This episode follows episode 40, in which we talked about barriers to dissemination. This week, we discuss ways to address common barriers to successfully sharing our work, including lack of time, lack of knowledge and experience, lack of resources, lack of money, and lack of confidence. Join us! https://sunnyrwinstead.carrd.co ..read more

What keeps people from successfully publishing or otherwise sharing their writing? Michael and Sunny share their thoughts on some of the common barriers they’ve experienced as fiction and professional writers. Sunny’s book: The Lady Guardian ..read more

The Lady Guardian has been released! In this episode, we talk about how the release is going, with an emphasis on the hiccups and goofs ..read more

Description: Sunny’s first book, The Lady Guardian, will be released on January 15! We talk about the process of using Draft2Digital for self-publishing support, and what’s next. Click here to check out the ebook: https://books2read.com/The-Lady-Guardian  ..read more

After an accountability check-in, we discuss Sunny’s decision not to pursue professional editing (possibly a big mistake if she ever wants to be a billionaire novelist). We also have some conversation about writing as a leisure activity and end with Sunny's blurbs: The Lady Guardian Book 1 of The Realm of Light She has achieved her dream, but she wants something more. Marolaine is a Guardian of the Peace, sworn to the protection of the magic that holds the realm in balance. But her accomplishments have come at a cost, and lately she finds herself questioning her choices. When Marolaine agrees ..read more

In this episode we talk about our experiences with the final stages of revision, and Michael presses Sunny to set some goals for next time ..read more

In this episode, we discuss guidelines for providing manuscript feedback. We include our own experiences, plus some tips that might be helpful ..read more

In this episode, we talk about the feedback process that’s currently underway for the two books in Sunny’s light fantasy series. We also hash out Michael’s recent suggestions for an action scene ..read more

In this episode, we return to the podcast after a break. We’ll provide some updates on our writing, and give a preview of what’s next for each of us. Michael's author page https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelsandritter ..read more

In this episode, Matthew’s back as we talk about our experience with one unique (and challenging!) element of fiction prose: character dialogue ..read more