The First Draft Club
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.
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S09 E10 What Kind of Writer Are You? A NEW TYPOLOGY! (2025.08.06)
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- S09 E02 A Free, Easy Way to Make Sure Your Story Works No Matter Who You Are (and Why Plot Matters) 2025.06.11
- S09 E01 How to Not Ruin Your Novel: The Phenomenon of Premature Optimization 2025.06.04
- Special Mid-Season Announcement - Mary's Memoir and a New Press! 2025.03.12
- S08 E10 How Much Can You Make in Foreign Rights - My Story (with Actual Dollar Amounts!) 2025.02.12
- S08 E09 Special Guests! Welcome, the Podcast is a Gameshow Now 2025.02.05
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- S08 E07 Killing Your Non-Darlings in Revision 2025.01.22
- S08 E06 How to Write a Timeless Book (Whatever That Means) 2025.01.15
- S08 E05 All the Numbers in Publishing No One Talks About 2024.12.18
- S08 E04 My Top 5 Books of 2024 as a Writer 2024.12.11
- S08 E03 How to Fix an 80% Good Book Getting Rejections 2024.12.04
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