Writing With Ana Neu

hi friends! welcome to another episode of my podcast! today i have a special guest WITH ME in the netherlands - tiana! she has been my best writing friend for nearly two years and i am so excited to chat all about her main project - project.TOD. she chats about her current process of editing and what she hopes for in future publishing.

wanna learn more about my projects? i will be convincing you to read my books by reading you guys some quotes from my most favourite (and potentially anticipated) WIPS known on my channel. if you want inspiration for dialogue or wanna learn more about my stories - this is the perfect watch for you! let's get inspired! 👀👩🏻‍💻

feeling stuck on your book? don't know what to fill your chapters with? want some new fresh ideas to switch things up? listen to this week's episode where i share 20 free plot ideas and scenes to add to your current story - no matter the genre! whether its character, story, or history subplots - i got u covered!

write your book lol.

hi friends! if you didn't know, i am christian! and i wanted to share this integral part of me on my channel and podcast! in this episode i chat about my characters, my book's message and how i don't think being a christian writer means writing a christian orientated book. these are my thoughts on being a follower of christ who also creates! hope some of you identify, or have some fun seeing me reflect on my faith! ₊˚🖇️

let's react to some of your writing *pet peeves*. whether is be writer's block, spelling, when people ask you if you can base a character off them or people saying its 'easy' to write a novel...y'all have some tea, and ima tell it. 🫖♡₊˚ 🦢

have you ever finished a book and gone: 'well, what do i do now?' this week i am joined with the talented and passionate anna from @annasanthology on instagram to discuss her current writing journey...where she is about to finish her contemporary literary fiction novel - known to her audience as project.CIAK. we don't only talk about anna's near-to-be finished book and her experience writing it, but we also chat about her plans after - editing, publishing, marketing...and so much more. we also touch on the book market, writing a unique novel, and dreams outside of writing. hope you enjoy our discussions in this one - !

we are joined with the queen of dystopian stories and found family tropes - leigh from leigh_crescentbooks on instagram to discuss our book ideas! we chat all about what inspired us to create our beloved projects - what movies, books, tropes, songs and other iconic pop culture moments first sparked that idea💡💭˚₊ we also give some inspiration tips along the way, where leigh opens up about her own life and how her career dreams influence her stories and characters. so if you love the hunger games, star wars, the raven boys, six of crows, and other countless amazing fantasy x dystopian stories, you're in for a treat! ✨ ‧₊˚🖇️ follow leigh on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/leigh_crescentbooks/ ✩‧₊ check out leigh's author website: https://leighcrescentbooks.wixsite.com/leigh-crescent-books

my fantasy, contemporary, romance and historical fiction novels have some of my favourite characters i've ever created. SOOO LETS TALK ABOUT THEM! i will be chatting in this week's episode about my 4 favourite book characters from my current WIPS! (including a couple characters i haven't talked about on the podcast!) so go ahead and enjoy my ramblings...

this week we have a special guest - Kelley Tai - to share her experiences with writing burnout. i feel like a lot of people are feeling quite demotivated and stressed this time of year so i thought it would be helpful to stop and chat about our struggles and hopefully relate to one another in our inevitable writing slumps. we also give 4 AMAZING writing tips to help u overcome burnout. watch the full episode now. 💕˙✧˖˚check out kelley tai's authortube! https://www.youtube.com/@UCmr1aZ36M5bv5TESCXhlvHA °📷 ༘ follow kelley on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/kelllsify/

let's talk poetry.

i got an editor for project ghost - known as GHOSTCIDE, my debut book coming out next year. in this week's episode i share all about my editing process and experience. i have realized editing...is HARD. and i just needed to rant and share my thoughts on this! ghostcide coming soon!👻

i am publishing project.ghost. let's talk about it!! ahh!!

people are approaching nanowrimo differently this year...let's talk about it?! i will be sharing some tips, updates and even LESSONS i've learnt from participating in nanowrimo. let's discuss! ₊˚.✒️

ashley faye (@ashleyswritingcorner on instagram) will be joining me in this week's episode to chat about how to balance writing with school. we will be chatting habits, experiences and relating to the struggle of being a writer in a school setting. the stress, the homework, the deadlines, the lack of sleep...so, let's relax for a bit before finals and chat.

let's talk about 'plotting' vs. 'panstering' and why i think discovery writing is a lot more rewarding for writers and their projects. of course, if plotting is how your brain works - i don't mean to deter you! i just wanted to chat about the pros and cons of different approaches to writing and how i, personally, find discovering writing a lot more rewarding...

have you always wanted to share your writing journey with the world? this week i'm giving you all the best advice about starting an authortube channel, a writing podcast or a writergram through giving u tips from the years of experience i've had in the huge writing community! make sure you stay and watch till the end because i give you some really helpful tips i don't think many people realize or talk about - so come along with me and let's create and grow ur very own writing platform from scratch! ✧˖°

kelly's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOt_zkKtXVQ&t=8s writing sucks. (most of the time). today i will be *ranting* about the book market, the dark reality of wanting to be an author and how i feel like giving up on my book. i discuss how the dream about being a 19 year-old with a book deal and hundreds of articles written about you will discourage you in the worst way possible. the world and its harsh reality isn't kind to creators like us - yet we try anyway. why?

ashley faye (on instagram) will be joining me in this week's episode to chat about our writer beginnings - and we happened to get into the writing craft via FANFICTION. in today's chatty episode, we will be talking about how fanfiction can - and should - be explored for beginner writers. we ask if fanfic writing is 'real writing' and why people sometimes feel ashamed of telling people they write fanfiction. if you read or write fanfiction, or if you're just curious to see us embarrass ourselves, listen in to this giggly podcast and laugh along with us.

i'm currently working on 7 different WIPS and i will be spilling alll the tea of these books in this podcast episode. i chat about project.cz, my newly finished project.orchestra...and even some projects i have (yet?) to speak to you about! i go through draft 0 projects all the way up to draft 3 projects. so come along and drink some tea as we chat about my novels!