How To Survive Until You’re Published: Episodes
Season 2 Episode 11: Getting Inside Your Character’s Head – Psychology in Writing with Jennifer Cox MD
In this episode, M Irene interviews author Jennifer MD Cox about using psychology in writing. Jennifer goes over the basics, psychology aspects that can influence character morality, choices and other things. *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL musicEpisode Speakers & GuestsM Irene was born and raised in Utah, where she currently lives with her husband, their son and their fun-loving German Shepherd. As an avid reader and aspiring fantasy and horror author, she is particularly...
Season 2 Bonus Episode – Finding Your Space: Pathfinders Writing Collective with Rain Sullivan and Jen Woodrum
In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview Jen Woodrum and Rain Sullivan about Pathfinders Writing Collective, a new writing challenge and community for creatives! *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL musicEpisode Speakers &...
Season 2 Episode 10: Standing on the Sidelines
In this episode, Amy Bell and M Irene discuss fleshing out side characters! They discuss the importance of side characters, their relationship to the main character and common archetypes for side characters using dramatica archetype theory. *Music...
Season 2 Bonus Episode: The Real Priority – A Mental Health Discussion with Kauffman
Live mental health discussion turned podcast, on mental health and writing!Is YOUR mental health holding you back from writing?Do you deal with a fear of failure, rejection, or vulnerability?Join How to Survive Until You're Published and other...
Season 2 Episode 9: Antiheroes and Redemption Arcs with Amey Ziegler
In this episode, M Irene and Amy Bell discuss antiheroes and redemption arcs with Amey Zeigler. Amey tells us her formula for creating antiheroes, and key characteristics she thinks every antihero should have. She also identifies the differences...
Season 2 Episode 8: Seeds to Trees-Brainstorming with Ashley Funk
In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview guest author Ashley Funk about how she comes up with ideas for her stories, and how she takes the seeds of an idea into a full fleshed story. *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL music...
Season 2 Episode 7: When to Stop and When to Not
In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss pacing! They go over common problems with pacing, how to recognize pacing problems and how to overcome them. *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL music Episode Speakers & GuestsM Irene...
Season 2 Episode 6: Finding Your Voice (and Maybe Your Genre Too)
In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss which genres they write, how they discovered their genres, how they develop their voices and how to pick which POV to use for your novel. *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL musicEpisode...
Season 2 Bonus Episode: Writing Journey’s and other things with Abigail O’Bryan
In this episode M Irene and Amy Bell interview author Abigail O'Bryan about her writing journey. We cover topics such as what is an independent publishing house, traditional publishing, marketing, her overall writing journey and her debut novel,...
Season 2 Episode 5: Some of our Favorite Things–Plot Tropes with Marae Good
In this episode Amy Bell and M Irene discuss popular writing tropes with guest author Marae Good. We talk about some of our favorite tropes, and how to apply them in writing. *Music for this episode is brought to you by REMBALL musicEpisode...