This Week In Writing, Justin celebrates the first season finale with a panel discussion about books! We discuss the best books of the year and books making the best gifts this holiday season. The amazing panel includes: Faith Adiele, author of Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun and a writer of A World of Calm on HBO MAX. Eric Smith, author of Don't Read the Comments and literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency. Gretchen Hardin, librarian at the Bee Cave Public...

This Week In Writing, Justin discusses writing about political issues, namely equality, with a panel from Our Human Family. The panel includes OHF founder and editorial director, Clay Rivers, and OHF editor for special projects, Sherry Kappel. Check out OHF's book, Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...

This Week In Writing, Justin talks with Adam Leeb who co-founded Astrohaus, makers of the distraction-free writing device, Freewrite. The two discuss writing without distractions, product launches in a pandemic, and developing products for writers.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writingcooperative/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writingcooperative/support

This Week In Writing, Justin talks with Ron Dawson about how his book went from serial installments on Medium to traditional publisher. Plus, we get into NaNoWriMo tips to get you ready for this year's challenge. Follow Ron on Medium, @RonDawson, check out Ron's book, Dungeons 'n' Durags (don't miss the soundtrack page), and his content marketing company, Blade Ronner Media.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app ---...

This Week In Writing, Justin talks to Benjamin Sledge and Kayt Molina about making money writing online. What's going on with the Medium Partner Program and what does it mean to diversify your writing? Find out with this week's discussion.  This week's panel: Visit Benjamin's website and follow him on Medium. Follow Kayt on Medium and check out her YouTube channel, It Came From a Box. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

This Week In Writing, Justin talks to the panel about self-publishing. This week's panel includes Anangsha Alammyan and Sarah Hamilton (website, books, instagram). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/writingcooperative/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writingcooperative/support

This Week In Writing, Justin discusses how we improve as writers.  Discussion Panel: Kathleen (Kat) O'Keefe-Kanavos: Website Mark Ellis: Website, YouTube Nita Sweeney: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube William (Billy) Fraiser: Website, Medium, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube References: Natalie Goldberg: Writing Down the Bones Cheryl Strayed: Wild Nicolas Cole: The Art and Business of Online Writing (featured on Episode 12 of This Week In...

This Week In Writing, Justin discusses how we explore creativity and find inspiration as writers. Discussion Panel:  Rowena Roberts: Website, Instagram, and Facebook Michael Shook: Medium References: Phillip Pulman's His Dark Materials trilogy Brenda Ueland: If You Want To Write TED: Do Schools Kill Creativity by Sir Ken Robinson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...

This Week In Writing, Justin talks to Nicolas Cole. Cole is a top writers on Quora and Medium. He leveraged both to start an online writing business helping executives tell their corporate stories. Cole just published a book, The Art and Business of Online Writing, where he shares his story and process so you can learn from his journey. Show links:  Buy The Art and Business of Online Writing on Amazon. Visit Cole's website or follow him on Quora, Medium, Twitter, Instagram, and...

This Week In Writing, Justin is joined by Bobby Powers, author of our wildly popular ProTips series. How does Bobby find time to read 70 books a year and watch every MasterClass on writing? Plus, what is his favorite ProTip of all time? Find out in today's episode. Episode Links Neil Gailman's Top 13 Writing Tips The Art of Writing Fiction by John Gardner ProTips by Bobby Powers Check out Bobby's website and follow him on Medium. --- Send in a voice message:...

This Week In Writing Justin talks to a distinguished panel of freelance writers about how they maintain their careers.   This Week's Panel: Deya Bhattacharya, Kendra Stanton Lee, and Melinda Crow.  This Week's Featured Article: How To Be A Professional Freelance Writer: Invest In Yourself by Justin Cox  This Week's Featured Links: (some links provide a small compensation if you purchase a product or service)  Your Yahoo Account Info Was Definitely Hacked by Laura Hautala  Hover  ...

This Week In Writing, Justin talks to our community panel about the biggest mistakes they've made in their writing careers. Panel Members:  Matt Inman: Visit Matt's website and follow him on Instagram and Medium Marijke McCandless: Visit Marijke's website and follow her on Medium and Facebook Erik van Mechelen: Email Erik or explore his 4-week course Caroline Schley: Visit Caroline's website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram Bonus Link: The Bell an the Blackbird by David...

This Week In Writing Justin discusses procrastination with a panel of Writing Cooperative community members.  Panel Members:  Alan Trapulionis: Follow Alan on Medium Amanda Dzimianski: Visit Amanda's website and follow her on Medium and Instagram Brianne McGuire: Visit Brianne's website and follow her on Instagram and Twitter Joey Held: Visit Joey's website and follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn Bonus Link: Joey's piece on The Austin Pun-Off Featured Article: Stuck? Go Back To...

This Week In Writing, Justin is joined by Gretchen Hardin, librarian at the Bee Cave Public Library outside of Austin, TX. She gives us some great action book recommendations for our late summer reading. Plus we discuss her fantastic Instagram account, Eating / Reading which supplies a never-ending list of book recommendations paired with fantastic food. What more could you ask for? Plus, stay tuned for 3 Reasons Your Fight Scene Sucks by J.A. Taylor Are you writing fight scenes? Do they...

This Week In Writing, Justin is joined by Eva Gutierrez and Kirstie Taylor of Content Writer's Mastermind for a discussion about content writing. What is content writing? How do you get started as a content writer and pitch your first client? And how do you deal with rejection? We cover all these topics and more. Episode Links Patreon.com/ContentWritersMastermind Follow Eva Gutierrez: @theevagutierrez on Instagram, Website Follow Kirstie Taylor: @wordswithkirstie on Instagram,...

How To Tell Everybody That You're In Writing Mode by Viggy Hampton Writing from home can be difficult, especially when you don't live alone. Thankfully, Viggy discovered an unconventional way to signify she's in writing mode. Follow Viggy on Medium @vmp22. This Week's Discussion: What is your quirky writing ritual?  Do you have a routine that gets you in the zone to write? That's what we're talking about in today's discussion. This Week's Links: Rhode Island Novelty Brown Emoji Poop...

What is Burnout and is it Permanent? by Emily Wilcox You will have heard of it. You will have felt it. And you will have, I’m sure, wholeheartedly resented it. In today's episode, Emily Wilcox shares how writers can overcome burnout. Follow Emily on Medium @emwilcoxwrites. This Week's Discussion: What is your favorite word? We all have one. What is yours and how do you slip it into your writing? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

4 Things I Did To Improve My Vocabulary by Devin Gleeson How sizable is your diction? Did you know there are active and passive vocabularies? In today's featured article, Devin Gleeson shares how to grow your vocabulary. Follow Devin on Medium @DevinGleeson. This Week's Discussion: What is your favorite word? What is your favorite word and how do you weave it into your writing? This Week's Links: English Live: How Many Words Are In The English Language The Baader-Meinhof...

Characters Done Well: Personality Traits by Lynda Dietz Have you ever taken a personality test? The DISC, Meyers-Briggs, Enneagram? In today's Featured Article, Lynda Dietz shares how these tests can help build our characters. Follow Lynda on Medium @lyndadietz4. This Week's Discussion: What is your personality type?  We talk about our personalities is and how they help or hinder our writing. This Week's Links: DISC Personality Test 16 Personalities HumanMetrics Personality Test ---...

The Personal Essay is Not Dead by Cherie Glimour Apparently, the personal essay is dead. It died the same year as Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bangerz’. In today's Featured Article, Cherie Glimour explains why personal essays and blogs are still a valid form of writing. Follow Cherie on Medium @cherielee_37146. This Week's Discussion: Do you experience writer's block?  This week we share a few unique ways to overcome the pesky problem. This Week's Links: The Personal Essay Boom is Over by Jia...

Want to be a better writer? This Week In Writing by the Writing Cooperative brings advice and encouragement for writers of all genres. This Week in Writing is hosted by Jessica Jungton and Justin Cox who co-founded The Writing Cooperative to build a writing community and help you write better. Every week we bring you a quick look at some of the best writing tips we come across and one of our favorite articles published on our website, WritingCooperative.com. Additionally, check in for...