Six months ago, I started this blog! Since then, by far my most popular post has been one of the very first: 10 podcasts to make you a better writer. As I said in the original post, I’m pretty obsessed with podcasts, so in the months since then I’ve discovered some more podcasts that I’ve found helpful as a writer. So, in celebration of my six month “blogiversary,” I decided to post a part two!
psst–stick around to the end of the post for a special giveaway!
The Well-Storied Podcast is part of Kristen Kieffer’s Well-Storied platform that every writer should be familiar with. The weekly podcast reinforces the blog post, featuring in-depth discussions of topics like character arcs, structuring a book series, writing voice, and more. Kristen is smart, talented, and generally wonderful, so her podcast is definitely a valuable resource for writers.
Run time: 15 to 20 minutes
While this podcast isn’t strictly focused on fiction, Writing Class Radio is still educational no matter what genre you write. The hosts, Andrea Askowitz and Allison Langer, share creative nonfiction essays from the writing class they lead and offer critiques. The pair have great chemistry, and the edits they suggest somehow always work for that specific essay, while also being applicable to whatever you’re writing as well.
Run time: 15 to 20 minutes
If there’s one thing every writer can stand to improve in, it’s grammar. Enter Grammar Girl. Her website is my go-to resource for any grammar questions, and so I was thrilled to learn she has a podcast. Host Mignon Fogarty is delightful and packs a ton of useful and interesting tips into a short span, making it the perfect way to improve your grammar and writing one episode at a time.
Run time: 10 to 15 minutes
Listening to other writers further along in their journey is one of the most helpful things for learning writers, and Home Row offers just that. The writers are a mix of fiction and non-fiction, and host J.A. Medders is an excellent interview, digging into their careers and discovering helpful lessons they’ve learned.
Run time: 30 to 45 minutes
I only recently started listening to the podcast, but already Mom Writes is becoming a favorite. A part of the book coaching program Author Accelerator, the podcast features three hosts: Abby Mathews and Melanie Parish are writers, Jennie Nash is a book coach, and all three are moms. Season one covers the Abby and Melanie working on their first draft with the help and advice of Jennie. Interviews with other writer moms (and dads!) are sprinkled in, and each episode is chock full of great advice for writers.
Run time: 30 to 45 minutes
What are your favorite podcasts for writers? Have you listened to any of these? Let me know in the comments!
Now for the giveaway! I’m also celebrating six months on my bookstagram, so head over there for the chance to win two free books!
These look like great podcasts! I don’t normally listen to podcasts, but I want to start listening to them more. Thanks for sharing these!
Thanks! I definitely recommend podcasts, they’re a great way to learn and be entertained while you’re doing other mundane things–I listen to them constantly while I drive, run, or clean the house!
You may want to check out ‘Writing Excuses’. They even won a Hugo for Best Related Work. The core group contains authors Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal and web cartoonist Howard Tayler talking about the nuts and bolts of writing (plot, characters, pacing, etc.).
I’ve heard of that one! I haven’t tried it yet. I didn’t realize it had won a Hugo. I’ll have to check it out, thanks for the tip!