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

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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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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