The Well-Storied Podcast podcast

The Well-Storied Podcast

Insights, encouragement, and actionable advice designed to help writers craft sensational novels and build their best writing lives. Always in 30 minutes or less, so you can get back to writing. Hosted by author and Well-Storied.com founder Kristen Kieffer.

Insights, encouragement, and actionable advice designed to help writers craft sensational novels and build their best writing lives. Always in 30 minutes or less, so you can get back to writing. Hosted by author and Well-Storied.com founder Kristen Kieffer.

 

#170

Book Notes: How to Market a Book by Joanna Penn

In today's episode, Kristen shares the second installment of Book Notes, a blog + pod... more

04 Nov 2021

48 MINS

48:52

04 Nov 2021


#169

How to Market a Book With Amazon Ad Campaigns

Running an Amazon ad campaign can be a great way to introduce your book to new readers and... more

29 Oct 2021

18 MINS

18:57

29 Oct 2021


#168

Book Notes: 2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel Aaron

In today's episode, Kristen launches a new feature called Book Notes in which she sum... more

21 Oct 2021

23 MINS

23:13

21 Oct 2021


#167

How to Craft Complex Plots by Introducing Side Quests

Do you often struggle to write full-length novels, never sure how to fill the gaps in your... more

04 Oct 2021

16 MINS

16:55

04 Oct 2021


#166

Three Simple Steps to a Satisfying Writing Session

Do you often get lost in research rabbit holes or relentlessly re-read old work? Do you to... more

02 Sep 2021

17 MINS

17:35

02 Sep 2021


#165

How Writers Can Organize Creative Work in a Second Brain

Creative are knowledge workers who rely upon information and ideas to create fantastic wor... more

26 Aug 2021

20 MINS

20:12

26 Aug 2021


#164

How to Level Up Your Writing & Storytelling Skills

Storytelling is both an art and a craft — and like any craft, the skills required to write... more

19 Aug 2021

14 MINS

14:04

19 Aug 2021


#163

How to Maintain Momentum in Your Writing Practice

Consistency is key to building a successful and fulfilling writing life, yet it's all... more

05 Aug 2021

16 MINS

16:41

05 Aug 2021


#162

How Writers Can Weather Creative Setbacks With Resilience

Every writing journey has its bumps in the road. Sometimes those setbacks are of our own m... more

15 Jul 2021

21 MINS

21:11

15 Jul 2021


#161

How Writers Can Handle Constructive Criticism With Grace

As helpful as external feedback can be, there’s no doubt that allowing others to read and ... more

01 Jul 2021

12 MINS

12:32

01 Jul 2021


#160

How to Create a Sales-Boosting Author Website

To succeed in the business of writing and selling books, you’ll need an online headquarter... more

22 Jun 2021

16 MINS

16:48

22 Jun 2021


#159

How Writers Can Quit the Creative Comparison Game

Creative comparison often gets a bad rap. Like self-doubt, comparison can be a lens throug... more

03 Jun 2021

15 MINS

15:11

03 Jun 2021


#158

How to Build an Effective Author Platform

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-build-an-effective-a... more

24 May 2021

15 MINS

15:20

24 May 2021


#157

How to Craft Impactful Character Deaths

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-craft-impactful-char... more

06 May 2021

10 MINS

10:28

06 May 2021


#156

The Three P's of Successful Self-Publishing

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/the-three-ps-of-successful-... more

20 Apr 2021

17 MINS

17:43

20 Apr 2021


#155

Should You Publish Your Book Traditionally or Independently?

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/should-you-publish-your-boo... more

22 Mar 2021

14 MINS

14:31

22 Mar 2021


#154

How to Craft Emotionally Complex Characters

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-craft-emotionally-co... more

12 Feb 2021

13 MINS

13:33

12 Feb 2021


#153

The Must-Have Foundation for Any Strong Writing Routine

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/the-must-have-foundation-fo... more

21 Jan 2021

15 MINS

15:12

21 Jan 2021


#152

How to Maintain Creative Momentum With Habit Tracking

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-maintain-creative-mo... more

11 Jan 2021

10 MINS

10:58

11 Jan 2021


#151

Atomic Storytelling: Developing Effective Story Beats

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/atomic-storytelling-develop... more

04 Dec 2020

12 MINS

12:10

04 Dec 2020


#150

How to Write With Focus & Efficiency

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-write-with-focus-and... more

16 Nov 2020

11 MINS

11:51

16 Nov 2020


#149

The Do's And Don'ts Of Crafting Subplots

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-crafti... more

29 Oct 2020

12 MINS

12:37

29 Oct 2020


#148

How to Test the Strength of Your Shiny New Story Idea

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-test-the-strength-of... more

08 Oct 2020

10 MINS

10:59

08 Oct 2020


#147

How to Define Your Characters' Story Goals

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-develop-your-charact... more

11 Sep 2020

15 MINS

15:11

11 Sep 2020


#146

How to Overcome Perfectionism in Your Writing Life

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-overcome-perfectioni... more

04 Sep 2020

11 MINS

11:41

04 Sep 2020


#145

How to Develop Your Story's Themes

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-develop-your-storys-... more

14 Aug 2020

11 MINS

11:09

14 Aug 2020


#144

33 Ways to Write Stronger Characters

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/write-stronger-characters'>... more

31 Jul 2020

17 MINS

17:58

31 Jul 2020


#143

How to Craft Powerful Character Motivations

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-craft-powerful-chara... more

10 Jul 2020

13 MINS

13:20

10 Jul 2020


#142

My Favorite Method for Building Characters' Personalities

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/character-personalities'>ww... more

26 May 2020

10 MINS

10:22

26 May 2020


#141

How to Build Emotional Conflict By Utilizing Your Character's Lie

Episode Transcript: <a href='https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-build-epic-emotional... more

22 May 2020

07 MINS

07:38

22 May 2020