Writing Unblocked With Britney M. Mills

Talking about a quote from Erica Jong today and all about conquering our fears of being judged even before we have published anything.

In this episode, Jacob Gowans talks about how he self-published his book A Tale of Light & Shadow and then it was picked up by a publishing company that he had submitted his book to originally. He shares how he is able to get things done as a writer at the same time as being a dentist. 

This episode goes through all of the writing software that makes it a little bit easier for writers, providing a distraction free environment. Many of them allow you to keep your research together with all of the elements of your book, as well as allowing you to move parts of your story to another place. Writing Software for PCs will be one of the next episodes so stay tuned for that one.

Maybe you don't feel like an author because you aren't published or haven't made money from all the time spent behind the computer. Listen to why you need to start claiming the author title and how it will help you with your book!

Alan Seeger talks all about his start as a writer and how he has gained some success from self-publishing his books. You can find him on Amazon as well as part of Five59 Publishing. 

Writing a novel starts by getting your ideas organized. In this episode, we are exploring the advantages and disadvantages to the outline.

Even if you love reading books, finding the time to do so can be few and far between if you are always on the go. With all the technology, there are plenty of ways to learn and Overdrive is an app that helps you learn or read books while you are doing many of lifes little tasks!

Steve Schmutz is a software entreprenuer that decided to write a book while he was out of work for a few months. He self-published his first novel, Sons of Prophecy: Davian's Deception through CreateSpace. He talks about the struggles he had for writing as well as the elements that went into the editing process for him. 

This episode is all about the reason behind the podcast. Writing is a dream and a passion for many people but it's setting aside the time to do it. This shares a little background about the host as well as shares the things behind this 3-day a week writing motivation podcast.

Ayesha Hilton shares the different avenues that brought her to where she is, host of one, and soon to be two podcasts, co-author of several novels as well as the creator of Fast Book Writing, which helps you to write your book in 30 days. 

Time is by far the most common reason people don't finish writing their novel but feeling like writing is something that can hold us back as well. This episode is based on a quote by Anne Tyler, reminding us that writing needs to become a habit.