Work in Progress Podcast
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The podcast for writers by writers. With gravy fries, red wine, and chocolate cake.
“We talk about setting goals you can actually affect. Not 'I want to have an agent by this date.' You can't control that. But what you can control is polishing your work to make it as good as you can before sending it out in the world. I hit that goal this year."
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December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“We talk about setting goals you can actually affect. Not 'I want to have an agent by this date.' You can't control that. But what you can control is polishing your work to make it as good as you can before sending it out in the world. I hit that goal this year."
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@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social
It's time for our annual review. Episode 12 "Year in Review" is out. We compare how did we do on our writing and reading goals. Plus...how many books do you read in a year?
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's time for our annual review. Episode 12 "Year in Review" is out. We compare how did we do on our writing and reading goals. Plus...how many books do you read in a year?
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Episode 11 - "Endings" is up now. It's all about sticking the landing. Listen up.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Episode 11 - "Endings" is up now. It's all about sticking the landing. Listen up.
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The gang talked Revisions in Episode 10, available now. Also, Stacie sat down with a poet friend, Catherine Puma, to talk about her process and she shared a newly published poem - Before & After!
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Work in Progress: Revising
The gang went back to Carnegie Diner to talk about how they approach revising. From too many beta readers to the need for hearing the same critique multiple times. Lori tells Klein how irritating some...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The gang talked Revisions in Episode 10, available now. Also, Stacie sat down with a poet friend, Catherine Puma, to talk about her process and she shared a newly published poem - Before & After!
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"Every time I finish something, I have this fear that I will never have another idea again, that that is the only thing I can write. And every single time, something comes to you and you get that kernel."
--Lori Sullivan on Episode 9 "Origin Stories"
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--Lori Sullivan on Episode 9 "Origin Stories"
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September 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Every time I finish something, I have this fear that I will never have another idea again, that that is the only thing I can write. And every single time, something comes to you and you get that kernel."
--Lori Sullivan on Episode 9 "Origin Stories"
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--Lori Sullivan on Episode 9 "Origin Stories"
@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social
"I wanted TO have written. And to do that, I knew I had to write."
--Stacie Murphy on Episode 9 "Origin Stories."
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--Stacie Murphy on Episode 9 "Origin Stories."
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September 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"I wanted TO have written. And to do that, I knew I had to write."
--Stacie Murphy on Episode 9 "Origin Stories."
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--Stacie Murphy on Episode 9 "Origin Stories."
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Episode 9, "Origin Stories," is live right now, with whales, a boy and his dog, and Gilded Age psychics.
@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social, @staciemwrites.bsky.social, @mkleinwrites.bsky.social share what got them started #writing and what inspires them.
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@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social, @staciemwrites.bsky.social, @mkleinwrites.bsky.social share what got them started #writing and what inspires them.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Episode 9, "Origin Stories," is live right now, with whales, a boy and his dog, and Gilded Age psychics.
@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social, @staciemwrites.bsky.social, @mkleinwrites.bsky.social share what got them started #writing and what inspires them.
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@lsullivanwrites.bsky.social, @staciemwrites.bsky.social, @mkleinwrites.bsky.social share what got them started #writing and what inspires them.
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Hello, Writers. Ep 7 "How Do You Know When a Story is Finished?" is out in the world. Give a listen and share how YOU determine when a story is done.
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#writing #writingcommunity
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#writing #writingcommunity
July 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hello, Writers. Ep 7 "How Do You Know When a Story is Finished?" is out in the world. Give a listen and share how YOU determine when a story is done.
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#writing #writingcommunity
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#writing #writingcommunity
Hey, fam. It's a First Friday. That means we've dropped a new episode. "Plotting vs Pantsing" with our friend, romance writer Jessica Link (@jessicalinkwrites on the Gram).
Check it out and, yeah, we know the audio wasn't great. Michael is contrite.
#writing
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Check it out and, yeah, we know the audio wasn't great. Michael is contrite.
#writing
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June 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Hey, fam. It's a First Friday. That means we've dropped a new episode. "Plotting vs Pantsing" with our friend, romance writer Jessica Link (@jessicalinkwrites on the Gram).
Check it out and, yeah, we know the audio wasn't great. Michael is contrite.
#writing
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Check it out and, yeah, we know the audio wasn't great. Michael is contrite.
#writing
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In Episode 5, we reference the near perfect structural form of Andy Weir's "The Martian." Here's the visual representation of that structure, courtesy of Storyfix and Larry Brooks.
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#writingcommunity #podcast
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#writingcommunity #podcast
May 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In Episode 5, we reference the near perfect structural form of Andy Weir's "The Martian." Here's the visual representation of that structure, courtesy of Storyfix and Larry Brooks.
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#writingcommunity #podcast
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#writingcommunity #podcast
It's the first Friday of the month. So a new episode has dropped. Check out S 1 Ep 5, "Beginnings."
The crew tackle what the start of your story needs to do, what you don't need to worry about yet, the importance of first lines, the foundation of story structure, & more.
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The crew tackle what the start of your story needs to do, what you don't need to worry about yet, the importance of first lines, the foundation of story structure, & more.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's the first Friday of the month. So a new episode has dropped. Check out S 1 Ep 5, "Beginnings."
The crew tackle what the start of your story needs to do, what you don't need to worry about yet, the importance of first lines, the foundation of story structure, & more.
workinprogresspodcast.com
The crew tackle what the start of your story needs to do, what you don't need to worry about yet, the importance of first lines, the foundation of story structure, & more.
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What does this picture have to do with World Building? You'll have to listen to find out. Episode 4 out now.
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April 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What does this picture have to do with World Building? You'll have to listen to find out. Episode 4 out now.
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"A retreat for me is an opportunity to get in a brain space where I don't feel like I have other obligations and where I can get wholly immersed."
-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
On S.1 E.3, available now.
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-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
On S.1 E.3, available now.
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March 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"A retreat for me is an opportunity to get in a brain space where I don't feel like I have other obligations and where I can get wholly immersed."
-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
On S.1 E.3, available now.
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-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
On S.1 E.3, available now.
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Episode 3, "Writing Retreats," is out! We talk about how to find the right retreat for you, how you should think about writing goals for a retreat, and organizing your own retreat.
All that, plus haunted mansions, frostbite, and more.
Shout out to @writeyourdamnnovel.bsky.social for S5 E6.
All that, plus haunted mansions, frostbite, and more.
Shout out to @writeyourdamnnovel.bsky.social for S5 E6.
March 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Episode 3, "Writing Retreats," is out! We talk about how to find the right retreat for you, how you should think about writing goals for a retreat, and organizing your own retreat.
All that, plus haunted mansions, frostbite, and more.
Shout out to @writeyourdamnnovel.bsky.social for S5 E6.
All that, plus haunted mansions, frostbite, and more.
Shout out to @writeyourdamnnovel.bsky.social for S5 E6.
"Just like giving #critique is a skill, taking critique is a skill you have to practice. And it's hard! It's nerve-wracking!"
-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
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S1. E2 "Critique"
#writing #writer
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S1. E2 "Critique"
#writing #writer
February 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Just like giving #critique is a skill, taking critique is a skill you have to practice. And it's hard! It's nerve-wracking!"
-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
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S1. E2 "Critique"
#writing #writer
-- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
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S1. E2 "Critique"
#writing #writer
"This week didn't work for me because it defied belief that it could all happen in just a few days."
That's an example of specific and actionable feedback we recommend for and by writers. There's more where that came from on Episode 2: "Critique," available now. Check it out.
#podcast #writing
That's an example of specific and actionable feedback we recommend for and by writers. There's more where that came from on Episode 2: "Critique," available now. Check it out.
#podcast #writing
February 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
We sense right about now you're craving more WIP. We got you.
Episode 2, "Critique," drops 2/7 and will cover how to give and get #critique, beta reading, and more.
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Episode 2, "Critique," drops 2/7 and will cover how to give and get #critique, beta reading, and more.
Subscribe or visit
www.workinprogresspodcast.com
WIP Podcast
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February 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We sense right about now you're craving more WIP. We got you.
Episode 2, "Critique," drops 2/7 and will cover how to give and get #critique, beta reading, and more.
Subscribe or visit
www.workinprogresspodcast.com
Episode 2, "Critique," drops 2/7 and will cover how to give and get #critique, beta reading, and more.
Subscribe or visit
www.workinprogresspodcast.com
ON WRITING GROUPS
"You said, Lori, it’s important to be around people who love #writing as much as you do. The flip side of that: it’s important to be around people who sometimes hate writing as much as I do."
- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
S 1, Ep 1
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#writers
"You said, Lori, it’s important to be around people who love #writing as much as you do. The flip side of that: it’s important to be around people who sometimes hate writing as much as I do."
- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
S 1, Ep 1
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#writers
Work in Progress: Writing Groups
Stacie, Lori, and Michael recorded their first episode about writing groups - which makes sense since it's a writing group that brought them all together.
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January 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
ON WRITING GROUPS
"You said, Lori, it’s important to be around people who love #writing as much as you do. The flip side of that: it’s important to be around people who sometimes hate writing as much as I do."
- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
S 1, Ep 1
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#writers
"You said, Lori, it’s important to be around people who love #writing as much as you do. The flip side of that: it’s important to be around people who sometimes hate writing as much as I do."
- @staciemwrites.bsky.social
S 1, Ep 1
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#writers
Episode 1 - "Writing Groups" is out now. Check it out. (please)
January 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Episode 1 - "Writing Groups" is out now. Check it out. (please)
Hello, BlueSky Writing Community. We're a new podcast about writing.
By writers, for writers. With food and no ads. www.workinprogresspodcast.com.
By writers, for writers. With food and no ads. www.workinprogresspodcast.com.
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January 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hello, BlueSky Writing Community. We're a new podcast about writing.
By writers, for writers. With food and no ads. www.workinprogresspodcast.com.
By writers, for writers. With food and no ads. www.workinprogresspodcast.com.