The Writing and Publishing Podcast with Michelle Richmond

Does your first chapter have urgency, change, and a sense of something about to go wrong? Learn how to write the first chapter of your novel in a compelling way that makes readers stick around for chapter two.

So you want to finish your novel, but you've lost your inspiration? Learn how to keep writing when you don't feel inspired.

Sometimes the writing inspiration dries up, no matter how long you've been writing. Here's how I lost my mojo in Paris, and how I got it back.

Today, I'm talking to your curbside at my son's school. The topic: how to balance your writing life with your family life. Guest starring my son, who thinks it's hilarious that I'm doing a podcast at his school.

I am a writer, and yet, most of the days of my life have not been spent writing. Why it's okay to not write every day, and why the days that you do spend writing amount to something anyway.

Develop these five habits for a more productive and inspired writing life -- from New York Times bestselling author Michelle Richmond

What makes for a great revision? Join the Book Doctor for this podcast on the important differences between an inspired first draft and a successful final draft of your novel or short story.

The role of an acquisitions editor - how in-house editors acquire and work with authors

How to Find a Literary Agent: 5 Tips from The Book Doctor, Michelle Richmond (http://bookdoctor.org)