The First Draft Club
A podcast by By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
124 Episodes
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S08 E06 How to Write a Timeless Book (Whatever That Means)
Published: 1/15/2025 -
S08 E05 All the Numbers in Publishing No One Talks About
Published: 12/18/2024 -
S08 E04 My Top 5 Books of 2024 as a Writer
Published: 12/11/2024 -
S08 E03 How to Fix an 80% Good Book Getting Rejections
Published: 12/4/2024 -
S08 E02 Why You Can Write an Amazing Book That Doesn't Get Published
Published: 11/27/2024 -
S08 E01 The Black List: The new publishing shortcut for aspiring novelists
Published: 11/20/2024 -
S07 E12 3 Things to Know about Copyright & a Scam to Avoid if You’re Self-Publishing
Published: 6/13/2024 -
S07 E11 Should You Hire a Book Publicist?
Published: 5/30/2024 -
S07 E10 How Much I Was Paid for My First Novel & Why I Don't Think Big Publishing is Dead
Published: 5/16/2024 -
S07 E09 The #1 Resource for When You're Querying
Published: 5/2/2024 -
S07 E08 The Lean-In Method for Assessing Feedback
Published: 4/18/2024 -
S07 E07 The Real Secret to Writing Your Best Possible Book
Published: 4/4/2024 -
S07 E06 Rufi Thorpe (with Mary) on How to Control Your Reader's Mind
Published: 3/28/2024 -
S07 E05 Interview with Psychologist & Author Joe Sanok on How to Get Your Book Written
Published: 3/21/2024 -
S07 E04 3 Publishing Myths that Are Making Me Mad
Published: 3/14/2024 -
S07 E03 Here it is...the Novel-Writing Tool I Invented in 2023!
Published: 3/7/2024 -
S07 E02 The 2 Ways Playwright Tom Stoppard Changed My Creative Life
Published: 2/29/2024 -
S07 E01 My Current Daily Routine as a Novelist (While Running a Business & Parenting)
Published: 2/22/2024 -
Live with Debut Novelist & Book Incubator grad Gayle Brown on her pub day!
Published: 12/14/2023 -
S06 E09 3 New Tips for Writing Better Dialogue
Published: 11/9/2023
A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven‘t written a word since your 5-paragraph essay days or you have an MFA in Creative Writing, this weekly podcast is now your favorite writing companion on your journey to finish your first draft.