Episodes 525
Avg. Duration 41m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (250)
Since Apr 2016
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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#AmWriting is a podcast and Groupstack hosted by KJ Dell’Antonia, Jess Lahey, Sarina Bowen, & Jennie Nash. Listen, read and join up for hard-won advice and inspiration to help you play big in your writing life and finish work that matters.

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Hot Seat Coaching: From Concept to Page: The Journey of a Thriller with Andrew Parrella

Jun 05, 2026 49m

Jennie Nash returns to a #amwriting hot seat with novelist Andrew Perella. Building on prior guidance from ThrillerFest’s Samantha Skal, they refine Andrew’s thriller outline—especially antagonist…

Write Big: Rejection as Rocket Fuel

May 29, 2026 6m

In this #amwriting Write Big session, Jennie Nash discusses managing mindset during the submission process, sharing that her new book project is out with an agent in staged publisher batches and that…

Write Big: Stop Begging to Be Chosen

May 22, 2026 11m

Jennie Nash shares a #amwriting “Write Big” session on letting go of “pick me” energy in publishing. On the day her new agent submits her new nonfiction proposal, Nash—author of 13 books with both…

Write Big: The Writer in the Arena

May 08, 2026 10m

Jennie Nash hosts a Write Big session of the #amwriting podcast introducing an “arena” metaphor for writers, inspired by Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly (and Teddy Roosevelt’s “man in the arena” quote),…

Big Time: How to find time abundance in your writer life

May 06, 2026 40m

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Hot Seat Coaching: Building a Killer Twist: Going Deeper Inside a Gothic Mystery Blueprint

May 01, 2026 48m

Andrew returns with his latest blueprint for a gothic mystery, and the coaching quickly zeroes in on what will make it work: a clear, compelling villain and twists that truly land. With help from…

Hot Seat Coaching: Exploring Protagonist Depth with Andrew Parella

Apr 24, 2026 53m

Andrew Lands on a Single POV—and Must Choose an EndingJennie Nash coaches podcast producer Andrew Parella through the third “hot seat” session of his Blueprint revision, where he gains clarity that…

Write Big 16: How to Sound Like Yourself in a Noisy World

Apr 17, 2026 7m

In this Write Big session, Jennie explores one of the most essential—and elusive—elements of writing: voice.In a world full of sameness (and increasingly, AI-generated language), what makes writing…

The Decision to Keep Writing After Grief, Illness, or Heartbreak

Apr 10, 2026 14m

In this first installment of Margin Notes—a new series on the big decisions writers face—we explore a question many writers quietly carry:When life falls apart, do you keep writing… or step…

You’re Not Stuck—You’re Holding Back

Apr 03, 2026 8m

This episode is connected to:* Hot Seat Coaching #1* Hot Seat Coaching #2When you find yourself spiraling over a structural choice—looping between two different plot points or debating a table of…

Hot Seat Coaching: Choosing to Write Big with Andrew Parella

Mar 27, 2026 42m

Producer Andrew Parrella Claims His Own Gothic WorldIn this follow-up session, Jennie Nash checks in with producer-turned-novelist Andrew Parrella, who returns to the “hot seat” with a major…

Live with Jennie Nash

Mar 23, 2026 38m

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

10 Years of #amwriting: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Mar 20, 2026 21m

After ten years of the #amwriting podcast, KJ, Jess, and Sarina are marking a milestone—and a transition. In this episode, the longtime hosts reflect on what the writing world looked like when the…

Hot Seat Coaching: Producer Andrew Parrella Steps Out From Behind the Mic

Mar 13, 2026 42m

Jennie Nash launches a brand-new Hot Seat Coaching series on the podcast—real, on-air coaching sessions where listeners get to hear a story develop in real time.In the first episode, Jennie brings…

"I Had the Full Heart of the Question In My Hand."

Mar 06, 2026 24m

It’s very rare for me to demand that the readers of my #AmReading substack pre-order something. And the bar to be my “Just One Book” is high. But here we go: The book is The Fountain—debut…

Write the Book Readers Can’t Stop Recommending (Write Big, Ep 14)

Feb 27, 2026 16m

In this Write Big episode, Jennie Nash is joined by AJ Harper, author of Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives—Including Your Own, to talk about a more meaningful way to define success…

Ep 492: What book format benefits authors most?

Feb 20, 2026 23m

Hello and welcome to Nerd Corner with Sarina and Jess! I love these episodes because I will never, ever know as much about the publishing industry as Sarina Bowen, and I learn so much from her. This…

What Finishing a Book Teaches You About Showing Up (Write Big, Ep 13)

Feb 13, 2026 11m

In this Write Big session, Jennie Nash talks with podcast co-host Sarina Bowen about what it really feels like to finish a book—especially the anxiety and pressure that can come with “finishing…

Quit Laughing at My WOTY It's Not Funny.

Jan 30, 2026 42m

Our Goals for 2026: Jess is gonna finish a novel.Sarina is going to figure out what she wants a long haul writer career to looks like.KJ is going to write this book as hard as she can and for as long…

How to Take the (long, elegant) Gloves Off and Write Like You

Jan 16, 2026 41m

Anyone who ever listened to Jenna Blum do interviews on the A Mighty Blaze podcast will not be one bit surprised to hear that we had a great time talking all things writing but most specifically…

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#AmWriting has published 525 episodes since April 2016, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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