Welcome to Motivrite, a weekly podcast all about helping writers both professional and aspiring with writing and productivity tips, business advice, work/life balance pointers, and motivation for living the writer’s life!
2020 Goals: Branch into audio including podcasts and audio books
Time to talk about my first big goal for 2020! I’m getting into audio. This is a big one that I’ve been working towards since 2017 when I started building an audio studio to do podcasting and audiobooks. I hit a bit of a snag when my daughter was born and I focused on being […]
2020 goals
So I’m going to be doing something a little different. I know a lot of people set their goals at the new year, but as a parent with a kid in elementary school who works from home I’ve discovered that my work year now revolves around my kid’s schedule. My new work year is from […]
Motivrite 3: Vanity Publishing vs. Self-publishing
For the longest time vanity publishing and self-publishing were one and the same. If someone couldn’t get a deal with a traditional publisher then their only other option was to go with a vanity publisher who would gladly print up anything the author wanted, for a price. This naturally led to a bunch of not-so-great […]
Motivrite 2: What makes a career author?
In the second episode of Motivrite I do a dive into what it takes to be a career writer. There’s no one path to making a writing career, but there are some skills and habits that will make it a lot easier for you to take your writing from hobby to career. I talk a […]
Introducing Motivrite
I’ve been wanting to do a podcast about writing since I first went full time back in 2015. I’ve dabbled in it here and there, but a variety of things kept me from actually hitting the publish button. Until today. That’s right! I’ve finally got the time to put together some podcasting, and after a […]