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The Writer's Well - Conversations about writing from craft to wellness.

By J. Thorn

Join Rachael Herron and J. Thorn every Wednesday for conversations about writing from craft to wellness.
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The Writer’s Well Episode 124: How do you manage your marketing tasks?

The Writer's Well - Conversations about writing from craft to wellness.May 22, 2019

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The Writer’s Well Episode 193: Update March 2023
Mar 10, 202330:48
The Writer’s Well Episode 192: Five Years Ago Today
Jan 11, 202232:23
The Writer’s Well Episode 191: An Update!
Nov 04, 202025:43
The Writer’s Well Episode 190: Goodbye...for now.
Aug 26, 202025:41
The Writer’s Well Episode 189: How do you optimize your writing productivity?
Aug 19, 202026:27
The Writer’s Well Episode 188: What are you going to say to your “future me?”

The Writer’s Well Episode 188: What are you going to say to your “future me?”

It’s time to future trip in this week’s episode of The Writer’s Well. J. asks Rachael what she plans on saying to her future self.


FutureMe.org - https://www.futureme.org/ 


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Aug 12, 202026:40
The Writer’s Well Episode 187: In the past 12 months, what has been your biggest challenge and what has been your biggest joy?
Aug 05, 202029:00
The Writer’s Well Episode 186: How do you not overdo a good thing?

The Writer’s Well Episode 186: How do you not overdo a good thing?

J. is up this week with a health-themed question about mental health and addiction. What happens when you get too much of the good stuff?


The Career Author Summit 2021 - https://thecareerauthor.com/events/


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Jul 29, 202024:51
The Writer’s Well Episode 185: How have we benefited from being white?
Jul 22, 202041:34
The Writer’s Well Episode 184: What will be the title of your memoir?
Jul 15, 202020:29
The Writer’s Well Episode 183: How do you make your character voices distinct?

The Writer’s Well Episode 183: How do you make your character voices distinct?

After working with Jeff Elkins on his latest manuscript, J. asks Rachael about the uniqueness and authenticity of her character’s voices.


Consequences of Rock - https://consequencesofrock.com/ 


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Jul 08, 202026:28
The Writer’s Well Episode 182: What things in writing are out of your control?
Jul 01, 202027:19
The Writer’s Well Episode 181: What will your obituary say?

The Writer’s Well Episode 181: What will your obituary say?

The theme for this month is relationships so J. asks Rachael about how she hopes to be remembered by those closest to her. 


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Jun 24, 202026:39
The Writer’s Well Episode 180: What is your morning routine?

The Writer’s Well Episode 180: What is your morning routine?

J. returns after a short break (not really a break) and asks Rachael one of those questions that always prompts a different answer. 


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Jun 17, 202032:08
The Writer’s Well Episode 179: How Can We Apply Binge-Watching to Our Writing?

The Writer’s Well Episode 179: How Can We Apply Binge-Watching to Our Writing?

Today, Rachael talks to Priscilla Oliveras about why we binge-watch television and what it can do for our writing! 


PRISCILLA OLIVERAS is a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. She and her work have earned praise from the Washington Post, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Redbook, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist, amongst others. Priscilla earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and currently serves as adjunct faculty in the program and teaches the online class "Romance Writing" for ed2go. While she's a devotee of the romance genre, Priscilla also considers herself a sports fan, beach lover, and Zumba aficionado, who often practices the art of napping in her backyard hammock.


Oprah's Beach Read  list: https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/g26765235/best-beach-reads/?slide=9


Binge-watching articles:


https://wistia.com/learn/marketing/science-behind-why-we-binge-watch

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/02/coronavirus-quarantine-binge-watching-healthy-escape-column/3060846001/

https://www.thoroldnews.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/covid-19-pandemic-not-to-blame-for-tv-binge-watching-says-brock-prof-2325993


Kdrama list, in order of Priscilla’s preference

Crash Landing on You (Hyun Bin, lead actor, *swoony sigh*) (also, great romantic soundtrack on YouTube)

Cinderella and Four Knights (hero has some moving Declaration lines, spunky heroine) (good soundtrack, too)

Romance is a Bonus Book (older heroine with spunk)

My Secret Romance 

Something in the Rain (liked the hero, not sure the heroine did enough to deserve him, good soundtrack)

Memories of Alhambra (a bit sci-fi-ish, Hyun Bin, needed a little more romance)



Supercharge Your Scene 5-Day Writing Challenge (free) - http://superchargeyourscene.com 


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Jun 10, 202032:03
The Writer’s Well Episode 178: If You Couldn’t Write Books, How Would You Be Creative?

The Writer’s Well Episode 178: If You Couldn’t Write Books, How Would You Be Creative?

The awesome Mark Leslie Lefebvre is an author, podcaster, and professional speaker who’s also a digital publishing book nerd and craft beer lover. Today, he steps into J’s shoes and talks with Rachael about how creativity might well up if the book flow dried up. 


Here's Mark’s original Stealers Wheel Parody of Stuck in the Middle with You

https://youtu.be/kFUlLTP1SgE

 

Here's the K-Tel Compilation Parody

https://youtu.be/q4yvcNoXJfY

 

And the latest "Dad Joke Short Film" stupid video - "Under Attack!"

https://youtu.be/7atPDNgJBDU



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Jun 03, 202029:07
The Writer’s Well Episode 177: How Do You Organize and Use the Information You Learn about Writing?

The Writer’s Well Episode 177: How Do You Organize and Use the Information You Learn about Writing?

J’s on break for a few weeks, so the awesome Jeff Adams joins Rachael today on the show! Together, they talk about what they actually DO with all those pages of great ideas they bring home from conferences and summits, in person or virtual. 


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May 27, 202023:04
The Writer’s Well Episode 176: What are your top 3 writing tools (physical)?
May 20, 202030:48
The Writer’s Well Episode 175: What is your impossible?

The Writer’s Well Episode 175: What is your impossible?

J. asks Rachael to share one of her scary dreams. The good kind that get us out of bed in the morning. Also, J. introduces his upcoming free 5-day writing challenge.


Supercharge Your Scene 5-Day Writing Challenge (free) - http://superchargeyourscene.com 


What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - https://amzn.to/2YHQ44k


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May 13, 202025:28
The Writer’s Well Episode 174: How do you give and take reviews?
May 06, 202027:28
The Writer’s Well Episode 173: How much inner angst do you share with your loved ones?
Apr 29, 202030:52
The Writer’s Well Episode 172: How do you approach writing endings?

The Writer’s Well Episode 172: How do you approach writing endings?

Endings can be tricky. In this episode, Rachael asks J. how he makes sure that the ending is convincing and satisfying to readers.


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Apr 22, 202023:37
The Writer’s Well Episode 171: How will your business be different 6 months from now?

The Writer’s Well Episode 171: How will your business be different 6 months from now?

As the world continues to turn (and change), J. asks Rachael to create a vision of her future for her business.


Save Indie Bookstores - https://www.saveindiebookstores.com/ 


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Apr 15, 202028:31
The Writer’s Well Episode 170: What change have you made that has made all the difference for your writing?
Apr 08, 202028:34
The Writer’s Well Episode 169: How has adversity changed your approach to writing?
Apr 01, 202030:12
The Writer’s Well Episode 168: Do you pray?
Mar 25, 202031:30
The Writer’s Well Episode 167: How do your feelings about the supernatural affect your writing?
Mar 18, 202028:39
The Writer’s Well Episode 166: Which writer do you most want to be?

The Writer’s Well Episode 166: Which writer do you most want to be?

We all look up to someone. J. asks Rachael which writer she most wants to be and why.


Three Story Method - https://books2read.com/threestorymethod 

Three Story Method Workbook - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodworkbook 


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Mar 11, 202025:27
The Writer’s Well Episode 165: Tell me about your antagonist...

The Writer’s Well Episode 165: Tell me about your antagonist...

With a big rewrite looming, Rachael asks J. about his antagonists so she can start thinking about how to fix hers. Also, J. announces the publication of Three Story Method.


Three Story Method - https://books2read.com/threestorymethod 

Three Story Method Workbook - https://amzn.to/37SAR1a 


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Mar 04, 202028:53
The Writer’s Well Episode 164: How do you eat?

The Writer’s Well Episode 164: How do you eat?

In this month’s health-themed episode, J. asks Rachael about her dietary habits. The two writers discuss what it takes to be nutritionally well.


Wasting it - Seth Godin - https://seths.blog/2020/02/wasting-it/ 


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Feb 26, 202035:49
The Writer’s Well Episode 163: What's one thing you were completely wrong about?
Feb 19, 202021:31
The Writer’s Well Episode 162: When was the moment you knew you had to be a writer?
Feb 12, 202025:23
The Writer’s Well Episode 161: What is your morning routine on the weekend?

The Writer’s Well Episode 161: What is your morning routine on the weekend?

Are weekends for sleeping in and Saturday morning cartoons? Find out when J. asks Rachael about her weekend morning routine.


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Feb 05, 202018:11
The Writer’s Well Episode 160: What are you addicted to?

The Writer’s Well Episode 160: What are you addicted to?

After a week at Spirit Rock, Rachael comes home and asks J. a question about addictive behaviors for the monthly health-themed episode.


Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - https://www.drawright.com/


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Jan 29, 202024:34
The Writer’s Well Episode 159: How do you decide which story to tell next?

The Writer’s Well Episode 159: How do you decide which story to tell next?

Most writers have shiny object syndrome. J. asks Rachael about her decision making process when it comes to new stories.


FI101 - https://academy.choosefifoundation.org/


Rachael’s 90 Day Revision Masterclass - https://rachaelherron.com/revision/


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Jan 22, 202029:20
The Writer’s Well Episode 158: What does community mean to you?
Jan 15, 202026:24
The Writer’s Well Episode 157: What does your auto responder sequence look like?
Jan 08, 202033:51
The Writer’s Well Episode 156: What do you wish you’d done better? What are you most proud? What is your intention? (The 2019 to 2020 Episode)
Jan 01, 202025:23
The Writer’s Well Episode 155: What would life be like without your significant other?
Dec 25, 201925:44
The Writer’s Well Episode 154: What has been the most challenging thing you've done professionally in the recent past?
Dec 18, 201934:31
The Writer’s Well Episode 153: How do you name your characters?
Dec 11, 201925:59
The Writer’s Well Episode 152: How do you boost your mood?
Dec 04, 201930:09
The Writer’s Well Episode 151: What do you do about long-term disability insurance?
Nov 27, 201929:45
The Writer’s Well Episode 150: Where do you get your ideas?

The Writer’s Well Episode 150: Where do you get your ideas?

Rachael brings what she thinks will be a lightweight question. But the answer turns into a more thoughtful and interesting conversation. Answering on behalf of authors everywhere for when someone asks, “Where do you get your ideas?”


Rachael's Barcelona retreat - https://rachaelherron.com/barcelona/ 


J.’s Mastermind Group Application - https://theauthorlife.com/mastermind

Application deadline is November 24, 2019


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Nov 20, 201924:22
The Writer’s Well Episode 149: Why write a memoir?

The Writer’s Well Episode 149: Why write a memoir?

Rachael and J. have a big announcement today that directly ties to the question about memoir. Why write one?


Rachael's Barcelona retreat - https://rachaelherron.com/barcelona/


J.’s Mastermind Group Application - https://theauthorlife.com/mastermind

Application deadline is November 24, 2019


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Nov 13, 201934:27
The Writer’s Well Episode 148: What does financial independence mean to you?

The Writer’s Well Episode 148: What does financial independence mean to you?

Being financially independent is a dream for most people. This week Rachael asks J. what financial independence looks like and they discuss initial thoughts on how to reach it.


J.’s Mastermind Group Application - https://theauthorlife.com/mastermind 


Econome Conference - https://economeconference.com/  


Choose FI Podcast - https://www.choosefi.com/ 


Playing with Fire (book and documentary) https://www.playingwithfire.co/ 


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Nov 06, 201936:51
The Writer’s Well Episode 147: How do you cope with unexpected events?
Oct 30, 201928:08
The Writer’s Well Episode 146: How do you approach genre?
Oct 23, 201924:06
The Writer’s Well Episode 145: Should I give up or double down?
Oct 16, 201925:42
The Writer’s Well Episode 144: Is it worth it?

The Writer’s Well Episode 144: Is it worth it?

This week, Rachael hits J. with a doozy, asking him to explain a question he asked in his weekly email post. Is this thing worth it?


J.’s original post - https://theauthorlife.com/failure-is-an-option/


VA for hire - edwardgiordano@gmail.com 


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Oct 09, 201936:32