Show notes:Lani returns to the How Story Works mic to update everyone on her novels-in-progress and announce a new 10-month writing challenge designed to help writers get their drafts done, The Running of the WIPs!Learn more about the Running of the WIPsSubscribe to The Running of the WIPsVisit the new How Story Works websiteApply for the 2025 Year of Writing Magically workshopSubscribe to the Dear Writer SubstackSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcast RSS feedGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

NOTE: A mistake was made in the original posting of this episode; this is the correct audio file. My apologies!Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make--on her writing retreat to New York, shares the Year of Writing Magically writing schedule, and talks about the emotional work writers must do to prepare for a long-form fiction project.Show notes:Apply to be part of the Year of Writing Magically 2024 cohortNot ready to apply? Sign up for the Year of Writing Magically (very occasional) newsletterRead the Dear Writer about my childhood ghostsSubscribe to the Dear Writer newsletterSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcastGet your Year of Writing Magically full year writing schedule freeGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make--on her writing retreat to New York, shares the Year of Writing Magically writing schedule, and talks about the emotional work writers must do to prepare for a long-form fiction project.Show notes:Apply to be part of the Year of Writing Magically 2024 cohortNot ready to apply? Sign up for the Year of Writing Magically (very occasional) newsletterRead the Dear Writer about my childhood ghostsSubscribe to the Dear Writer newsletterSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcastGet your Year of Writing Magically full year writing schedule freeGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani sits down with marketing professional and author Joshua Unruh to talk about how to market yourself as an indie author, and his experience as part of the 2023 Year of Writing Magically cohort.Show notes:Check out Trusted HousesittersSign up for the Year of Writing Magically pre-workshop workshop!Apply to be part of the 2024 Year of Writing Magically cohort!Get your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani sits down with writer Melina Kantor to talk about how sometimes the problem with our writing isn’t actually with our writing, but how we think about our writing.Show notes:Visit the new How Story Works websiteApply for the 2024 Year of Writing Magically workshopSubscribe to the Dear Writer SubstackSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcast RSS feedGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani gets quick and dirty with Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, as they talk about the most powerful things people can do to improve their writing and how email is absolutely NOT obsolete.Check out Mignon Fogarty at Quick and Dirty Tips!Get the How Story Works ebook or paperbackGet the How Story Works audiobook free with a new Audible subscriptionGet the Dear Writer newsletter!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich with Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sometimes you get 70 pages into a book and just... stop. Author Cara Stevens, best known for children's picture books, joins Lani to talk about her struggle to get past the muddy middle and finally finish a complete full-length draft.Learn more about Cara Stevens and Picture Perfect!Get the How Story Works ebook or paperbackGet the How Story Works audiobook free with a new Audible subscriptionGet the Dear Writer newsletter!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich with Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani talks about her latest adventures, and blocks, in her writing process, and then talks to writer and podcaster Brandon Saiz about how his recent ADHD diagnosis opened up writing for him in new and surprising ways.Show notes:Get on the mailing list to be notified when applications open for 2024’s Year of Writing MagicallySign up for Lani’s free Dear Writer newsletterSign up for Brandon Saiz’s newsletterGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lani returns to talk about the drafting process, forgetting to do her homework, and what it's like to return to an active writing process after a long break.Get the How Story Works ebook or paperbackGet the How Story Works audiobook free with a new Audible subscriptionGet the Dear Writer newsletter!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich with Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the newest episode of #HowStoryWorks, Lani interviews Mary Kate Wiles, Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud about going independent as creatives. Also, updates on the Year of Writing Magically and Lani’s Dear Writer Substack.Show notes:Learn more about Shipwrecked ComedySubscribe to Dear WriterBe the first to know when applications open for the 2024 Year of Writing Magically Workshop Get your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★