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#78 No One Is Broken & Everyone Has What It Takes with William Kenower Freelance Writing Direct: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers, agents, publ
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William Kenower is the author of Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer’s Guide to the End of Self-Doubt, Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, and Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New York Times, Writer’s Digest, Edible Seattle, Parent Map, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. He also hosts the popular podcasts Author2Author, and Fearless Writing With Bill Kenower.
In this episode:
How Bill came up with the concept for his book [2:40]
Following curiosity in your reading [12:20]
Letting yourself write about what you want to write, without worrying about selling your writing [18:09]
Advice for getting into the writing flow [16:54]
Writing with the ‘three narrative arcs.’ [22:33]
Bill’s opinion on gatekeepers in this industry [29:31]
Connect with Bill:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.kenower
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/wdbk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williamkenower/
FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode #76 at https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for my newsletter.
Connect with Estelle:
Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://estelleserasmus.com/books/writing-that-gets-noticed/
Sign up for my Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus (Come see me every Monday at 7 pm for a live AMA)
William Kenower is the author of Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer’s Guide to the End of Self-Doubt, Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, and Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New York Times, Writer’s Digest, Edible Seattle, Parent Map, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. He also hosts the popular podcasts Author2Author, and Fearless Writing With Bill Kenower.
In this episode:
How Bill came up with the concept for his book [2:40]
Following curiosity in your reading [12:20]
Letting yourself write about what you want to write, without worrying about selling your writing [18:09]
Advice for getting into the writing flow [16:54]
Writing with the ‘three narrative arcs.’ [22:33]
Bill’s opinion on gatekeepers in this industry [29:31]
Connect with Bill:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.kenower
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/wdbk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williamkenower/
FREE PITCHING GUIDE: Find out more about this episode #76 at https://estelleserasmus.com/podcast. You also get a free pitching guide if you sign up for my newsletter.
Connect with Estelle:
Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: https://estelleserasmus.com/books/writing-that-gets-noticed/
Sign up for my Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com (with craft advice and writing opportunities)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EstelleSErasmus
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@EstelleSErasmus (Come see me every Monday at 7 pm for a live AMA)
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