In this episode, we’ll talk about memoirs! Not only is Christina working on a memoir herself (Magicians, Cross-Dressers, and My Uterus), but she also runs the Memoir Mentors group, where people get together to work on their respective pieces. In this episode, Christina tells us more about memoirs and everything you need to know about this wonderful genre.

So how do you write an author bio? What do you do if you have no publications yet? What should actually be included in an author bio? This episode is a quickie which we tried to fill with all the answers to these questions. Of course there is more than one way to craft your bio.

Do you have that voice inside your head that will just not stop nagging you while you write? You are not alone with that feeling. The terms “inner critic” and “imposter syndrome” have floated around for quite a while. They describe the feeling when you feel like not a single word you write is good enough and really you should just stop. In this episode, we talk about how to deal with that feeling and that annoying inner voice.

This episode is a short quest on a a topic that divides the writing community: To join NaNoWriMo or not to join? Listen as Christina and Stefka share their thoughts on the yearly challenge that NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) poses and possibly figure out for yourself, if you’d like to join it this year.

In this episode we talk about inspiration – and how to get inspired! A lot of writers and creatives in general struggle with finding inspiration for their next project. But there is a lot of inspiration to be found in the world around us: From pinterest boards to a wonderful conversation with a close friend. Christina and Stefka discuss a few of the things that they do to get inspired.