The First Draft Club

By: By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
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  • 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 E10 How Much Can You Make in Foreign Rights - My Story (with Actual Dollar Amounts!)

    S08 E10 How Much Can You Make in Foreign Rights - My Story (with Actual Dollar Amounts!)
    Feb 12 2025

    How much can you actually make from your book? Should you consider foreign rights or just stick to the US? What can you expect to make after your advance? In the season finale, Mary gets personal and answers your questions.

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    18 mins
  • 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, Harrison 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

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