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Writing Roots

Writing Roots

503 Episodes • By Ley Esses, Leigh Hull, AspenHouse Publishing • writingrootspodcast.com/category...
We're here to help authors, published or not, improve. Each episode focuses on a step in the process, whether it's actually writing or getting your book out into the world through self-publishing.
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S50E9 – Your Unique Journey: This or That?
Part of figuring out yourself as a writer is testing... more
Jan 29 2024 11m
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S50 Bonus – Publishing on Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert
Funding is one of the most precarious parts of publi... more
Jan 27 2024 46m
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S50E7 – Your Unique Journey: The Path
Each writing journey is a totally unique experience,... more
Jan 25 2024 11m
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S50E7 – Making the Choice to Monetize
When you are writing, we always want you to focus on... more
Jan 22 2024 11m
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S50E6 – Arming Yourself with Writing Tools
Much of writing is having the right tools in your to... more
Jan 18 2024 11m
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S50E5 – Get Yourself a Writing Community
Writing is not a solitary experience. Though you may... more
Jan 15 2024 11m
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S50E4 – Take Advice With a Grain of Salt
You might think it strange to hear this advice from ... more
Jan 11 2024 11m
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S50E3 – Write Now, Edit Later
One of the most common reasons we see for why people... more
Jan 8 2024 11m
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S50E2 – Don’t Give Up
The world needs your story. More than anything, w... more
Jan 5 2024 11m
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S50E1 – Addressing Common Excuses
Welcome to 2024! It’s a new year and many peop... more
Jan 1 2024 11m
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S49 Bonus – Writing Roots Blooper Reel
To end the year with a touch of levity, we decided t... more
Dec 30 2023 18m
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S49E8 – What Do I Do If All I’m Writing is Dialogue?
If you find yourself writing only dialogue – o... more
Dec 28 2023 11m
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S49E7 – How Do I Determine Comp Titles for My Book?
A major part of querying and even marketing is findi... more
Dec 25 2023 12m
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S49E6 – If I Want to Be a Career Author, Should I Stick to One Genre?
This is a question we see a lot in the writing space... more
Dec 21 2023 11m
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S49E5 – Why Does My Writing Seem Basic Even When I Have a Big Vocabulary?
It’s happened to all of us at some point. We s... more
Dec 18 2023 11m
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S49E4 – What is the Difference Between a Complete Monster and a Regular One?
There are a variety of monsters you can have in your... more
Dec 14 2023 11m
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S49E3 – How Do I Build a Military for a Spec Fic Story?
If you are creating a story that is heavy with war, ... more
Dec 11 2023 11m
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S49E2 – Is Having Multiple POVs the Same as Head Hopping?
This is a question we see a lot in the writing forum... more
Dec 7 2023 12m
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S49E1 – Why Do You Have a Podcast?
Every December, we try to answer the questions we&#8... more
Dec 4 2023 11m
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S48E9 – How to Identify Sexism
Intentional or not, it is important to recognize whe... more
Nov 30 2023 11m
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S48E8 – How to Identify When Nothing Happens
Readers want a story to keep moving forward, whether... more
Nov 27 2023 11m
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S48 Bonus – How to Identify Progress in Writing, AKA The Blackmail Episode
Every writing journey has to start somewhere. No wri... more
Nov 25 2023 28m
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S48E7 – How to Identify Head Hopping
Head hopping is one of those problems that, unless y... more
Nov 23 2023 11m
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S48E6 – How to Identify Contradictions in Writing
It’s too easy to accidentally create contradic... more
Nov 20 2023 12m
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S48E5 – How to Identify Poor and Excessive Descriptions
There is a delicate balance to providing description... more
Nov 16 2023 12m
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