Words After All Sarah Fraser

On this week’s episode of the Words, After All podcast, I get personal and make a commitment to improve this space by making it more diverse.

To get you started, I've recommended six books by Black and Indigenous authors that have inspired me and my work in progress. 

This reading list isn’t a one-time tokenistic offer, a tick box, but my first steps toward a new normal that is more representative of the myriad of voices we are lucky enough to have access to.

For full show notes with links to the books mentioned in the episode click here.

I look forward to bringing you more of me and more of my diverse reads here on the podcast.

I would love to answer a question about writing or life on a future episode of the podcast. Contact me on Instagram or through my website here.

If you want to add to the conversation, or discuss the podcast online use the hashtag #wordsafterall, and I’ll stop by to say hello. 

*Some links to books are affiliate links. 

On this week’s episode of Words, After All I’m mixing things up a little bit. Instead of discussing one book in detail and then answering a question, I start off by answering a question about my own process. Then, at the end of the episode I share three books about writing that I return to again and again.

This week I discuss:


My novel-writing process for my current work in progress
My 100 Day Project: #100daysofoutlininganovel
Where I found inspiration for my novel and how it was influenced by my life circumstances
Why I was hesitant to share my meandering writing journey here
How as an editor and writing mentor I’m a partner for your journey, here to help you find and travel the writing path that is best for you

For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode, click here. 

I would love to answer a question about writing or life on a future episode of the podcast. Contact me on Instagram or through my website here.

If you want to add to the conversation, or discuss the podcast online use the hashtag #wordsafterall, and I’ll stop by to say hello.

On this episode of the podcast, I discuss what there is to learn about writing and life from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 

Spoiler Alert: Unlike other episodes, this episode of Words, After All contains spoilers about this book and others in the Harry Potter series. If you haven't yet read it you may want to skip this one and come back later after you've read it.

I talk about:


Problematic books and why I’m sharing this novel even in the face of J.K. Rowling’s comments
Why I love Harry Potter
Interweaving the plot of your series with the plot of your individual novel
The stories that live in us forever
How to ‘get over’ the fear of sharing your writing

For a full list of links mentioned in the episode, find the show notes here.

I would love to answer a question about writing or life on a future episode of the podcast. Contact me on Instagram or through my website here.

If you want to add to the conversation, or discuss the podcast online use the hashtag #wordsafterall, and I’ll stop by to say hello.

On this episode of the podcast, I discuss what there is to learn about writing and life from the novel Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler.

I talk about:


Finding beauty in the mundane
Using our own life experiences to inform our writing
Breaking all the rules (in writing and life)
Reading for our writing

For a full list of resources and links mention in this episodes, read the full show notes here. 

Find me on Instagram or contact me here. 

If you want to add to the conversation or discuss the podcast online use #wordsafterall

On this episode of the podcast I discuss what there is to learn about writing and life from the novel Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. 

I talk about:


Nostalgia for my early 20s
The difference between likeable and relatable main characters
Being disliked as a woman
How to keep coming up with creative ideas even with a "draining" day job

For a full list of resources and links mentioned in this episode, read the full show notes here.

Find me on Instagram or contact me here.

If you want to add to the conversation, or discuss the podcast online use the hashtag #wordsafterall

On this very first episode of the Words, After All podcast, I tell you more about my story: how I came to be a writer, editor, and teacher, and the origins of the podcast.

I talk about:


My bookish childhood and youth
Growing up to become who I needed when I was younger
The birth of Novel & Kind Editorial
My creative ecosystem
Why I started this podcast

If you have a question for me, or you want to know more about my work, you can find me on Instagram or contact me here.

If you want to add to the conversation, or discuss the podcast online use the hashtag #wordsafterall, and I’ll stop by to say hello.

Read the full show notes here.