12 Week Year for Writers

12 Week Year for Writers

Hosted by: Trevor Thrall & Leilah Moodley

The 12 Week Year for Writers podcast is hosted by Trevor Thrall, Ph.D., author of The 12 Week Year for Writers. We dive deep on strategies and tools to help writers be their most productive selves.

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The Quantified Writer? A Healthy Approach to Keeping Score

Episode #13

Send us a textAre you one of those people who uses a fancy watch or phone to track your blood pressure, heart rate, daily step count, laps swum, miles run, calories consumed, and all that? On the flip side, have you...
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Tools of the Trade, with Max Seeleman from Ulysses

Episode #12

Send us a textWriters are a particular bunch. We like to have things just right when we get down to business. Some of us have trouble getting anything done if things aren’t just right. For me, writing is easier when I...
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How to Build a Writing Habit

Episode #11

Send us a textA lot of folks struggle to write consistently. And there are plenty of reasons for that. But a common denominator of inconsistent writing, whatever the reason, is the fact that for many people writing is...
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How I Write, with Sports Writer Brendan Quinn

Episode #10

Send us a textI’m a big sports fan. I’m also a news junkie. At the intersection of those two things is sports writing. Ever since I was a kid I’ve devoured the sports page before reading anything else in the news....
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Why Grit Makes Great Writers

Episode #9

Send us a textIs there a writer alive who hasn’t wondered at some if they would ever be able to finish a book or some other writing project? Maybe it was your first book and you didn’t know if you had it in you. Maybe...
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Juggling Multiple Writing Projects

Episode #8

Send us a textThere are two kinds of people in the world. The first kind are those folks who are always working on exactly one project at a time, giving it their full and undivided attention. And then there are...
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Why Is Finishing Things So Hard?

Episode #7

Send us a textAre you sitting on a work in progress that has been on your desk for a long time? Do you find yourself starting new writing projects before you’ve finished the current project? We all have trouble...
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How Two Non-Writers Wrote a New York Times Bestseller

Episode #6

Send us a textHave you ever thought about writing a book but weren’t sure you could? Or should? Today’s episode tells the story of what happened when two guys who don’t think of themselves as writers decide to write a...
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Finding the "Write" Balance

Episode #5

Send us a textToday we’re going to tackle the question of how to find the right balance between work, life, writing, and whatever else it is you’re getting up to these days. This is an age old question and a lot of...
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The Evolution of a Writer

Episode #4

Send us a textIn last week’s podcast we talked about the importance of having a clear and compelling vision for your writing. But it can be difficult to craft that vision when you’re just starting out and maybe you...
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The "Vision Thing"

Episode #3

Send us a textDo you get up every day excited about what you’re doing? Are you learning and growing and moving toward your goals? Do you know who you want to be and what you want to be doing ten or fifteen years from...
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What Is the 12 Week Year for Writers?

Episode #2

Send us a textWriters face all kinds of challenges trying to get their writing done. Have you ever felt overwhelmed at the start of a project?  Suffered from an inability to motivate yourself? Felt like you just...
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