Write Like a Badass

Maureen Paraventi

Write Like a Bad--- is by, for and about writers. Whether you're an indie author just starting out or you're well along on your creative journey, this podcast will bring you inspiration, information and motivation. Hosted by award-winning playwright and journalist, novelist and nonfiction writer Maureen Paraventi, each episode will feature writers, editors, literary agents and others who will share their stories and offer their tips for succeeding (whatever success looks like for you). Maureen is a former morning radio personality, so you'll find that these lively conversations often take unexpected turns! The Write Like a Bad--- podcast is also interactive. Listeners are invited to send in audio clips of their answers to the Question of the Week, and short excerpts of their works in progress, all of which may be heard on the podcast. Like any creative pursuit, writing is tough. Writing like a bad--- will help you overcome obstacles and achieve your writing goals.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Buckle Up, Buttercup: This Writer is In Her Crone Era - And Loving It!

    Writer Lydia M. Hawke has developed an enthusiastic readership. Her series of female-centric fantasies ("stories from thedia  shadows") star women of a certain age who've learned that experience is the real power. Lydia is so committed to her writing that she got a tattoo inspired by The Crone Wars series. Visit Lydia's website: https://www.lydiahawkebooks.com/ Here's where you'll find that merch we were talking about: https://www.lydiahawkebooks.com/shop/ Connect with Lydia socially: https://www.facebook.com/LydiaMHawke The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    39 min
  2. 21 APR

    Writing Humorous Horror Stories for Adults and Kids

    Dustin Hendrix is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dustin.hendrix.773 Dustin is co-founder of TinHen Productions: https://www.facebook.com/TinHenProductions and https://www.instagram.com/tinhenproductions?igsh=MTdlNmFpcm4xc2ZybQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr His first Creeptales story, Night of the Living Pizza, is available on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/bdh5dnxj His short indie horror film, English Breakfast, is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQqwfneta2o His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinhendrix6?igsh=cGl5cGFkcmNra20%3D&utm_source= His podcast, Empty Pages, can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeart Radio. In Open Mic Night at the Badass Writers Café, Amina Mirza read from her novel, The Mermaid and the Mini Horse, which will be published in late May or early June. You can find Amina on TikTok,  https://www.tiktok.com/@authoraminamirza, Twitter www.x.com/jaeswoon, and ko-fi, https://ko-fi.com/aminaamirza. She is also on Tumblr: https://jaehyofan.tumblr.com and posts in these writing communities on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/communities/writing-tea-tips and https://www.tumblr.com/communities/books-and-writing. The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    34 min
  3. 14 APR

    How to Move Forward and FINALLY Finish That Novel You're Stuck On

    In her day job, Barb is an editor and writer for business magazines. Her dream, though, is to write fiction, and she's off to a good start with her first novel. In this episode, Barb talks about her plan for her book and what might be holding her back. See pictures of Barb Nessinger's smart dolls (getting real fashion photography treatment!) on Instagram, at: barbyness84. The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    33 min
  4. 7 APR

    What You Can Expect When You Work With a Fiction Editor

    Gail R. Delaney is an experienced fiction editor who has helped scores of writers improve their manuscripts. She's also a writer. Gail talks about the services she offers, shares insights about common mistakes that writers make and discusses how writers react to hearing that their writing may not be perfect. (Spoiler alert: one had a meltdown.) Gail also talks about her own writing; how she manages series with multiple books and why sometimes characters let her know that she is not done writing about them. Get in touch with Gail at: https://www.gaildelaney.com/ Page on the website for her editing services: https://www.gaildelaney.com/editing-services TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gailrdelaneynovelist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GailRDelaneyNovelist Facebook Editing Services Page: https://www.facebook.com/GailDelaneyEditingServices/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gailrdelaneynovelist Threads: https://www.threads.com/@gailrdelaneynovelist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GailRDelaneyNovelist https://beacons.ai/gailrdelaneynovelist Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this is on Youtube shortly: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    40 min
  5. 31 MAR

    Ways to Promote and Sell Your Book: a Mini-Episode

    When you finished writing your book, you thought the hard part was over. Not so! Readers won't just magically find your book. You've got to let them know about it. There are many ways to do this - many of them at no or low cost. In this mini-episode, I talk about in-person events, online opportunities and, yes - podcasts. You'll get tips to help you succeed at whichever of these you choose. Make sure you listen to next week's episode. It's a full one in many ways. Fiction editor Gail Delaney talks about what she does for authors (and how they take her suggestions). The question of the week goes to genres, and the inspirational quote is...disturbing and uplifting at the same time. Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode will be on Youtube shortly: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    12 min
  6. 24 MAR

    LISTENING to Your Inner Voice for Inspiration

    Rebecca Biber is a published and award-winning poet. (Her newest book of poetry, Escapement, will be available for purchase soon.) Writers in all genres will appreciate Rebecca's insights into what inspires her, what themes she explores in her poems and how she develops ideas into finished poems. Rebecca's advice about how to feel at ease with reading your work out loud is: take up an instrument, because playing an instrument in public is so much more stressful than reading something you've written out loud. (And this is from a professional pianist!) Our Open Mic Night at the Badass Writers Cafe, features H.H. Rune, a writer and storyteller from the Pacific Northwest. Here's how she describes herself: "After turning thirty she experienced a transformative realization that she had allowed fear to shape much of her life. This awakening sparked in her a commitment to lead an extraordinary life within the space of an ordinary one." We revisited last episode's question of the week (Do you track your writing?) and explore next episode's question (Do you do things to set the mood for your writing?). And...the inspirational quote is by the late Elmore Leonard, a crime and western writer who's written more three dozen novels - many of which have been used as the source material for movies and TV series. LINKS TO REBECCA G. BIBER AND HER WORK: rebecca_g_biber_poet on Insta, doggerel.blog on Wordpress, and VERY SOON to go live...rebeccagbiberpoet.com. In the meanwhile, folks can purchase her book of poems, Technical Solace, at https://lets.shopbooksweet.com/browse/filter/t/technical%20solace/k/keyword   LINKS TO H.H. RUNE AND HER WORK: The Find Me- Extraordinary Life Seeker Series has been a twenty-five year passion-project aligning with her decision to live meaningfully and reach beyond one's current self.  For more tales from the journey see hhrune.com socials: Tiktok Facebook Instagram Free After-story with newsletter sign up The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode will be on Youtube shortly: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2       TikTok: WriteLikeABadass       Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon   Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    46 min
  7. 17 MAR

    Writing and Starring In Your Own Screenplay

    When Montie Browne finished writing his latest screenplay, he didn't wait for Hollywood to come knocking. Learn how Montie turned "Semblance Amiss" into a five-part series that is streaming on Amazon, Tubi and other platforms. Hear why he calls himself "a spoiled son of a bitch" when it comes to exercising creative control over what he's written. Find out what it's like to act in something you've written. Get insights into how grief can propel someone forward into a project that will help them heal. Click here to watch the trailer for "Semblance Amiss:" It's riveting! Montie's website is: https://www.montie-actor.com/ He's also on imdb (did I forget to mention that he's an actor, too??).  And- you can find him on Facebook. The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        A video of the interview in this episode will be on Youtube shortly: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass You can also find Write Like a Badass on: ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writelikeabad ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writelikeabadass?igsh=b3YwOHU5MjAzbGE2 ·        TikTok: WriteLikeABadass ·        Website: https://writelikeabadass.com/ Email recordings of: ·        Your answer to the Question of the Week ·        A three-minute sample of your work, and ·        general comments to: howtowritelikeabadass@gmail.com Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon Find Connor Fischetti's music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums: ·        Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and ·        Cricket (Boiler Room Band)

    33 min

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Write Like a Bad--- is by, for and about writers. Whether you're an indie author just starting out or you're well along on your creative journey, this podcast will bring you inspiration, information and motivation. Hosted by award-winning playwright and journalist, novelist and nonfiction writer Maureen Paraventi, each episode will feature writers, editors, literary agents and others who will share their stories and offer their tips for succeeding (whatever success looks like for you). Maureen is a former morning radio personality, so you'll find that these lively conversations often take unexpected turns! The Write Like a Bad--- podcast is also interactive. Listeners are invited to send in audio clips of their answers to the Question of the Week, and short excerpts of their works in progress, all of which may be heard on the podcast. Like any creative pursuit, writing is tough. Writing like a bad--- will help you overcome obstacles and achieve your writing goals.

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