What We're Doing When We Should Be Writing

Eden Boudreau
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A podcast for aspiring and established writers who the "traditional" writing advice has failed and are looking to create a practice that works for them, not against them. Every week host Eden Boudreau, author of the acclaimed debut memoir Crying Wolf, will sit down with a new co-host and guest author to discuss that week's topic and give the listeners realistic, achievable advice, action items and exercises to help them curate a better writing process.

Episodes

  1. 04/11/2024

    Platform VS Prison - with Courtney Maum and Liselle Sambury

    Posting, re-tweeting, video content, live streaming, blogs and newsletters. Wait, when did we become content creators, on top of writers? Today during our Lit' It and Quit It segment, we’re going to talk about with bestselling author COURTNEY MAUM about the struggle between curating a platform and feeling imprisoned to the algorithm. Following that, we’ll get right into my conversation with LISELLE SAMBURY, author of TENDER BEASTS, a psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades. If you would like to get your own copy of any of our guests books, please visit our ⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate⁠ page and your purchase will go to helping a small bookstore stay in business!  To follow our guests and/or host, find them online here:  Courtney Maum Liselle Sambury ⁠Eden Boudreau ⁠

  2. 03/28/2024

    Showing up for your Work - with Nicholas Selig and Angela Brown

    Showing up for your work can mean different things to different people - it can mean how authentically you show up in the work itself or how you prioritize your time and space to physically show up for your practice. Today during our Lit' It and Quit It segment, we’re going to talk about the latter with a good friend of mine, Nicholas Selig, poet and the Editor-in-Chief for The Miramichi Reader. Following that, we’ll get right into my conversation with Angela Brown, author of OLIVIA STRAUSS IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME, the story of a woman who has no choice left but to enjoy the adventure of life—and its surprises—in a funny and emotionally moving comedy of errors about the gifts of growing older. If you would like to get your own copy of any of our guests books, please visit our ⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠ Affiliate⁠ page and your purchase will go to helping a small bookstore stay in business!  To follow our guests and/or host, find them online here:  ⁠Nicholas Selig⁠ ⁠Angela Brown⁠ ⁠⁠Eden Boudreau ⁠

  3. 03/21/2024

    In conversation with Chelene Knight

    Today I have a very special episode for you! We’re going to take a break from our Lit it and quit segment, so save all those great questions of yours for next week, and we'll jump right into my interview with not only an award winning, best selling and highly respected author but my own personal mentor, Chelene Knight.  On last weeks episode, I discussed support systems with Denise Da Costa and we agreed that those systems can come from family or friends or muses, but I think if we really grind it down to a fine point, the best kind of support any writer can ask for, is for someone to believe in their work.  And that’s what Chelene has done for me, and many many other writers over her tremendous career, as well as once again with her recent book Let It Go: Free Yourself from Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy If you would like to get your own copy of LET IT GO, please visit our ⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate⁠ page and your purchase will go to helping a small bookstore stay in business!  To follow our guests and/or host, find them online here:  Chelene Knight ⁠Eden Boudreau ⁠

  4. 03/21/2024

    Support Systems - with Denise Da Costa and Emily Austin

    Having a solid support system is more than someone “babysitting” the kids or not interrupting while you write. Real support is understanding this journey will require patience, communication and compromise and on today's episode during our Lit' It and Quit It segment, I talk about this very subject with the author of AND THE WALLS CAME DOWN, Denise Da Costa.  After which is my interview with the compelling Emily Austin, author of INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SPACE - a fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately hopeful novel for anyone who has ever worried they might be a terrible person. If you would like to get your own copy of any of our guests books, please visit our ⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate⁠ page and your purchase will go to helping a small bookstore stay in business!  To follow our guests and/or host, find them online here:  Denise Da Costa Emily Austin ⁠Eden Boudreau ⁠

  5. 03/07/2024

    Realistic Goal Setting - with Amy Jones and Charlene Carr

    What's that saying? Your eyes are bigger than your stomach? Well as writers, our ideas are often significantly bigger than our bandwidth when starting a project. On today's episode during our Lit' It and Quit It segment bestselling and award-winning author Amy Jones and I will talk about our own struggles with setting realistic goals during the writing process and how sometimes stepping back and taking in the big picture goes a long way to making the enormous task of writing a book more manageable. After that we'll jump right into my conversation with Charlene Carr, the author of WE RIP THE WORLD APART - a sweeping multi-generational story about motherhood, race and secrets in the lives of three women. If you would like to get a copy your own copy of any of our guests books, please visit our Bookshop.org Affiliate page and your purchase will go to helping a small bookstore stay in business! To follow our guests and/or host, find them online here: Amy Jones Charlene Carr Eden Boudreau And don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter on Substack for behind the scenes videos, writing prompts and weekly blog posts diving even deeper into this week's topic!

  6. Season 1 Trailer

    Introducing: What We're Doing When We Should Be Writing

    What We're Doing When We Should Be Writing premieres on March 7th! You can listen wherever you find your favourite shows and don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @shouldbewritingpod.

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A podcast for aspiring and established writers who the "traditional" writing advice has failed and are looking to create a practice that works for them, not against them. Every week host Eden Boudreau, author of the acclaimed debut memoir Crying Wolf, will sit down with a new co-host and guest author to discuss that week's topic and give the listeners realistic, achievable advice, action items and exercises to help them curate a better writing process.

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