The First Draft Club

Written by: By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
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  • Summary

  • A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven’t written a word since your 5-paragraph essay days or you have an MFA in Creative Writing, this podcast is now your weekly coffee date on your journey to finish your first draft. Visit maryadkinswriter.com for more resources.
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Episodes
  • S08 E09 Special Guests! Welcome, the Podcast is a Gameshow Now

    S08 E09 Special Guests! Welcome, the Podcast is a Gameshow Now
    Feb 5 2025

    Mary invited two fellow novelists and colleagues in The Book Incubator, Harison and Autumn, to join her for a game she made up! Meet The Feedback Game: What would you do with X feedback? Revise? Move on? Freak out?
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • S08 E08 Is Revision Sucking? Two Strategies to Make It Joyful Again

    S08 E08 Is Revision Sucking? Two Strategies to Make It Joyful Again
    Jan 29 2025

    In this episode, Mary breaks down her two best tips for making the revision process as fun as the writing process.

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    15 mins
  • S08 E07 Killing Your Non-Darlings in Revision

    S08 E07 Killing Your Non-Darlings in Revision
    Jan 22 2025

    Have you wondered why you have trouble making revisions even when you know it's necessary? Mary explores this phenomenon and shares her own struggles with loss aversion.

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    S08 E03 How to Fix an 80% Good Book Getting Rejections: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xqce2-1750a3c
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    13 mins

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