The First Draft Club
A podcast by By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach - Wednesdays
128 Episodes
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S08 E10 How Much Can You Make in Foreign Rights - My Story (with Actual Dollar Amounts!)
Published: 12/02/2025 -
S08 E09 Special Guests! Welcome, the Podcast is a Gameshow Now
Published: 05/02/2025 -
S08 E08 Is Revision Sucking? Two Strategies to Make It Joyful Again
Published: 29/01/2025 -
S08 E07 Killing Your Non-Darlings in Revision
Published: 22/01/2025 -
S08 E06 How to Write a Timeless Book (Whatever That Means)
Published: 15/01/2025 -
S08 E05 All the Numbers in Publishing No One Talks About
Published: 18/12/2024 -
S08 E04 My Top 5 Books of 2024 as a Writer
Published: 11/12/2024 -
S08 E03 How to Fix an 80% Good Book Getting Rejections
Published: 04/12/2024 -
S08 E02 Why You Can Write an Amazing Book That Doesn't Get Published
Published: 27/11/2024 -
S08 E01 The Black List: The new publishing shortcut for aspiring novelists
Published: 20/11/2024 -
S07 E12 3 Things to Know about Copyright & a Scam to Avoid if You’re Self-Publishing
Published: 13/06/2024 -
S07 E11 Should You Hire a Book Publicist?
Published: 30/05/2024 -
S07 E10 How Much I Was Paid for My First Novel & Why I Don't Think Big Publishing is Dead
Published: 16/05/2024 -
S07 E09 The #1 Resource for When You're Querying
Published: 02/05/2024 -
S07 E08 The Lean-In Method for Assessing Feedback
Published: 18/04/2024 -
S07 E07 The Real Secret to Writing Your Best Possible Book
Published: 04/04/2024 -
S07 E06 Rufi Thorpe (with Mary) on How to Control Your Reader's Mind
Published: 28/03/2024 -
S07 E05 Interview with Psychologist & Author Joe Sanok on How to Get Your Book Written
Published: 21/03/2024 -
S07 E04 3 Publishing Myths that Are Making Me Mad
Published: 14/03/2024 -
S07 E03 Here it is...the Novel-Writing Tool I Invented in 2023!
Published: 07/03/2024
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.
