Writing Unblocked With Britney M. Mills

There are some things in life that don't come with a second try. Luckily, writing is not one of them. Today's episode is all about a quote that reminds us of that, with a shocking comparison.

Gretchen Schultek Bridgers is an educator and author of materials to help first-time teachers to make it through the first year of teaching by sharing the things that you never learned in college! Definitely an inspiring and motivating story!

In this episode, we talk about different ways to help you get started writing your non-fiction book. Organization is the key but there are a few other things to consider when you are looking to write things such as biographies.

Sharing a great quote about enduring even when you're feeling opposition, whether it be from family, friends or those around you. 

This is a great podcast with author Jennifer Moore who kept pursuing her writing even after receiving a large number of rejections. She has now published several books and has some amazing insight into writing as well as life in general!

Breaking down the romance genre with a few of the subgenres that are used. Going through some of the newer genres to help you understand where exactly your novel fits so you can better pitch to agents and editors!

This is a great interview from a very dynamic and enthusiastic person! Lynette has many years of experience teaching English and now, along with her up and coming podcast, she is writing a book about her experiences!

Going a little more in depth with the genres and helping you see what a bunch of the subgenres in the mystery section are all about!

Sharing a quote by the great author J.R.R. Tolkien today all about why we need to start writing today in order to avoid dragging things out.

Make sure to listen to this fun and motivational podcast by an experienced author and podcaster. Joel Boggess shares a bit of his background in getting into the podcasting industry and helps us learn more about the world of ghost writing!

Once people find out you are a writer, they will most likely ask what it's about or what genre. This episode goes over some of the basic ones as a precursor to going more in depth about book genres.

This episode talks about a quote by Richard Bach, one that simply explains what we need to do as beginning writers to eventually become professional writers!

This interview with Kathy Eberly goes over her books as well as the process she used for publication. She talks about a lot of the reason behind the themes of her books as well as covering some important societal norms.

There are a lot of things we can do to make the most of the short time we have to write. This episode goes over several ideas that will help you get organized with your ideas and get writing!

Just a short quote for the day but it's one that will get you thinking. An author put it well when she talked about the importance of sand that will someday turn into castles. Listen to know why and what you can do!

Janessa Burt shares how she went from writing a book for her girls to the beginnings of a great trilogy. She also talks about her experiences with a traditional publisher and why she chose to go the self-publishing route. Mirror is her first novel and is a perfect mashup of time travel and regency feel.

Writers can't really live without words and if we aren't continually learning words, chances are that our writing will feel repetitive. Spelling lists are not only useful when we are in school but help to keep our mind learning as well as giving us more options for meaning, depth, etc.

This episode is all about a quote that tells us to use our experiences and other situations in our life to tell the story. We may see things a little bit different than others, which can often times create a better story!

Qiana Budd uses previous experiences to motivate and uplift people facing similar domestic violence situations. She wrote a work of fiction called The Pivotal Relationship to address such issues and hopefully reach more people who don't know what to do in certain situations.

A continuation of different options for writing software, this time for PC users. There are several options for each that can help with any distractions you might have!