The Writing Sparrow Sarina

Welcome back, Sparrows, friends, and bookworms, for Season 3!! *and the crowd goes wild*We (read: I) have many exciting episodes lined up this season, which will take this podcast to just over 100 episodes (and we'll celebrate that with an epic three-episode series on writing magic systems!!) :OTo kick all that excitement off, I invited Sarah McKnight back, this time to chat about using NetGalley and BookSirens to get reviews. Grab a notebook, your favourite tea, and your beverage of choice a...

Welcome back, folks! This week, we have a HILARIOUS episode (no, really!) with Kyle A. Massa about how to write humour! Get ready to laugh, because we had a lot of fun with this chat.To catch up with Kyle, check out his Twitter and his website. NEXT WEEK: How to do a live writing collaboration in GoogleDocs with Beverley Lee and Nicole Eigener________________________________________________________________________________Come join The Writing Sparrow in its very own Facebook group! To find ou...

Saddle up, Sparrows, 'cause you're in for a treat this week! I had the great pleasure to chat with Beverley Lee and Nicole Eigener about their newest book baby and passion project extraordinaire: A Conclave of Crimson. Hear all about how they co-wrote this book, live, in GoogleDocs, how they broke the platform, and the ups and downs of such an undertaking (and, of course, of what dark surprises lay in wait for all those who dare turn the pages). To catch up with Beverley, check out her Twitte...

Make sure you have a pen and some paper ready, folks, because there's a lot of info in this one! Sam is no stranger to running anthologies or shared worlds and had a lot of knowledge to share.To catch up with Sam check out her Facebook and her website.NEXT WEEK: How to Narrate Audiobooks with Ashlee Nicole Davis________________________________________________________________________________Come join The Writing Sparrow in its very own Facebook group! To find out more about Sarina and her book...

Prepare for a fun and informative chat, folks, because today, I'm talking to Ashlee Nicole Davis - narrator extraordinaire who's working on my Chaos of Esta Anderson series!She has a lot of great tips on how to get started, what kind of teaching you may need/want and where to find it, and some other great do's and don't's besides! We had an absolute blast recording this chat.And if you found it helpful and want more, also check out E74, where narrator Adriene Arce talked about her approach.To...

Today I'm talking to writer and poet Shane Douglas Keene about how you can focus on writing when your ADHD is making it more difficult.Shane's tips from personal experience are:Routine is important. Sitting down to write at the same time every day creates a habit, which may be easier for you to stick to longterm.If you can, have a separate computer just for writing. If you can't, there are programs you can use to block distractions, such as Scrivener's full screen mode.If you realise that you...