Habit of Mind: Flexibility by Bailey Lang
Habit of Mind: Flexibility shows how adaptable thinking helps writers sustain creativity, adjust routines, and keep writing.
Habit of Mind: Flexibility shows how adaptable thinking helps writers sustain creativity, adjust routines, and keep writing.
World-Building Without Information Dumping – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 189 *** “I really recommend you write your book anyway. Let it be as messy and chaotic as first drafts are.” –...
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Building a Creative Business Through Partnership is possible! And not only that preferable. We don’t have to go it alone. Well, unless you want to! But why would you?! First aired: Jan 6,...
Have you ever had a dream that stayed with you… even when life got busy? A creative whisper that kept tapping you on the shoulder saying, “Hey, remember me?” In this episode, I chatted...
Decode The Obsidian Tower’s Setting – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 187 *** “By setting in this case, we are getting the scope of the world. We are learning the rules of...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
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How Much Science in Your Sci-Fi Stories? – How To Write the Future podcast, epsiode 186 *** “Go ahead and base your sci-fi entirely on your own imagination, whatever science that you want to...
You Moved to Scottsdale explores how artists can reclaim creativity after relocation, caregiving, or life change and why art still matters.
Habit of Mind: Responsibility invites writers to rethink discipline as devotion and build habits that support lasting creative work.
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published December 29, 2025 · Last modified January 15, 2026
How to Find a Literary Agent – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 185 *** “It’s essentially a marketplace. You want to shop around. You want to make sure that this person has...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published December 22, 2025 · Last modified January 15, 2026
Writing Consistently: Facts and Myths – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 184 *** “Learning how to write fiction– most people never learn in school, so we’re learning as adults and therefore we’re...
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