Kelli and Zara talk about burnout and have a big announcement

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Episodes mentioned:

The War on Perfectionism: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3ec4ee9a/the-war-on-perfectionism

Goal Setting for Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f97b91de/goal-setting-for-writers

Also mentioned:

Spoon Theory: https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/mental-health/spoon-theory

Do Writers Need Breaks

Kelli and Zara talk about what the next step is after you’ve finished writing one story—write the next one!

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-wellGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Episodes mentioned:

Finishing Your First Draft: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/4158c783/craft-chat-finishing-your-first-draft

The War on Perfectionism: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3ec4ee9a/the-war-on-perfectionism

Also listen to:

Critique Partners, Alpha & Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3570f061/craft-chat-critique-partners-alpha-and-beta-readers

Multiple Projects at Once: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d20b932b/craft-chat-multiple-projects-at-once

On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision

All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision

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Writing the Next Story

Kelli and Zara, two recovering perfectionists—you can thank your PTSD for that—discuss why perfectionism doesn’t help anyone and how to stop buying into it

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Eugene’s video on Anti-Asian Hate in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14WUuya94QE

HC Union: https://linktr.ee/hcpunion

Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott

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The War on Perfectionism

Kelli and Zara discuss the importance of finishing your first draft as a novelist. But we…maybe forgot to talk about HOW to do this. But that’s what the rest of our episodes are for!

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Mentioned in the episode:

Critique Partners, Alpha and Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/

Under vs Over-Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e679005f/craft-chat-under-vs-over-writers

All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision

On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision

All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining

episode about imposter syndrome: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish

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Craft Chat: Finishing Your First Draft

Kelli and Zara interview Zara’s family friend, Seyi River: an award-winning screenwriter, director, composer, chef—though he doesn’t agree—and much more.

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

seyiriver.com [http://seyiriver.com/]

handtales.life [https://handtales.life/] should be functional (assuming 2023 is your target date)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeyiRiver

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seyiriver/

Twilight without blue filter: https://twitter.com/twilightreborn/status/1503407995077726210

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Resources recommended by Seyi for screenwriters:

Read screenplays & watching films (Google them)

Syd Field’s book (wouldn’t read it now but he did—Zara actually liked it when she read it a decade ago): https://amzn.to/3d7KgL7

John August: https://johnaugust.com/

Jeff Goldsmith: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-q-a-with-jeff-goldsmith/id426840843

Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott (screenwriters should read it too): https://amzn.to/3QKSc2q

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Superb Screenwriter: Seyi River

Kelli and Zara discuss an often talked about topic that is still often too vague to be much help: your writer voice.

Mentioned in this episode:

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Kelli's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ink_steady

Regina Duke interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e670e8ff/genre-gossip-regina-duke

Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott

Other things to check out:

Critique Partners, Alpha and Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/

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https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Craft Chat: Finding Your Voice

Kelli and Zara talk about the all-important skill of pacing your story well!

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Episodes to also listen to:

All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining

All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision

On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision

Under- vs Over-Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e679005f/craft-chat-under-vs-over-writers

Alpha and Beta Readers, and Critique Parters: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/ (on our old Podbean site because Zencastr didn’t grab this—and the penultimate S3 episode—by accident, hopefully this will be fixed soon)

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Craft Chat: Pacing

Kelli and Zara drop some hot takes in an “All That Ish” episode (much less emphasis on writing than usual).

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Specific episodes mentioned:

Worst Writing Advice: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f3348cbd/the-worst-writing-advice-weve-heard

Craft Books: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc5d8943/craft-chat-craft-books-are-they-necessary

Zara’s 25th birthday: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f4cb0cc6/25-years-25-questions-for-zara

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Our backlog: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen

https://ko-fi.com/writeish

All That Ish: Our Hot Takes

Kelli and Zara talk about the types of early readers writers may enlist in their writing and revision processes. But if you’re confused what the differences are between a critique partner, alpha reader, and beta reader, have no fear!

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Episodes mentioned:

Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott

Welcome to Write-Ish: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish

Troublemakers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTroublemakersTM

Troublemakers Discord: https://discord.gg/75xuwJCngt [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDNDOGlHLThza1c5SENqMFB3MEl2MFYwTmd4d3xBQ3Jtc0ttNkxFbVhYNTg4Ym9MMkZZS0F4ckRVaFg5MTd4NGpmTkVHUUJkbFNfdG5ETWlTel9vZVVOaG50cDNLREIzckhZTVV0OUpmdWtBbGtFVXNjeGs2ekZFMGpaQ1IyYW4yMkFfY1VKSjl5bmFocFRQOTFsTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2F75xuwJCngt]

Craft Chat: Critique Partners, Alpha & Beta Readers

Zara hops back into the interviewer seat as she asks Kelli about her other co-authoring experience with RP Winters on their fantasy series “Project Bun.”

Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-wellGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well

Preorder Samantha’s debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don’t forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire

Episodes mentioned:

RP Winters: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e5a85cab/genre-gossip-rp-winters

RP’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RPWinters_Author

Tweet Zara mentioned: https://twitter.com/vasilisonka/status/1556380939613257732

Bree and Kelli on Co-Authoring: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e49bc8be/co-authoring-bree-buonomo-and-kd-wagner

Welcome to Write-Ish: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish

All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining

All About World-Building: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dcbd7f76/craft-chat-all-about-world-building

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Co-Authoring: Kelli and RP Winters

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