63 episodes

Hey fiction writer! Want your readers to stay up until 2am, so engrossed in your story they just can’t put it down? Want to build a successful, fulfilling, and sustainable writing life that works for YOU? Story Magic is the place for you. Every week, professional book coaches and editors Emily and Rachel from Golden May dive into writing craft, community, and mindset tips, tricks, and advice so you can write and publish books you’re damn proud of, again and again. We cover craft topics like story structure, character development, worldbuilding and ‘show, don’t tell’; we dive into how to grow your writing community of readers and writing partners; and we’ll talk about all those mindset challenges from imposter syndrome and perfectionism to fear of the blank page. Story Magic has all the tools you need to become the author you’re meant to be. You’ve got this, let’s go! 

Story Magic Golden May

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Hey fiction writer! Want your readers to stay up until 2am, so engrossed in your story they just can’t put it down? Want to build a successful, fulfilling, and sustainable writing life that works for YOU? Story Magic is the place for you. Every week, professional book coaches and editors Emily and Rachel from Golden May dive into writing craft, community, and mindset tips, tricks, and advice so you can write and publish books you’re damn proud of, again and again. We cover craft topics like story structure, character development, worldbuilding and ‘show, don’t tell’; we dive into how to grow your writing community of readers and writing partners; and we’ll talk about all those mindset challenges from imposter syndrome and perfectionism to fear of the blank page. Story Magic has all the tools you need to become the author you’re meant to be. You’ve got this, let’s go! 

    62 - Shedding the shame of talking about your book with CC Tyler

    62 - Shedding the shame of talking about your book with CC Tyler

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about shedding the shame of talking about your book with guest CC Tyler.What you’ll learn from this episode: why you feel so anxious/nervous/weird about talking about your bookhow to recognize the shame holding you backhow to accept your identity as a writerhow to take small actions to build confidence and let go of the shameCONNECT WITH CIARA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorcctyler/ Website: https://www.authorcctyler.com/Read Of Faith & Fla...

    • 36 min
    61 - Rejection mindset with Kayla Stansbury

    61 - Rejection mindset with Kayla Stansbury

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about querying and rejection with guest Kayla Stansbury.What you’ll learn from this episode:what the querying process is really likehow to manage rejection how to strengthen mindsetReady to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagicJoin Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and comm...

    • 38 min
    60 - Author Interview with Emilia Emerson

    60 - Author Interview with Emilia Emerson

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about indie publishing and the author journey with Emilia Emerson.What you’ll learn from this episode:what it's like to be an indie authorthe chaos writing processwriting characters with mental health issuesEMILIA's WEBSITE: https://www.emiliaemerson.com/Pre-order His Tesoro now: https://a.co/d/inaF4wjReady to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course:...

    • 35 min
    59 - Being afraid to do it wrong

    59 - Being afraid to do it wrong

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about answering a listener question about perfectionism and the idea of doing it wrong.What you’ll learn from this episode:developing confidence for finishing an entire bookhow to learn with all the overwhelming resources out heremanaging the stress of perfectionismReady to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arc...

    • 34 min
    58 - Return from hiatus

    58 - Return from hiatus

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about returning from an unplanned hiatus.Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: http://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagicJoin Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https:/...

    • 28 min
    57 - Choosing scene POV

    57 - Choosing scene POV

    Today, Emily & Rachel talk about choosing scene POV.What you’ll learn from this episode:4 questions to determine the most impactful POVsometimes you just need to choose!weaving character into scene structure Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation? Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, an...

    • 25 min

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