Story Magic
Hey fiction writer! Want your readers to stay up until 2am, so engrossed in your story they just can’t put it down? Want to build a successful, fulfilling, and sustainable writing life that works for YOU? Story Magic is the place for you. Every week, professional book coaches and editors Emily and Rachel from Golden May dive into writing craft, community, and mindset tips, tricks, and advice so you can write and publish books you’re damn proud of, again and again. We cover craft topics like story structure, character development, worldbuilding and ‘show, don’t tell’; we dive into how to grow your writing community of readers and writing partners; and we’ll talk about all those mindset challenges from imposter syndrome and perfectionism to fear of the blank page. Story Magic has all the tools you need to become the author you’re meant to be. You’ve got this, let’s go!
Episodes
112 - Diving into totally new projects
111 - Should you revise or rewrite messy scenes?
110 - Dealing with post-book-release emotions
109 - Return from hiatus
108 - Dictation with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
107 - Book coaching behind the scenes with Sam Cameron
106 - Studying published works
105 - Revising chunks of your manuscript
104 - Atmosphere and setting with Thea Verdone
103 - Publicity and book marketing with Jenn Vance
102 - Tackling serious themes with Michael Dante DiMartino
101 - Intuitive writing with Becca Syme
100 - Celebrating our 100th episode
99 - Acts and act breaks
98 - Hybrid publishing with Evette Davis
97 - Dos and don'ts of writing retreats
96 - Using a penname
95 - You don't have to do anything we say lol
94 - Writing process with Karisa DeLay and Jaime Vendera
93 - Lessons from writing sequels
92 - The market challenges of genre blending
91 - Getting back to your story after a break
90 - Who is the internal narrator?