This week, a little life update and some practical advice on setting writing goals for those of you who need numbers and a schedule to get motivated! You didn't think we'd be doing math on this podcast, did you?We talk average word count ranges for the top three nonfiction genres: prescriptive, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. We'll also share our thoughts on how long it should take you to write a book and how to figure out an ideal daily, weekly, or chapter word count goal - or take a different approach and set a time goal instead.In this episode, we mentioned <a href="http://Otter.ai">Otter.ai</a> and <a href="http://Rev.com">Rev.com</a> for dictations and transcribing recordings to make your life even easier and help you get started.Follow us on Instagram @hungryauthors or visit our website <a href="http://hungryauthors.com">hungryauthors.com</a> for more insights and advice!

35. No One Can Do It for You

If you’ve got the hunger—the drive, the gumption, the stick-with-it-ness—to develop a great idea and plan your book, then you should do it. In this podcast, writers and industry experts Liz Morrow and Ariel Curry share insights and tools to plan and write your book, navigate the publishing industry, and bring your ideas to life. With interviews from bestselling authors, hungry authors just like you, and other publishing insiders, Hungry Authors is a place for all of us to get better and make our publishing dreams come true – together.