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2026.12 Continual Planning Preface

My podcast this week is from the Continual Planning book. Enjoy! Note: If you receive the RSS feed for this post, you might not be able to see the embedded podcast. If you want to hear me, please click through to this post or subscribe in the podcast player of your choice. Or watch me […]

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2026.10 From the Preface

This week’s podcast is from the Writing Secrets book, specifically, part of the Preface. A funny thing happened on the way to this recording. I felt as if the words were not quite right. They didn’t sound like me. So I cycled until they did sound like me. Then I realized what had happened. I

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2026.09 I Write Prototypes, not Drafts

This week’s podcast is from the Writing Secrets book. While I did collect all the writing secrets, I did not “just” collect them and stuff them into this book. Instead, I cycled, writing forward for more clarification so they make more sense as a book. Then, I edited them. Yes, I practice what I preach.

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2026.06 Continual Planning Introduction Part 1

This week’s podcast is an early part of the Continual Planning book. I thought this was the Introduction when I wrote it. Maybe, maybe not. (Insert laughter here.) The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 13, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a

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2026.05 Planning Miracle Happens Here

The Writing in Public podcast returns! Life, including many travel changes, etc, interrupted my normal schedule. But I’m back and starting a new nonfiction book about continual planning. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 6, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just

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2026.04 More of the Carnival Short Story

I’m so delighted that I have the headspace to continue my podcast. Now that my Kickstarter is done (phew!), I can return to my normal cadence of writing. I finally picked up this short story again, and it’s going in a different direction. I find this delightful. (My nonfiction gets sharper when it goes in

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2026.03 Part of a Carnival Short Story

This week’s podcast is from a carnival short story. Enjoy! And in my never-ending experimentation, I embedded the video itself into this blog post. Before, I had just used the link to the video. We will see how that goes. The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman

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2026.02 Part of a Summer Romance Short Story

This week’s podcast is from a short romance story. This part is the meet-cute. The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 9, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is part of a summer romance short

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Last Call for the Q1 2026 Writing Workshop

I’ve run the Free Your Inner Writer workshop since 2018. The writers who do the work tell me they find it helpful and a way to start their writing careers. (Regardless of how much they choose to write.) This Q1 2026 workshop will be the last workshop where I offer writers my personalized feedback. You can

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2026.01 Part of a Science Fiction Mystery Story

I’m continuing my podcast this year. This week, it’s an excerpt from a science fiction mystery short story. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for January 2, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is part

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