New Writer Podcast

  Read 1,000 Essays or Short Stories in 1,000 Days. Write 52 Short Stories in 52 Weeks. Am I up for the challenge?

Not the greatest month, but not the worst, either. I’ve been re-evaluating goals and trudging along. Words for March – 36,983, bringing my yearly total to 83,073, so not quite the 91,000 I was hoping to be at. That’s okay.…Read more ›

This week’s writing advice books: The 30-Day Author by Kevin Tumlinson The Plot Machine by Dale Kutzera   The 30-Day Author This is a great book for building a daily writing habbit. If you’re anything like me, the old advice…Read more ›

This week I am talking about the new Smarter Artist book Iterate and Optimize. You can pick it up on Amazon* or head over to the Sterling and Stone Website to find links to other stores.     *Full disclosure: This is…Read more ›

I’m not going to even bother breaking down the month’s sales for you. They’are that bad.

Despite my reputation as an infallible hyper-deity from the 139th Dimension, I’ve been known to make a few mistakes… and not just typos.

Find Rayne Hall’s Writer’s Craft Series on Amazon: http://www.newwriterpodcast.com/Rayne

Big things happened in January. Things that might actually change some of my plans in the next few months. Things involving Canadians…. January Word Count: 27,047 Words (of new Fiction) My word count no longer includes blog posts, work articles or…Read more ›

The Path Ahead in 2016 This week I talk about my top three goals for 2016: Write 1,000 Words Every Day Write 5 Books Earn $1000 in Royalties

2015 Word Count I am too lazy to break the wordcount down by project, although I could break it down by at work vs at home. I am instead going to take the easy route and use my Grammarly Insights to…Read more ›

  This week I blame J.J. Abrams, human nature regarding winter, and my own bitter resentment to parties for my lack of productivity. I also make idle threats to the public regarding spoilers and remind myself I can’t sing. Enjoy…Read more ›

This week I’m talking a little about how much getting your ass in the chair matters and how dictation might not give you 1,000,000 words per hour, but it still increases productivity.

Total Sales: $21.50