The First Draft Club

124 Episodes

1. S06 E08 What Makes a Book ”Good” Isn’t What You Think—It’s This

   Published: 11/2/2023
2. S06 E07 Should You Write a Memoir or a Novel Based on Your Life?

   Published: 10/19/2023
3. S06 E06 Why Creative Writing Classes Are So Bad

   Published: 10/12/2023
4. S06 E05 What IS Upmarket Fiction? How to Write a Novel that Appeals to the Widest Audience

   Published: 10/5/2023
5. S06 E04 My Hot Take: Why AI is Going to Make Good Writers MORE Valuable, Not Less

   Published: 9/28/2023
6. S06 E03 On Literary Snobbery: How to Recognize It, Understand It, and Handle it

   Published: 9/21/2023
7. S06 E02 Live with a Literary Agent

   Published: 9/14/2023
8. S06 E01 What I’ve Been Writing & Why I Abandoned My Latest Novel

   Published: 9/7/2023
9. WE’RE BACK!

   Published: 8/24/2023
10. S05 E10 Should you get an MFA in Creative Writing? The Pros & Cons

    Published: 10/13/2022
11. S05 E09 3 Things No One Tells You About Getting a Literary Agent

    Published: 10/6/2022
12. S05 E08 The 3 Most Common Unfounded Fears of Writers

    Published: 9/29/2022
13. S05 E07 5 Steps to Getting a Literary Agent

    Published: 9/22/2022
14. S05 E06 After You’re Published: 5 Surprises

    Published: 9/15/2022
15. S05 E05 How to Write Your Book in 45 Minutes a Day

    Published: 9/8/2022
16. S05 E04 How to Decide What Comes Next in Your Novel

    Published: 9/1/2022
17. S05 E03 How to Write a Novel (The Complete, Proven Guide)

    Published: 8/25/2022
18. S05 E02 How I Wrote My First Book (My Personal Journey)

    Published: 8/18/2022
19. S05 E01 How to Write Compelling Dialogue

    Published: 8/11/2022
20. Big News from Mary!

    Published: 8/3/2021