Episodes

  • Remembering Jon Meyers

    Remembering Jon Meyers
    Oct 29 2025

    I am deeply saddened to share that our friend Jon Meyers passed away suddenly on Sunday.

    I recorded this short message to honor him with your own kind words. I could not read them all, so I encourage you to go to our pages to read the messages from people who wrote about him.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DQUtMIAEe_B/

    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122263938812230685&set=a.122106296240230685


    As you'll hear in this recording, the podcast will not be continuing for now. I had recently shared that I was stepping back as a co-host, and Jon Meyers planned to continue with Peggyann Kennedy. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with him and to produce these 83 episodes. A few more episodes exist that may be published one day. I hope these episodes, as well as our book, continue to encourage you.
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    11 mins
  • Is Boredom Right For You? with Adrian Sanders Russo #writingcommunity #boredom #creativity

    Is Boredom Right For You? with Adrian Sanders Russo #writingcommunity #boredom #creativity
    Oct 23 2025
    EP 83) Sixty-seven episodes ago, 17 months ago, Adrian Sanders was on our show talking about the power of boredom. Today, she is known as Adrian Sanders Russo, and we brought her back to revisit the topic.Adrian Sanders is a full-time copy editor living in Elizabethtown, KY. She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English-Creative Writing. Her poems have appeared in various print and online publications such as Indiana Review Online, Juke Joint, Maudlin House, GASHER, and others. Sanders’s chapbooks are This Side of the Dirt (https://books.google.com/books/about/...) and Lynchian (https://amzn.to/3WUZt6B). They can be found at B**S** Lit and Alien Buddha Press, respectively.STOLEN FOCUS Johann Hari https://amzn.to/3JkT545Peggyann Kennedy and Jon Meyers have a new romcom with a twist of mystery --which is currently running as a weekly serial on Substack:YOU SHOULD HOPEWRENLEIGH DUVALANDRAE VENNA BRENNANNEVER MEET. Updated every Wednesday at or before 11:59pm CST.https://open.substack.com/pub/jonmeye...The completed novel will be available August 2026.OUR HOSTS GET THEIR BUBBLESPeggyann goes to NOLA (the restaurant, not the city).Jon Meyers learns about chair rankings.YOU RESPOND!Kimberly Carpenter Drymon tells us she played along with THE CUBE. Plus she did our call to action!#HEYJONMEYERS Manta rays. Wow.CALL TO ACTIONDig an old piece of writing out of your morgue file and do something with it. Tell us what you did in the comments under the YouTube -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Jon Meyers plays RAPID FIRE GENRE.Briefly mentioned in this episode: #tradpublishing #Writer #amwriting #creativewriting #selfpublishing #writing #poetry #hustleculture #noticing #WIP #mentalhealth #StolenFocus #johnprine #rollerderby THE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY by Jon Meyers https://amzn.to/4oIP5KJ(with cover art by SIGNE.)UPCOMING APPEARANCESJON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKC, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/JON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/.........LINKSA PURPLE POMODORO TIMER CHOSEN ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9You can order Emily's prayer guide here:Paperback NOW Available: https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOAFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JBLOGGING STEP-BY-STEP COURSE by the Blog Authority:https://wbt--theblogauthority.thrivec...MORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH PEGGYANN KENNEDYComing SoonCONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoCONNECT WITH STEPHANIE L. JONEShttps://givingyourbestlife.com/homeCONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.facebook.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.X.com/FilmicThePage⁠Contact David Corbly at OpenDoorCreations.com for your website creation and/or website upgrading If you need a copy editor or proofreader, we recommend Brian Baker. Check out his bio, and you’ll see why: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=1084...
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Workshop Your Novel's Logline with Author Betsey Kulakowski #writingcommunity #fiction #authorlife

    Workshop Your Novel's Logline with Author Betsey Kulakowski #writingcommunity #fiction #authorlife
    Oct 23 2025
    EPISODE 82) Bestselling author Betsey Kulakowski drops in on Peggyann Kennedy and Jon Meyers to help them finetune their logline for their upcoming novel. If you need to work on yours, there are a lot of useful tips built into this episode.What novel? Our new romcom with a twist of mystery is being released as a weekly serial on Substack:YOU SHOULD HOPEWRENLEIGH DUVALANDRAE VENNA BRENNANNEVER MEET. Updated every Wednesday at or before 11:59pm CST.https://open.substack.com/pub/jonmeye...The completed novel will be available August 2026.OUR HOSTS GET THEIR BUBBLESPeggyann meets with some of her profs.Jon Meyers goes to the International Festival.YOU RESPOND!Kimberly Carpenter Drymon has some nice things to say. Plus she gives us a well thought out reply to our Gomer Pyle Call-To-Action.Laurie McDuffie is learning a lot, approves of Peggyann , and thinks Jon Meyers is a trip!#HEYJONMEYERS Should you bother getting to know a monarch butterfly?CALL TO ACTIONGive us some dual protagonist comps, books or films. Leave your answer down here in the comments under the YouTube -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Peggyann plays The Box.Also briefly mentioned in this episode: #unfreakingbelieveablepodcast #veritascodex #bigfoot #logline #tradpublishing #Writer#amwriting #creativewriting #selfpublishing #coauthoring #pantser #plotterBETSEY's WEBSITE: https://www.authorbetseykulakowski.com/BETSEY'S BOOKS: https://amzn.to/4qgPmFESuffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by CAITLIN CASS https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOTHE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY by Jon Meyers https://amzn.to/4oIP5KJ(with cover art by SIGNE.)UPCOMING APPEARANCES BY JON MEYERSJON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/JON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/MORE SOON.........SHOPPING LINKSA SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9SOME OF EMILY'S NEWER LINKSYou can order Emily's prayer guide here:Paperback NOW Available: https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOAFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JBLOGGING STEP-BY-STEP COURSE by the Blog Authority:https://wbt--theblogauthority.thrivec...MORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH PEGGYANN KENNEDYComing SoonCONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoCONNECT WITH STEPHANIE L. JONEShttps://givingyourbestlife.com/homeCONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.facebook.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.X.com/FilmicThePage⁠You can contact David Corbly at OpenDoorCreations.com for all your website creation and/or website upgrading Although we didn’t mention him in this episode, if you need a copy editor or proofreader, we recommend Brian Baker. Check out his bio, and you’ll see why: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=1084...
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • **ALL NEW** Convey Emotions Through Illustration and Best Practices for Author/Artist Collaboration

    **ALL NEW** Convey Emotions Through Illustration and Best Practices for Author/Artist Collaboration
    Oct 23 2025
    EPISODE 81) By invitation, Artist Signe sits in as cohost to teach us some of her considerations when communicating emotions through illustration. We talk about the parallel between storytelling with words and storytelling with drawings. Spoiler alert: Story always comes first. We talk about how the author and artist can help each other arrive at the best project. Peggyann pops in for a few minutes in a prerecorded bit with me as we tell you about our new romcom with a twist of mystery serial on Substack:YOU SHOULD HOPEWRENLEIGH DUVALANDRAE VENNA BRENNANNEVER MEET. Go to 01:37:34 to find out how to read it.The first chapter will be posted on October 8, 2025, before 11pm CST.OUR HOSTS GET THEIR BUBBLESSigne drives her horse around the Netherlands and sees many animals.Jon Meyers shows Signe a new three story mural.YOU RESPOND!Abbie Allen, screenwriter/novelist, responds to a previous discussion about manuscript size.#HEYJONMEYERS What colour is outerspace?CALL TO ACTIONGo find a sheep. At a farm, in a toy store, on a book cover, anywhere. Send us a picture of it and describe the colour. Leave your answer down here in the comments under the YouTube -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Signe plays "Does America Have These?"Also briefly mentioned in this episode: #ghostsigns #selfdoubt #writingcommunity #art #artist #tapir #amwriting #creativewriting #selfpublishing #impostersyndrome #Dutch #language #Friesian #Friesland #chickens SIGNE's WEBSITE: https://www.signeofhorses.com/SIGNE's IG: / signe.of.horses.illustrations Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by CAITLIN CASS https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOTHE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY by Jon Meyers https://amzn.to/4oIP5KJ(with cover art by SIGNE.)UPCOMING APPEARANCES BY JON MEYERSJON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/JON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/MORE SOON.........SHOPPING LINKSA SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9SOME OF EMILY'S NEWER LINKSYou can order Emily's prayer guide here:Paperback NOW Available: https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOAFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JBLOGGING STEP-BY-STEP COURSE by the Blog Authority:https://wbt--theblogauthority.thrivec...MORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH PEGGYANN KENNEDYComing SoonCONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoCONNECT WITH STEPHANIE L. JONEShttps://givingyourbestlife.com/homeCONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.facebook.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.X.com/FilmicThePage⁠You can contact David Corbly at OpenDoorCreations.com for all your website creation and/or website upgrading If you need a copy editor or proofreader, we recommend Brian Baker. Check out his bio, and you’ll see why: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=1084...
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • ART v PRODUCT REVISITED with SIGNE from the Netherlands **ALL NEW** Has Jon Meyers Changed His Mind?

    ART v PRODUCT REVISITED with SIGNE from the Netherlands **ALL NEW** Has Jon Meyers Changed His Mind?
    Oct 23 2025
    EPISODE 80) Artist Signe returns for our 80th EPISODE. In addition to the title question, she also talks about her process on two different art projects -- both completely different. Jon Meyers re-examines a life long belief of his. Peggyann shares her belied on the topic as well. Also, Peggyann analyzes an episode of Gomer Pyle perfectly and announces the novel she is writing with Jon Meyers.The original ART V. PRODUCT EPISODE (#12, oh my!) with EMILY and JON MEYERS • Art vs. Product: How audience and intentio... From 15 months ago -- so much has changed!!!OUR HOSTS GET THEIR BUBBLESPeggyann visits some doctors.Jon Meyers visits an ice cream parlor.YOU RESPOND!Responses from Tamiko Nesbitt, Kimberly Carpenter Drymon, and Laura Palka.#HEYJONMEYERS OuterspaceCALL TO ACTIONTell us something you used to believe but now you know is no longer true. Like the moon is made of green cheese. Leave your answer down here in the comments under the YouTube -- on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Peggyann challenges Jon Meyers to create some dialogue.Also briefly mentioned in this episode: #POTS #selfdoubt #writingcommunity #art #artist #amwriting #creativewriting #selfpublishing #impostersyndrome #Dutch #language #Friesian #Friesland #burnout SIGNE's WEBSITE: https://www.signeofhorses.com/SIGNE's IG: / signe.of.horses.illustrations Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by CAITLIN CASS https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOTHE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY by Jon Meyers https://amzn.to/4oIP5KJ(with cover art by SIGNE.)UPCOMING APPEARANCES BY JON MEYERSJON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/JON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/MORE SOON.........SHOPPING LINKSA SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9SOME OF EMILY'S NEWER LINKSYou can order Emily's prayer guide here:Paperback NOW Available: https://amzn.to/3UD1vWOAFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JBLOGGING STEP-BY-STEP COURSE by the Blog Authority:https://wbt--theblogauthority.thrivec...MORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH PEGGYANN KENNEDYComing SoonCONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoCONNECT WITH STEPHANIE L. JONEShttps://givingyourbestlife.com/homeCONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.facebook.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.X.com/FilmicThePage⁠You can contact David Corbly at OpenDoorCreations.com for all your website creation and/or website upgrading Although we didn’t mention him in this episode, if you need a copy editor or proofreader, we recommend Brian Baker. Check out his bio, and you’ll see why: https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=1084...
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • What You Can Learn From A Positive Writing Conference Experience #writingcommunity #networking #authorlife

    What You Can Learn From A Positive Writing Conference Experience #writingcommunity #networking #authorlife
    Oct 23 2025
    EP 79) Writer Peggyann Kennedy joins Jon Meyers to discuss what they learned at WriterCon 2025. With over 300 attendees (such as Peggyann) and over 60 speakers (such as Jon Meyers), we thought we'd share the benefits that anyone attending next year can enjoy. It would be impossible to list every highlight and every connection we made, so we talked about a wide array of experiences. Finally, we both reflected on the event's remarkable positivity.WriterCon Contest Winners 2025CHILDREN’SHM: Sheila Gunlock: Sea Odyssey AdventureHM: Suzanne Clement: Mind-Travelers1 st Runner-Up: Tamiko Nesbitt: Homeless and AloneWINNER: David Corbly: Pierre the Potty-Mouthed PirateYOUNG ADULTWINNER: Shari Heinrich: Want a S’more?INSPIRATIONAL1 st Runner-Up: Joyce Hanewinkel: Listening with My Heart and My EyesWINNER: Shelley Malicote-Stutchman: When Social Media PraysNONFICTION1 st Runner-Up: Richard Kimlinger: Two Creative Minds AgreeWINNER: Shelley Levisay: Deadly DysfunctionMEMOIRHM: Greg Blovits: Fish RulesHM: Jane Speheger: Ebenezer1 st Runner-Up: Hannah Muoa: A Pop-Up PupuseriaWINNER: David Barnett: KomorebiPLAY/SCREENPLAYHM: Jonathan Sweet: One-Eyed JaxHM: Sheila Gunlock: Oh God…OH GOD!1 st Runner-Up: Mark Mulkerin: The Secret Life of MarshmallowsWINNER: Ryan Brandt: Zombie The MusicalPOETRY1 st Runner-Up: Tamiko Nesbitt: My Daddy’s SmileWINNER: Peggyann Kennedy: AcheFLASH FICTION1 st Runner-Up: Zachary Noland: EssaysWINNER: Kyra Walters: Divinity and SinFICTIONHM: Peggyann Kennedy: The Attic1 st Runner-Up: Susan Starling-Nye: When In Doubt, Wear RedWINNER: Regina Mullennix: The Yule King’s CursePUBLISHED YOUNG READERSWINNER: Ta’Shay Mason: Let’s CelebratePUBLISHED NONFICTIONHM: Aubrey Green: Grief Explored1 st Runner-Up: Josh C Jones: America If You Can Keep ItWINNER: Henry Rausch: SubmergedPUBLISHED POETRY1 st Runner-Up: Aubrey Green: Yearly ExamWINNER: Kelley Morris: When the Glass BreaksPUBLISHED FICTIONHM: Betsey Kulakowski and J.B. Caine: The Veil of Secrets1 st Runner-up: Marty Ludlum: At First I Was AfraidWINNER: R.J. Johnson: Malicious Magick#amwriting #memoir #author #writingconference #serialOUR HOSTS GET OUT OF THEIR BUBBLEPeggyann Kennedy joins a new in-person writing group.Jon Meyers went to a webinar hosted by Athens State University in Alabama which featured Friend of the Show Ashley Hargrove.YOU RESPOND!Misty L. Butler and the mental health benefits of being near water.CALL TO ACTIONWatch this Episode of Gomer Pyle, whose story is it? (And why.) • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: Season 1, Episode 4:... Answer in the comments under the YouTube video -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: Peggyann Kennedy plays Career Index Card -- but Jon Meyers realizes he was doing it backwards.UPCOMING APPEARANCESJON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/JON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/.........AFFILIATE LINKS: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JEMILY'S BOOKShttps://amzn.to/4gAUfERJON MEYERS'S BOOKShttps://amzn.to/4pxus4JPURPLE POMODORO TIMERYou can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzMOOD OCTOPUShttps://amzn.to/4jTc6I9Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOWebsite: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/CONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠David Corbly, OpenDoorCreations.com, website creation and/or website upgrading.
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Novelist Kelly Beck Keeps Things Weird And Breaks Some Rules #author #writingcommunity #fiction

    Novelist Kelly Beck Keeps Things Weird And Breaks Some Rules #author #writingcommunity #fiction
    Oct 23 2025
    EPISODE 78) Novelist Kelly Beck discusses her writing process, how she chose her agent, why grandmas sometimes guide her characters, and why she helps people on Substack. She then compares how she handles tropes with multi-genre Author S. Matisko. Also there are goats and a possum.S. Matisko and Jon Meyers have the art vs. product debate. (NOTE: Since this episode was recorded, Jon Meyers has found his position evolving.). #amwriting #fantasy #romantasy #romcom #creativewriting #substack #tvnews WE GET OUT OF OUR BUBBLES. Matisko goes to Milwaukee to see Linkin Park and meets an angel. Jon Meyers went to his mailbox. He found Emily's new paperback version of THE REDEEMED IMAGINATION book in there. You can buy yours here: https://amzn.to/41TsktUYOU RESPOND!Jon Meyers loses the viewer Mail on his messy desk. Nevertheless, he reads a positive response to his book -- from France!You can buy THE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY CALL TO ACTIONas a writer-on-sub, Kelly Beck invites you to join her community. We did. Did you?You can let us know if you did down in the comments under this YouTube video -- or on fb, X, or IG.#heyjonmeyers S. Matisko tells us how many rat hairs can be in your peanut butter.THE FINAL ACT: S. Matisko plays WEDNESDAY vs. WENDY.A reoccurring character leaves a farewell note.#dyslexia KELLY BECK'S LINKSWebsite: https://www.kelly-beck.com/Substack: https://kellylbeck.substack.com/IG: / kellylbeck S. MATISKO'S LINKSBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoGoodreads: / 21823681.s_matisko Instagram: / s.matisko Facebook: / s.matisko YouTube: / @s.matisko Substack: https://substack.com/@smatiskoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=95251372Website: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoUPCOMING APPEARANCES BY JON MEYERSJON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/JON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/MORE SOON.........SHOPPING LINKSA SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9You can order Emily's prayer guide here:Pray to Remember: A 6-Week Prayer Guide to Deeper Faith https://amzn.to/4nifNYVYou can order Emily's REDEEMED IMAGINATION here:https://amzn.to/4gzt7X3AFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JMORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOInstagram: / s.matisko Facebook: / s.matisko YouTube: / @s.matisko Substack: https://substack.com/@smatiskoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=95251372Website:
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Finding What Works For You: S. Matisko's Writing Process #indiepublishing #author #writingcommunity

    Finding What Works For You: S. Matisko's Writing Process #indiepublishing #author #writingcommunity
    Oct 23 2025
    EPISODE 77) Multi-genre Author S. Matisko discusses the writing process she used on her first five books -- from how her ideas come to her to writing to editing to publishing to marketing. Jon Meyers keeps his bickering to a minimum. Emily continues her maternity leave.#amwriting #fantasy #romantasy #historicalfiction #creativewriting #poetry #dystopian WE GET OUT OF OUR BUBBLES. Matisko builds a clothing rack while her fiancé provides colour commentary in an Australian accent.Jon Meyers went to his mailbox. He found his new book in there, THE PANTOMIME HORSES OF LONDON, KENTUCKY. You can buy yours here: https://amzn.to/3I2GmmaAlso, he sees the #savannahbananasbaseballteam 's tour bus while on his #stupidwalkYOU RESPOND!YouTuber @2learn1 wonders where we came from because we both pronounce "milk" properly.We still don't know what TPWNY is. Anybody?#HEYJONMEYERS S. Matisko explains the difference between best and better. CALL TO ACTIONS. Matisko challenges you to #BeCozy.It's a CALL TO INACTION actually.Leave your answer down here in the comments under the YouTube -- or on fb, X, or IG.THE FINAL ACT: S. Matisko plays WHAT HAPPENS NEXTOlivia is fine: Watch the whole #Conan video here: • Conan Writes Chicago Blues Songs With Scho... #selfpublishing #dyslexiaMORE DETAILS COMING SOONS. MATISKO'S LINKSBooks: https://www.amazon.com/author/s.matiskoGoodreads: / 21823681.s_matisko Instagram: / s.matisko Facebook: / s.matisko YouTube: / @s.matisko Substack: https://substack.com/@smatiskoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=95251372Website: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/smatiskoUPCOMING APPEARANCES BY JON MEYERSJON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/JON MEYERS, WRITERCON, SEPTEMBER 4-7, 2026THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/MORE SOON.........SHOPPING LINKSA SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9SOME OF EMILY'S NEWER LINKSEmily’s new writing craft resource is: Writing Women: Creating and Describing Compelling Female Charactershttps://emilybrookswriter.com/product...You can order Emily's prayer guide here:Pray to Remember: A 6-Week Prayer Guide to Deeper Faith https://amzn.to/4nifNYVYou can order Emily's REDEEMED IMAGINATION here:https://amzn.to/4gzt7X3AFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here: Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JMORE LINKS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SHOWStephanie L. Jones entire catalog: https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Misty L. Butler's entire catalog: https://mistylbutler.com/books-books-...Our Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-bette...Our Patreon… / writebettertogether CONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH S. MATISKOInstagram: / s.matisko Facebook: / s.matisko YouTube: / @s.matisko Substack: https://substack.com/@smatiskoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=95251372Website: https://smatisko.wordpress.com/Goodreads:
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