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Hungry Authors

If you’ve got the hunger—the drive, the gumption, the stick-with-it-ness—to develop a great idea and plan your book, then you should do it. In this podcast, writers and industry experts Liz Morrow and Ariel Curry share insights and tools to plan and write your book, navigate the publishing industry, and bring your ideas to life. With interviews from bestselling authors, hungry authors just like you, and other publishing insiders, Hungry Authors is a place for all of us to get better and make our

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40. Keep Your Plans Flexible with Mitch Weathers

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2024/01/17

How does book mapping build your confidence as a writer? And how do you shift your plans throughout the writing process? This week, we're talking with educational consultant, speaker, and first-time author Mitch Weathers, whose book, Executive Functions for Every Classroom, just published. Mitch didn't feel like a writer - and he never really felt the "flow" - but creating a book map made all the difference, enabling him to create a book proposal, sign a book deal, and finish his first draft.We also

40. Keep Your Plans Flexible with Mitch Weathers

Hungry Authors ·

2024/01/17

How does book mapping build your confidence as a writer? And how do you shift your plans throughout the writing […]

39. 2024 Hungry Authors Resolutions

Hungry Authors ·

2024/01/08

It’s 2024! In our first episode of Season 3, Liz & Ariel share their word(s) of the year and talk […]

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39. 2024 Hungry Authors Resolutions

Hungry Authors ·

2024/01/08

It's 2024! In our first episode of Season 3, Liz & Ariel share their word(s) of the year and talk about a better way to plan your resolutions for 2024. What problem do you want to solve this year? And what options do you have for solving that problem? Share your ideas with us on Instagram. We also share information about our new Map Your Book cohort which starts in February. Head to mapyourbook.com to learn more and register!

38. Should You Publish Your Book?

Hungry Authors ·

2023/12/04

Season 2 Finale!! We are finishing the season with one of the most fundamental questions in publishing: Should you – […]

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38. Should You Publish Your Book?

Hungry Authors ·

2023/12/04

Season 2 Finale!! We are finishing the season with one of the most fundamental questions in publishing: Should you - should everyone - should anyone - publish a book?Really, embedded in this question are a few questions: Should you write a book? And does that automatically mean you should also publish it? Does everyone have a story worth telling? Does everyone's idea add value to the world?The answers are nuanced, and in this final episode of season 2, Ariel & Liz explore them at length. Follow

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37. Edit Your Book in Three Phases

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2023/11/27

Let's say you've finished writing your book (INCREDIBLE - AMAZING - GOOD JOB!!). Now what do you do with it?Most people would say, "Send it to an editor!" and they're not wrong.But there's a lot that you can do to improve your manuscript, strengthen your skills as an author, and help your editor before you send it off. Besides, you won't always have time or access to an editor, depending on your project. In this episode, Ariel & Liz walk you through the three-phase process they use with their

37. Edit Your Book in Three Phases

Hungry Authors ·

2023/11/27

Let’s say you’ve finished writing your book (INCREDIBLE – AMAZING – GOOD JOB!!). Now what do you do with it? […]

36. Mining Your Life for Content

Hungry Authors ·

2023/11/20

What sets Malcolm Gladwell, Ryan Holiday, Dani Shapiro, and other incredible nonfiction writers apart? They know how to find great […]

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36. Mining Your Life for Content

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2023/11/20

What sets Malcolm Gladwell, Ryan Holiday, Dani Shapiro, and other incredible nonfiction writers apart? They know how to find great material. One of the hidden arts of the writing process is mining for content - that is, looking at your life, your clients' problems, stories you hear on podcasts or TV, or random articles you find online, and suddenly seeing the connection to an idea you've been thinking about. Everything is material, if you can find the right lesson or idea to apply to it. So in this

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35. No One Can Do It for You

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2023/11/13

If you've ever struggled to get your writing done, you are not alone! One of the most common requests we get is for "accountability." We hear things like, "I need you to hold my feet to the fire" and "I need you to set deadlines for me." In this episode, Ariel & Liz talk all about when accountability works and when it doesn't - including our experiences when we tried and failed to hold others accountable. We share our favorite tips for getting work done and using external motivators (like

35. No One Can Do It for You

Hungry Authors ·

2023/11/13

If you’ve ever struggled to get your writing done, you are not alone! One of the most common requests we […]

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34. How to Set Writing Goals

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2023/11/06

This week, a little life update and some practical advice on setting writing goals for those of you who need numbers and a schedule to get motivated! You didn't think we'd be doing math on this podcast, did you?We talk average word count ranges for the top three nonfiction genres: prescriptive, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. We'll also share our thoughts on how long it should take you to write a book and how to figure out an ideal daily, weekly, or chapter word count goal - or take a different

34. How to Set Writing Goals

Hungry Authors ·

2023/11/06

This week, a little life update and some practical advice on setting writing goals for those of you who need […]

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33. Here's What's Wrong With Your Memoir

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2023/10/31

This week Ariel & Liz talk about why it's so hard to sell memoirs to traditional publishers - including a little debate between the two of us around whether your memoir needs to have something extraordinary in order to be a good fit for traditional publishers. Plus, we give a little update on the Hungry Authors manuscript and where we're at getting feedback from our beta readers! Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/hungryauthors/Sign up for Hungry Authors updates at

33. Here’s What’s Wrong With Your Memoir

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2023/10/31

This week Ariel & Liz talk about why it’s so hard to sell memoirs to traditional publishers – including a […]

32. No Such Thing as Writers’ Block with Honoree Corder

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2023/10/23

This week we share wisdom from an incredibly prolific author and someone who helps others realize their dreams of being […]

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32. No Such Thing as Writers' Block with Honoree Corder

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2023/10/23

This week we share wisdom from an incredibly prolific author and someone who helps others realize their dreams of being published: Honorée Corder! Honorée shares her Bestselling Book Formula, how to use your book as part of your business, how she comes up with ideas, and why writers' block is like the Loch Ness monster - that is, it doesn't exist! Honorée Corder is the author of more than 50 books, including her newest, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS WRITER'S BLOCK, a publishing consultant, TEDx speaker,

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31. Exploring the Authors Guild with Johnny Chinnici

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2023/10/16

Navigating the publishing industry can be daunting for many new authors (and experienced ones!). This week, we chat with Johnny Chinnici from the Authors Guild to make sure you're aware of all of the support (both free and paid) that exists for authors. This isn't a sponsored episode; we just love all of the advocacy work that the Authors Guild does and want to make sure more authors are aware of the benefits and resources that are out there! In this episode, we talk about BookTok, publishing scams,

31. Exploring the Authors Guild with Johnny Chinnici

Hungry Authors ·

2023/10/16

Navigating the publishing industry can be daunting for many new authors (and experienced ones!). This week, we chat with Johnny […]

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