We’ll be talking about editing your own work. Okay, so you’ve written a first draft of your novel and you know things need to change. But how? And what? Our editing tips today can help!

Picks of the Week:

H: Happy Place by Emily Henry

BJ: “Twelfth Night: Or What You Will” by William Shakespeare

Mentioned in the Episode:

Order—Method: Trollope Learns to Write by Susan L. Humphreys

Mythbusters Video about polishing a turd

Season 4 MINI2: Why should I let my manuscript rest?

If you try out these editing tips, let us know which one was your favorite by writing to us at writingwithfriendspodcast@gmail.com.

We’ll be gathering around our metaphorical fireplace for a fireside chat– an honest conversation about how we’re applying a craft topic or tool to our own writing practices, and how you might incorporate this topic or tool into your writing life as well. The tool we’ll be talking about today is our favorite piece of writing software, Scrivener. We’ll focus on the pros and cons of the software.

Picks of the Week:

H: Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry

BJ: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarity

Mentioned in the Episode:

Organizing your manuscript in Scrivener’s Binder System

Scrivener’s Corkboard Feature

Scrivener’s Composition Mode

Adding notes in Scrivener

Organizing research in Scrivener

Split-screen mode in Scrivener

If you try out one of the options from this strategy menu in your own writing practice or if you have your own suggestions about how to best use Scrivener, let us know by writing to us at writingwithfriendspodcast@gmail.com!

Welcome to a tool deep dive episode, where we highlight the features and the challenges of a tool we think you’ll find helpful as a writer. And the tool we’ll be talking about today is body doubling! Do you find it hard to stay on task and focus when you’ve sat down for a writing session? Body doubling can help!

Picks of the Week:

H: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

BJ: Existence by David Brin

Mentioned in the Episode:

“What is body doubling for ADHD?” in Medical News Today

London Writers’ Hour

Study with Merve

Study with Celine

If you try out body doubling, let us know how you liked it by writing to us at writingwithfriendspodcast@gmail.com.