Writing Coach Podcast 124: 3-minute marketing makeover
Subscribe to The Writing Coach Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Android | RSS WCP124 3-minute marketing makeover Do you hate marketing because it always takes too long and never winds up in front of the right people? Today we’re challenging that with a quick makeover of that humble marketing workhorse, your email signature. It’s such a fast and easy way to […]
Writing Coach Podcast 123: Why you don’t follow up
WCP123 Why you don’t followup This episode isn’t a breakdown of why followups should be a part of your routine. Scheduling followups is so quick, easy, cheap, and effective, that NOT doing them basically means turning your back on multiple assignments, clients, and ultimately the growth of your freelance career. This episode isn’t a breakdown […]
Writing Coach Podcast 121: Mission Accomplished
WCP121 Mission: Accomplished Who gets to decide if you’re accomplished or not? Is there somebody actually keeping score? Often one of the motivating reasons we set a goal is to feel accomplished. That can be a real challenge if it’s an emotion that’s unfamiliar to you. Subscribe to The Writing Coach Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, or RSS. […]
Writing Coach Podcast 120: Priority power
WCP120 Priority power Today’s episode continues where we left off last week, looking at the distinction between desire and commitment. You’ve decided to step out of the energy suck of both wanting and not wanting something, and shift into prioritization. Listen into how one of the writers I coach figured out how to prioritize time […]
Writing Coach Podcast 119: I want to, I want to not
WCP119 I want to, I want to not This is the first of two episodes exploring the intersection of desire, commitment, and priorities. Is there something in your writing life that you strongly desire but haven’t committed to yet? Writers who mistake desire for commitment are actually committed to wanting to do something-request deadline extension, […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 108: Default to deliberate with Judith Gaton
WCP108 Default to deliberate with Judith Gaton Judith Gaton, style coach, author, and podcast host, joins us today to talk about the impact of how the way we get dressed impacts our sense of well being. This isn’t about getting dressed to the nines when you’re working from home (unless you want to!), but about […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 105: Should-free pitching
WCP105 Should-free pitching When it comes to pitching, a surprising number of mid-career freelancers really aren’t sure what to do. They may have a basic, intermediary, or theoretical understanding of pitching that doesn’t yield reliable results with competitive publications. Subscribe to The Writing Coach Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Android, or RSS. When it comes to pitching, a surprising number […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 94: Impact with Melissa Noel
WCP94 Impact with Melissa Noel Melissa Noel is an award-winning, independent multimedia journalist, television host and media entrepreneur. She brings stories to international audiences with a lens on culture, travel, social issues and business. Melissa has covered stories out of the Caribbean region and throughout diaspora communities in the US and Canada for outlets such […]
Resources for freelance writers during the coronavirus pandemic
Sign up for announcements about the next open coaching call and other resources by joining my email list. Click here and I’ll also send you a copy of my guide on how to pitch. The Writing Coach Podcast 79: Covering coronavirus Adapt your pitches and articles to address how the coronavirus impacts the niches/communities […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 71: 2020 vision
WCP71 2020 vision Are your 2020 goals based on a limited vision of your past accomplishments … or on what’s truly possible for you in the future? Today’s exercise will help you expand your goals and how to achieve them. NEW LIVE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY Join me in a new free class on building confidence […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 70: Application opportunities
WCP70 Application opportunities Applying for scholarships, workshops, grants, and other opportunities can sometimes be daunting: What do the people reviewing this really want to know about you? What can you do to make your application stand out from the rest? A full scholarship is available right now for Freelance Writer Bootcamp. Subscribe to The Writing Coach […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 40: Warming up to your next client
Do you love your existing clients? Everything else being equal, somebody you’ve already worked with is more likely to give you new work than somebody who’s never heard of you. Freelance writers often lament not knowing the “right people” while overlooking the clients we’ve worked with in the recent past. Let’s look at the reasons […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 39: Listener Q&A, Volume II
Time for an encore edition of answers to questions from podcast listeners. Hearing another writer’s conundrum can be quite revealing. Even when the specifics are different, you’ll often recognize an aspect of the problem that’s very familiar, and you’ll be able to see how the coaching applies to yourself as well. Today we address these […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 34: Investing in your writing
Do you invest money in your freelance writing business rather than in stocks, real estate, or Bitcoin? Do you make a distinction between spending and investing time? Are you investing in uplevelling your skills and improving your mindset? Have you been reaping excellent returns on your investments? We look at a few areas that can […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 33: A writer by any other name
When somebody asks you what you do, are you completely at ease with your response? Many writers feel that they need to do something more—such as publish more or elsewhere, earn more, write more words, write about more important topics—before truly feeling comfortable introducing themselves as a writer. This episode will help you reframe what […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 32: Setting freelance writer goals, Vol. 2
Today’s episode is part 2 of Setting freelance writer goals. Three months in is the perfect time to evaluate what you’ve done, what’s worked and didn’t, and how to make a new plan moving forward. If you’re not seeing the results you expected, you’ll want to hear these common pitfalls and new approaches you can […]
Always be learning: Freelance Pod with Suchandrika Chakrabarti
I’d been writing a weekly newsletter for years before starting the Writing Coach Podcast, and I thought the shift in medium would allow me to do a better job of what I’d been trying to communicate in email. It’s been very successful in some ways. Podcasts allow for a lot more words than an email, […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 31: How do you feel about breaking into your dream publications?
Your dream publication might be high profile, high circulation, or high paying. It might reach a specialized, niche audience, or be pushing the boundaries of innovative types of multimedia storytelling. Maybe your dream publication employees your dream editor, who is smart and funny and prompt. Or maybe your dream publication comes back to you time […]
The Writing Coach Podcast 20: Setting freelance writer goals
The freelance writer goal setting process I’m sharing with you today works for goals that will take half a day, one year, or anywhere in between. There’s one step in this process that most writers miss (and, consequently, don’t reach their goals). Listen in to make sure you don’t gloss over it. Listen to episode 20 […]
WCP19: Your year in review
Ready to plan for 2020? What you do (or don’t) accomplish in 2019 is going to set you up for the year ahead. Think about what you one year from now will be poised to do if you have a year of growth vs a year on automatic pilot. Today I offer you three different […]
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