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April 9, 2019 2 Comments

Ep 193: Next-Level Writer – To Start, You’ve Got to Get in the Game

Next-Level Writer: To Start You've Got to Get in the Game (Ep 193: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 193] Leveling up, according to my teenage son, who is familiar with several different video games, refers to a character or creature that gains enough experience to unlock new skills or features. For example, let’s say you’re playing a game with a dragon that has one primary skill: he can breathe fire. But not big fire; he shoots out just a little flicker of … [Read more...]

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April 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ep 192: (Re)Write to Discover How to Improve Your Drafts

(Re)Write to Discover How to Improve Your Drafts (Ep 192: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 192] “I have rewritten—often several times—every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.” Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory1 First Drafts Reveal What You Want to Say We’ve already covered the power of writing to discover what we want to say. We can do that with freewriting to discover our initial ideas, writing in our journals or as a … [Read more...]

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March 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ep 191: Write to Discover Your Voice

Write to Discover Your Voice (Ep 191: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 191] You know within a few notes if you're listening to the Beatles or the Bee Gees, James Taylor or Justin Timberlake, Sting or Cher. Why? Well, it’s their voice. You recognize their voice. In literature, it may not seem as obvious, since we aren’t usually hearing the author’s voice when we read their work. And yet, I’ll bet you could read a few lines of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, Write to Discover Series, writing Tagged With: Anne Lamott, Peter Elbow, voice, writing voice

March 12, 2019 2 Comments

Ep 189: Write to Discover New Skills and Techniques

Write to Discover New Skills and Techniques (Ep 189: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 189] When I feel my writing getting a little stale, I start looking around for a teacher. Now, I don’t mean I’m looking for a class with an instructor, although that’s certainly another way to learn and grow as a writer. I mean I start looking around for an author and text that has something to teach me. In this way, I can continually improve my skills as a … [Read more...]

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March 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ep 188: Write to Discover What You Really Want to Say

Write to Discover What You Really Want to Say (Ep 188: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 188] In this series, you’ve discovered more about yourself through writing—you may have begun to heal emotional wounds. The act of writing has helped you find the courage to continue to write. Through writing, you’ve articulated your reason for doing the work. And you’ve identified your top themes and topics. Most recently, you’ve written to discover your ideal … [Read more...]

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February 26, 2019 2 Comments

Ep 187: Write to Discover Your Ideal Reader

Write to Discover Your Ideal Reader (Ep 187: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach) #writing #readers #IdealReader #audience

[Ep 187] In composition classes, college students learn to identify their audience—who are they writing for? On the topic of audience, The Writing Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests students think about writing a letter to their grandmothers about their first month at college. Then they say to imagine writing another letter on the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, Write to Discover Series, writing Tagged With: Diane Ackerman, ideal reader avatar, ideal reader profile, Lee Gutkind, Seth Godin

February 19, 2019 3 Comments

Ep 186: Write to Discover Your Favorite Type of Writing

Write to Discover Your Favorite Type of Writing (Ep 186: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach) #writing #WritingCoach #WritingTip #WritingTips #Genre #WritingStyle

When I was in junior high, I joined the track team. Track and field offers a lot of events, so the coach had us try a little bit of everything so we could get a feel for what we might like. I had played softball when I was younger and was a good hitter, so I gave the shot put a few big hurls. My throws weren’t too shabby, but I wasn’t interested in training for it, so I … [Read more...]

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January 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ep 183: Write to Discover Your Top Themes & Topics

Write to Discover Your Top Themes and Topics (Ep 183: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach) #writing #writingtips #platform #AuthorPlatform #AuthorBrand

I recently signed up for Reddit. During setup, I clicked on categories and topics of interest so the app could deliver relevant updates. On the spot I had to decide my preferences: do I want ongoing content about this topic or that? Do I want them to send information about technology, politics, economics? Food, fitness, travel, entertainment? Select Your Top Themes and … [Read more...]

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January 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ep 182: Write to Discover Your Reason for Writing

Write to Discover Your Reason for Writing (Ep 182: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach) #writing #purpose #WritingCoach #WritingMotivation

If you’ve read On Being a Writer, you know my coauthor Charity Singleton Craig and I start with identity—claiming we are writers. I told the story of the university publication that accepted my first poetry submissions. They asked for a bio. I looked at examples from a previous issue I’d purchased. The poets talked about why they write. “Without overthinking it, I … [Read more...]

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January 16, 2019

Ep 181: Write to Discover the Courage You Need to Confront Your Fears

Image of male hand writing on paper with pen overlaid with words "Write to Discover the Courage You Need to Confront Your Fears"

Ralph Keyes observes in his book The Courage to Write, “The trail of literary history is littered with those who fell along the way because the anxiety of trying to write paralyzed their hand”1. Writers' Anxiety If you’ve begun to reflect on troubling, traumatic memories, you've likely encountered fears. Some of those fears are personal and some, professional. Digging … [Read more...]

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January 8, 2019 1 Comment

Ep 180: Write to Discover – Start with Yourself

Write to Discover-Start with Yourself (Ep 180: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

A few weeks ago I shared with you how freewriting freed me. The book Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg, played a big part in that during my college years, introducing me to the idea of timed writing as a means to write and discover. Even though I wasn't all that interested in Goldberg’s frequent references to Zen Buddhism, I liked her basic approach: "When I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, Write to Discover Series, writing Tagged With: Expressive Writing, freewriting, James Pennebaker, Louise DeSalvo, Morning Pages, Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones

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