Beth McMullen...co-hosts Writers With Wrinkles

Beth McMullen...co-hosts Writers With Wrinkles

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✏️ Author 📚 Book Coach 🎧 Podcaster 🐱 Cat Person 😎 Badass https://linktr.ee/bethmcmullenbooks

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9 months ago

Writers: You don’t need more advice—you need the right edits, fast.

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9 months ago

Info-dumping is pace poison. Joel Brigham says ditch the backstory (for now) and let tension do the heavy lifting.

Want flow? Earn it scene by scene.

Listen to the latest the Writers With Wrinkles pod and fix your first chapter.
#writingcommunity #authors #writingpodcast
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9 months ago

Mirror scene? Dream sequence? Weather report? You might be killing your novel’s momentum on page 1.

Joel Brigham explains how to start strong and keep pace.

✍️ Start in the middle, not before it starts.

🎙 Listen now:https://buff.ly/oaaA21Z

#amwriting #writing #amediting

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Book Coaching | Beth McMullen Beth McMullen Book Coaching: Your writing deserves to shine. Whether you're starting your first book or refining your craft, my personalized coaching provides the structure, expertise, and support to…

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9 months ago

Your draft isn’t slow because it’s quiet. It’s slow because nothing’s happening.

Joel Brigham on the Writers with Wrinkles pod breaks down why tension > noise, and why urgency—not action—fuels pace.

🎧 A must-listen for anyone stuck mid-draft.
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9 months ago
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Drafting Without Fear: Writing Momentum and Mistakes to Avoid, with editor Joel Brigham - Writers With Wrinkles Beth and Lisa are joined by editor and author Joel Brigham to discuss the messy, magical process of drafting. Joel shares practical advice to help writers overcome perfectionism and keep their…

First-draft paralysis? Joel Brigham on the Writers with Wrinkles pod says first drafts should suck—it’s how you finish.

Skip perfection, info-dumps, & cliché openers. Momentum > polishing.

🎧 Listen now and get your draft done. #WritingPodcast #AmWriting

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9 months ago

You did the work. The query's solid. The manuscript sings.

Still nothing?

Welcome to publishing. Let’s talk about the role of luck (and how not to lose your mind waiting for it).

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Pixie Dust & Publishing: Why Hard Work Isn’t Always Enough (and What To Do About It) Let’s start with a brutal truth: getting a literary agent is hard.

Publishing isn’t fair.

Hard truth, softer landing: this week’s post is about keeping your momentum when the system makes no damn sense.

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9 months ago
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Pixie Dust & Publishing: Why Hard Work Isn’t Always Enough (and What To Do About It) Let’s start with a brutal truth: getting a literary agent is hard.

You revised. You sweated the small stuff. You queried. Still no bites?

It’s not you. It’s publishing.

New post on why “doing it right” isn’t always enough—and how to survive the randomness without setting your laptop on fire.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #amquerying

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9 months ago

White Lotus is slow. But not the good kind. New post on how to tell if your book has the same issue—and how to fix it.
#writers #amediting #writingcommunity

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9 months ago

If you’re writing scenes where nothing changes—cut them. Or give them a job. No freeloaders.
#writing #amwriting #authorcommunity

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9 months ago

Pacing check: What happens? Why does it matter? What’s the charge? If the answer is “vibes,” your scene’s on life support.
#writingcommunity #authors #amquerying

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Is Your Pacing Off or Is Your Novel Just Bored? This is important. It might solve your problems.

Not all short scenes = fast pacing. Not all lush prose = slow. Pacing is about urgency, not speed. Break that myth wide open in this week’s post.
#amwriting #amediting #writers

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9 months ago
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To Edit or Not to Edit? (An Ask B&L Episode) - Writers With Wrinkles Episode Summary: In this engaging Ask B&L episode, Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid tackle two of the most commonly asked questions from aspiring authors: what is voice in writing and how do you…

New Writers with Wrinkles ep is a balm for burnt-out brains. 🌪️

Beth & Lisa on:
– What “voice” actually is
– How to NOT panic when edits hit
– Accepting that 2 pages/month is still progress

Link: buff.ly/BEjfe7M
#WritingCommunity #Podcast #VoiceInWriting #EditorialLife #BurnoutRecovery

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Van Gogh Didn’t Start with Starry Night or, how imitating other artists helped Van Gogh (and can help you) find your true creative voice

Van Gogh built his style through influence—reinterpreting Millet and Hiroshige with his own emotional lens.

Writers: your voice starts as an echo and sharpens over time. That’s not a flaw. That’s the process.

Full post on how imitation becomes authenticity 🔗 buff.ly/5dWHaoR
#writingtips

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Van Gogh Didn’t Start with Starry Night or, how imitating other artists helped Van Gogh (and can help you) find your true creative voice

Van Gogh didn’t start with Starry Night.
He started by imitating.

Writers: imitation isn’t failure—it’s phase one.
Your voice is under there, waiting.

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Van Gogh Didn’t Start with Starry Night or, how imitating other artists helped Van Gogh (and can help you) find your true creative voice

Van Gogh didn’t start with Starry Night—he began by studying the artists he admired.

Imitating style is how your voice starts to speak. It’s not cheating. It’s craft.

It's how you find YOUR voice.

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10 months ago

Brian Selznick said writing about first love at 16 meant leaving “secret rooms” for readers to interpret.

Nothing spoon-fed. All heart.

🎧 Catch the convo now: buff.ly/W7kTIMB

#amwriting #writers #writingcommunity #authors #writingpodcast #writingtips #publishing #howtowriteabook #writingjourney

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10 months ago

Favorite takeaway from our Brian Selznick interview?

“You can use coincidence to get INTO a story, but not to get OUT of it.”'

📻 Don’t miss Season 4, Ep 10 → buff.ly/W7kTIMB

#amwriting #writers #writingcommunity #authors #writingpodcast #writingtips #publishing #howtowriteabook #writingjourney

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10 months ago
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Love, Art & Storytelling in Rome: Brian Selznick on his new novel Run Away With Me - Writers With Wrinkles Episode Summary: In this inspiring episode, Beth and Lisa welcome bestselling author and illustrator Brian Selznick to discuss his latest YA novel Run Away With Me. Brian shares how personal history,…

📢 Brian Selznick on Writers with Wrinkles:

How does one turn 9 months in an empty Rome into a heart-wrenching YA love story? 🏛️❤️
Tune in to hear about elephants, Caravaggios, & vulnerability as power.

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#amwriting #queerbooks #writingpod #bookcommunity #writingcommunity

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10 months ago

Slow burns > fast scrolls.
Your story still matters.
New post on bookstores, readers, and hope ➡️ buff.ly/ExKwrI0
#WritersLife

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10 months ago

Monday mood: Let’s get that book moving.
I coach writers from “meh” to “manuscript.”
Curious? Come peek:
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10 months ago

Writing a book?
I’m a coach for writers ready to finish.
Not with shame, guilt, or “shoulds”—but with structure, insight, and yes… some fun.
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#AmWriting #BookCoach #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #FinishYourBook #WritersLife #WriteYourBook

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Books Are Dead (Except They're Not!) Filed under: “Rumors of my demise…”

If books are dead, somebody forgot to tell Boulder Bookstore. 📚✨
Full shelves, full hearts, and the reason your writing still matters.
New essay here → buff.ly/ExKwrI0
#WritingCommunity

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10 months ago

Look up. Listen. Steal details.
The world is your story prompt machine, if you’d just unplug a bit.

Need help turning those sparks into a full novel?

Hi, I’m Beth. Let’s write your book.
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#IndieAuthors #WritingCoach #writingcommunity #FirstDraftClub #WritingSupport

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Book Coaching | Beth McMullen Beth McMullen Book Coaching: Your writing deserves to shine. Whether you're starting your first book or refining your craft, my personalized coaching provides the structure, expertise, and support to…

Need a no-BS book coach?
I help writers get unstuck, get focused, and get PUBLISHED.
Let’s go from “I might write a book…” to “I just signed my deal.”
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#AmWriting #BookCoach #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #FinishYourBook #WritersLife #WriteYourBook

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10 months ago

Unfiltered. Unrehearsed. Unapologetically honest.
This week’s podcast episode is a reminder:
📚 Your story started with something real. Revisit it. Reignite it.
🎙 Listen here: buff.ly/e0Wga86

#amwriting #writers #writingcommunity #authors #writingpodcast #writingtips #publishing #howtowriteabook

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10 months ago

🚨 Last chance to enter my birthday giveaway!
Win a full MG edit + strategy call ($3,500 value).
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10 months ago

Ever stared at your WIP and thought, “What’s even the point?”

Beth & Lisa get it. In this week’s episode, they talk origin stories, despair, and why we write anyway.

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#amwriting #writers #writingcommunity #authors #writingpodcast #writingtips #publishing #howtowriteabook

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