes will explore a variety of provocative topics including the role of Evangelicals in public life and work for social change, and the role and impact of fracking in our energy debate. Summits on ...
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If writing advice and the lingo used in the publishing industry usually sounds like gobbledygook to you, look no further than this Show, don’t Tell Writing podcast. I’m Author, Editor, and Book Coach Suzy Vadori, and I’m absolutely obsessed with helping writers get their ideas onto the page in a way that readers LOVE. If you think Show, don’t Tell is just tired writing advice, prepare to have your eyes opened as I break down the process of applying this key technique in both fiction and nonf ...
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/william657/subscribe Discussions on the current landscape of Mental Health and treatment modalities. Along with special guests, we discuss and share on topics of self-help, self improvement and relational health. We will also be discussing steps to take in order to improve and achieve satisfaction in your daily living.
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74. Mindfulness and Writing with April Dávila
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45:35Send us a text This week, Suzy chats with an award-winning author, speaker, and writing coach, April Dávila. She is the author of two books, her fiction debut, 142 Ostriches and her nonfiction book Sit. Write. Here. They explore the mind/body connection and how it effects your writing life and journey, as well as her journey to writing this nonfict…
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73. Writing Personal Memoir with Kathaleen Sorensen
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28:06Send us a text Suzy chats with Memoirist Kathaleen Sorensen (who is also her Aunt) about the life and legacy of her son, Thomas. Kathaleen wrote the book Living In the Land of the Uprights, A Story About Thomas Voss Sorensen despite not considering herself a writer. During this episode they dive into the challenges and process of writing a persona…
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72. Co-Writing a Nonfiction Business Book
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41:46Send us a text This week we dive into an exciting conversation with two experts in their field. When Clark and Sonya decided to write a nonfiction business book, they didn't know what they didn't know. Join us to hear about their journey as co-authors as they tackled not only their topic, but also structure and storytelling. 🍁 Get their book, out n…
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71. Writing with Dyslexia, an Interview with Author Mitzi Ocasio
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38:56Send us a text In this week's episode, Suzy sits down with Author and fellow Podcast Host, Mitzi of Mitzi's Let's Think About It to talk about her journey to building her business, and writing four children's books. She has amazing goals, and they dive into the challenges she has faced and overcome when it comes to being a creative with dyslexia. S…
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70. Behind the Scenes with a Full-Time Writer
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24:18Send us a text Suzy is back this week for part two of her interview with prolific author, Simon Rose. This week they chat about how to sustain a career in writing, and what that really looks like. Sign Up for the Inspired Writing Newsletter HERE Submit Your Page for our Show don't Tell Coaching Episodes Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts (Thank you!)…
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69. Writing Time Travel for Middle Grade and YA with Simon Rose
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29:17Send us a text Suzy chats this week with prolific author Simon Rose in the first of two episodes about writing time travel books for young audiences. They cover research, alternate histories, and time travel (in all directions!) GUEST: Simon graduated from university with a degree in history and his first novel for middle grade readers, The Alchemi…
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Send us a text Mentioned in this Episode: The Fantasy Writer's Toolshed Podcast https://richiebilling.com/ 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Fiction Bootcamp. Enrolling now! 🎧💜 Opt into the Show, don't Tell Writing Podcast Email List, and get a short…
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67. Character First Writing and Writers' Summits with Daniel David Wallace
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46:17Send us a text Register Here for the Escape the Plot Forest Writer's Summit October 18th - 22nd Daniel David Wallace's Website 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Fiction Bootcamp. Enrolling now! 🎧💜 Opt into the Show, don't Tell Writing Podcast Email L…
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66. Strategies for ADHD and Neurodivergent Writers with Nicole Bross
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27:06Send us a text Preorder A Novel Approach HERE! (Releases on October 15th, 2025) Suzy sits down with Author, Editor, and Book Coach, Nicole Bross to talk about her new book A Novel Approach: Strategies for ADHD Writers. They dive into what makes neurodivergent brains unique, and how you can harness the strengths of your brain function to finish your…
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65. One Stop for Writers With Becca Puglisi (Part 2)
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36:46Send us a text Mentioned in the Episode: Writers Helping Writers One Stop for Writers 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Fiction Bootcamp. Enrolling now! 🎧💜 Opt into the Show, don't Tell Writing Podcast Email List, and get a short reminder any time a …
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64. The Emotion Thesaurus with Becca Puglisi (Part 1)
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31:20Send us a text Suzy sits down with Becca Puglisi, one half of the team behind The Emotion Thesaurus series of reference books to talk all things Show, don't Tell! Learn about the Thesauruses and how they came to be, along with a variety of ways to use them to amp up your own writing. You aren't going to want to miss this episode! 🌟 Grab your spot i…
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63. Building a Social Media Presence for Writers
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46:50Send us a text Join Suzy, and social media expert and author Melissa Pruitt as they talk about the best ways to build a social media presence for writers- and why you want to be doing this in the first place! 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Fiction…
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62. In Conversation with Short Fiction Author Liz J. Bradley (Part 2)
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29:41Send us a text In this week's episode we continue the conversation with short story author Liz J. Bradley about her writing process and experience with both short fiction and novel writing. Tune in for insight on how to apply what you learn in writing short stories to novels, and her #1 secret for figuring out how to juggle a plethora of writing pr…
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61. 100 Rejections with Liz J. Bradley (Part 1)
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32:33Send us a text Join Suzy as she chats this week with her Virtual Assistant, Liz J. Bradley, about her own writing journey. They discuss the milestone of receiving 100 short fiction and poetry rejections, and the systems and processes Liz put into place to get there. Resources for Submitting and Tracking Short Fiction and Poetry: Submission Grinder …
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60. In conversation with Author Lidija Hilje (Part 2)
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35:28Send us a text In part two of this conversation with Author and Book Coach Lidija Hilje dives into how she structured her book to span 20 years using a dual timeline. She and Suzy talk about how to use sensory showing details in literary fiction in order ground readers when you need to 'tell'. Finally, a round of quickfire questions about her writi…
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59. Interview with Literary Fiction Author Lidija Hilje (Part 1)
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41:35Send us a text Join Suzy for an interview with Book Coach and Literary Fiction Author, Lidija Hilje. The two speak about the differences between genre and literary fiction, including the defining ideas, structures, and themes. They also discuss her debut novel, Slanting Towards the Sea, and her journey from being a lawyer to writing. 🌟 Grab your sp…
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58. Show, don't Tell Page Review: Memoir with Marcel Charpentier
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39:25Send us a text In this page review episode, Suzy critiques a page from a Memoir with a twist- Marcel Charpentier is writing the story of his personal friend's childhood in collaboration with her. They discuss incorporating showing details and sense memory through the eyes of a child, and how to approach narrative distance. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy'…
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57. Bonus Chat with Epic Fantasy Author, Katie Fitzgerald
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18:00Send us a text In this special bonus episode, Suzy continues her discussion with Epic Fantasy Author Katie Fitzgerald. They discuss Katie's journey to self-publishing, how she leverages author communities to reach readers, and next-level show, don't tell writing advice. If you're ready to dive into the epic fantasy worlds of Katie Fitzgerald, you c…
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56. Show Don't Tell Page Review: Epic Fantasy with Katie Fitzgerald
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37:41Send us a text Join Suzy as she chats with Epic Fantasy author Katie Fitzgerald to talk about setting the scene for the second book in a series. Learn about the different types of readers you need to think about, and how you can recap information without infodumping. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sig…
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55. Show don't Tell Page Review: Psychological Thriller with Liz Alterman
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42:54Send us a text In this episode, Suzy chats with author Liz Alterman about her page from her work in progress. They discuss the merits and pitfalls of various writing habits, and how to 'unstick' yourself when you can't seem to keep writing forward. You'll also learn about the unique style choices that can be made when writing a psychological thrill…
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54. Show don't Tell Page Review: Fantasy with Alyson Hathaway
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32:37Send us a text In this episode, Suzy dives into how to use showing details to bring an introverted character to life, how to sprinkle fantasy details without info-dumping, and how to avoid point of view errors. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Ficti…
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Send us a text In this episode, Suzy sits down with fellow book coach and author, Suzette Mullen to talk about Memoirs. Through the discussion of Suzette's Memoir, The Only Way Through Is Out, they discuss planning, structuring, and writing your memoir and the ways it is similar and different from fiction. Suzette shares her personal journey and ho…
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52. Show don't Tell Page Review: Action Scenes with Michael
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39:46Send us a text In this week's episode, Suzy chats with fellow editor Michael, and they review opportunities to amp up the stakes in his Action Scene. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle ➡️✍️ Sign up here to FINISH YOUR BOOK in Suzy's Wicked Good Fiction Bootcamp. Enrolling now! 🎧💜 Opt into the Show, don't Tell …
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Send us a text On Friday, June 20th, 2025, Suzy held an Open House for her Inner Circle membership program. In addition to a workshop, there was an open Q&A session. Tune in for a frank discussion of writers' most burning questions, including: How do I structure my novel? How many POVs is too many? When do most writers fail? 🌟 Grab your spot in Suz…
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50. Celebrating 50 and Taking Creative Leaps
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20:39Send us a text In this milestone episode, Suzy celebrates reaching 50 years of life, and 50 podcast episodes by looking back at the choices that led her to living her writing dreams. Get ready to embrace taking creative leaps whether you are in your 20s, or 80s (or somewhere in between!) it's never to late to get your story out into the world! 🌟 Gr…
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49. Define Your Book's "Takeaway" to Decide What Scenes Belong
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25:59Send us a text Defining a Theme or "Takeaway" for your book can help you at any stage of the writing process. In this episode, Suzy dives into how to define your takeaway, why it matters, and how to use it to test each scene. Using the takeaway you can write a book that is laser-focused on your message, and create an experience that readers will lo…
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Send us a text Congratulations! Your first book is a success, and you're ready to write book two! But wait... how do you guarantee that readers love book two as much as they loved your first? In this episode, Suzy examines the common pitfalls and how to avoid them when writing a follow-up book in a series. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at…
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47. When You Can Tell in Your Writing (Show, don't Tell Part 3)
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26:35Send us a text In part three of three, Suzy reverses course and shares the times where TELLING is preferred to SHOWING. Take note on when it is appropriate to gloss over details, skip time, and give a little more information in a direct way so that your readers stay informed and engaged in your story. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.…
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46. Next Level Showing in Your Writing - Hunt Down Those Tells (Show, don't Tell part 2)
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23:21Send us a text In part two of this three-part series, Suzy dives deeper into the practical application of Show, don't Tell. For this lesson, she focuses on the advanced strategies, including how to target specificity, avoid white wall syndrome, and deal with repetitions. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.suzyvadori.com/innercircle Sign…
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45. Show, don't Tell: Why Should You Care & A New Take on the Basic Examples You've Heard Before (Part 1)
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35:31Send us a text Part 1 of a 3 part series breaking down Show, don't Tell in a way you have never heard before. Using evocative examples, she walks you through the basics, while elevating them to a new level. Whether you've just started writing, or have been writing for years, you will learn something new in this episode. In part 1, Suzy tackles: Wha…
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44. Memoir Writing and Backpack Adventures with Author Candace MacPhie
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40:53Send us a text In this episode, Suzy chats with Memoirist Candace MacPhie about her journey (both literal and metaphorical) writing her "Back in a Year" memoir series. They talk about setting boundaries when writing a memoir, how to 'kill your darlings,' and the importance of working with a book coach or editor who understands your vision for your …
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43. The Value of Critique Partners with Julie Artz
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44:37Send us a text In this week's episode, Suzy chats with book coach Julie Artz about her Critique Partner matching program called "CP Meet Cute" (register here!) They discuss the different types of people who read and offer critique, including alpha readers, beta readers, critique partners, book coaches, editors, and agents. If you've ever wondered w…
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42. Writing as a Neurodivergent Author with Melanie Marttila
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38:49Send us a text In this week's episode, Suzy chats with Author and Poet Melanie Marttila. They discuss Melanie's journey as a writer, through her adult diagnosis of Autism, and how that shifted how she thought about her writing and how she approaches critique and characterization. If you've ever been confused by the writing advice "Show, don't Tell"…
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41. When and How to Work with a Publicist
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35:42Send us a text In this episode, Suzy welcomes Mickey Mikkelson, publicist and founder of Creative Edge Publicity which is celebrating 10 years in business, working with creatives. They discuss how publicity efforts can help writers build their brands. Find out more on his website: https://www.creative-edge.services/ 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner…
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40. Getting Started on Your Novel with Stephanie Dethlefs
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41:30Send us a text In this episode, Suzy sits down with Book Coach Stephanie Dethlefs and they chat about all the things that can get in the way of a writer getting started: both on their book, and during their daily writing practice. Stephanie offers practical and mindset advice to help you overcome the stumbling blocks that are holding you back from …
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Send us a text In this week's episode, Suzy sits down with Nicole Meier, Author, Book Coach, and Marketing Genius to talk about the dreaded "Author Platform." Listen to learn what a platform is, why you need one, and how you may be already building one without even knowing it. You can find out more about Nicole's services at https://bookworks.co/ 🌟…
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38. Interview with Memoir Author, Dr. Phyllis Heintz
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36:56Send us a text This week, Suzy sits down with memoirist Dr. Phyllis Heintz. They discuss the unique journey Dr. Heintz took through her career, witnessing and participating in major medical milestones throughout her years as a candy striper, nurse, teacher, and administrator. Learn how she was able to take these stories and over a span of 10 years …
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37. BONUS Episode: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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38:02Send us a text In this special bonus episode join Suzy and her assistant Liz J. Bradley to learn about a charity doing amazing literacy work around the world: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Learn how to support their mission to "Create a love for books and reading – give every child the start they need in education and life." We talk all thing…
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36. Navigating Publishing in 2025 with Mark Leslie Lefebvre (part 2)
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30:59Send us a text On Friday, March 7th, 2025, Suzy sat down with Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a publishing industry veteran with more than four decades of experience, in a live publishing Q&A session. Publishing has evolved from a traditional-publishing-only model to the rise of self-publishing via digital platforms. If you haven't listened to part one, you …
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35. Navigating Publishing in 2025 with Mark Leslie Lefebvre (part 1)
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47:56Send us a text On Friday, March 7th, 2025 Suzy sat down with Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a publishing industry veteran with more than four decades of experience, in a live publishing Q&A session. Publishing has evolved from a traditional-publishing-only model to the rise of self-publishing via digital platforms. In part one of this two part podcast we wi…
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Send us a text In this episode, Suzy interviews Story Grid Editor Joanne Haines about the Story Grid evaluation process. They discuss how it addresses the 5 commandments of story and how you can apply them to scenes and your overall story. They also discuss how Story Grid approaches the writing advice of "show, don't tell" in a unique way. Connect …
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33. Interview with Monica Cox: Revision and Mindset
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39:21Send us a text In this episode, Suzy interviews fellow book coach, Monica Cox about the revision process. They dive deep and explore ideas about how to get yourself in the proper 'reader mindset' and share practical tips for tackling, arguably the most difficult part of the process of writing a book. 🌟 Grab your spot in Suzy's Inner Circle at www.s…
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Send us a text Depending on where you are on your writing journey, you may be finding out that writing your book is just the beginning of your journey as a writer. Finishing a book is a huge accomplishment, requiring significant time, energy, focus, and love. Job number one in a writer’s life is getting that darned book finished, polished, and then…
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31. Sustaining a Career in KidLit with Janet Fox
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39:55Send us a text In this episode Suzy chats with career author, Janet Fox, about her experiences writing "kidlit" or literature for children. They discuss how the kidlit publishing landscape has changed in the years since Janet's debut, and how to sustain a long career in writing for children and teens. You can find more about Janet on her website at…
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30. Project Management for Writers with Kerry Savage
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45:12Send us a text In this episode, Suzy sits down with fellow book coach, Kerry Savage to discuss how writers can use project management strategies to reach their writing goals. It's more than just a to-do list! They talk technology, SMART goals, and how to put it together with a strategy. Resources Mentioned in the Episode: 5 ChatGPT Prompts To Stop …
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29. Interview with Author and Book Coach, Liisa Kovala
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1:00:53Send us a text In this episode Suzy speaks with Author and book coach Liisa Kovala about her journey and her books, but also what she's seeing as she collates stories of women writers in her podcast, Women Writing. What are our unique challenges and opportunities as women when we're young, when we're middle aged and aging? Lisa and I are going to h…
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28. [Show, don't Tell Page Review] From Screenplay to YA Novel with Jordan Bloomfield
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42:51Send us a text In this episode of Show Don’t Tell Writing, Suzy conducts a live page review for Jordan Bloomfield’s young adult novel, Party Boys. Originally written as a screenplay, Party Boys is Jordan’s first novel, following a group of 16-year-olds navigating friendships, football, and risky social situations. Suzy shares insights on adapting a…
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Send us a text In this episode, Suzy approaches goal setting in a strategic and measured way for writers. She tackles the different myths about writing that you may be telling yourself that are getting in the way of achieving your writing goals, and then lays out a step by step plan for setting goals for 2025. Mentioned in the Episode: Suzy's Video…
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Send us a text In this episode, Suzy dives into one of the most critical yet often mishandled aspects of writing: dialogue. She shares her top tips for crafting dialogue that grabs your reader's attention, reveals character, and propels your story forward. Whether you struggle with punctuation, pacing, or making conversations feel authentic yet eng…
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25. Interview with Fantasy Author Allyson McCollum
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25:52Send us a text In this episode of Show, don’t Tell Writing, Suzy chats with Allyson McCollum, author of the newly released paranormal fantasy novel Mors Obliviscens. Allyson shares her writing journey, from joining Suzy’s Wicked Good Fiction Boot Camp in 2021 to publishing her debut novel in 2024. Together, they discuss the intricacies of crafting …
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