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A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven’t written a word since your 5-paragraph essay days or you have an MFA in Creative Writing, this podcast is now your weekly coffee date on your journey to finish your first draft. Visit maryadkinswriter.com for more resources.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
A writer asks about that terrifying term "the inciting incident," and Mary gets real in her answer.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
This episode originally aired on 7/10/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
A writer asks about that terrifying term "the inciting incident," and Mary gets real in her answer.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
In this episode, Mary talks everything chapters: yes or no, how long, how many, and what about parts?
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
This episode originally aired on 7/3/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
In this episode, Mary talks everything chapters: yes or no, how long, how many, and what about parts?
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
This week, a writer asks, should I revise as I go, or wait? Mary has a very strong opinion on this question.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
In this episode, Mary tackles the question of what to do when you just can't finish a &%$ draft. If you have six half-written books in your home, this episode is for you.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
In this inaugural episode of The First Draft Club, Mary answers a writer's question about how long it should take to write a first draft of a book and how long one should expect to revise.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
This episode originally aired on 6/26/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
This week, a writer asks, should I revise as I go, or wait? Mary has a very strong opinion on this question.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
This episode originally aired on 6/26/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
In this episode, Mary tackles the question of what to do when you just can't finish a &%$ draft. If you have six half-written books in your home, this episode is for you.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
This episode originally aired on 6/26/2020. Due to a technical issue with Apple Podcasts deleting our episodes, this is a repost. New episodes will not have this notice.
In this inaugural episode of The First Draft Club, Mary answers a writer's question about how long it should take to write a first draft of a book and how long one should expect to revise.