Writing Coach Kevin T. Johns discusses some of his favourite books from the memoir genre. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns reveals how his client was able to land an offer of representation from a literary agent after sending a single email. 

Inspired by a Simon Sinek quote about arrogance and humility, in this episode of The Writing Coach podcast, host Kevin T. Johns explores how the modern view of writing as a talent differs from its historical roots as a trade.

He explores how ancient scribes and medieval monks approached writing as a form of labour and how during the Renaissance writers were integrated into guilds and apprenticeship programs.

This episode will show you how embracing humility and pursuing apprenticeships can help you better understand writing’s mechanics as both an art and trade.

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Writing coach Kevin T. Johns explains the story beats you can use to plot a fantastic final act for your book. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns speaks with Lorraine Johnston about her Amazon bestselling book, which combines traditional writer's craft techniques with modern technology. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns discusses offending people, as well as rethinking his recent comments on disability and introversion. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns shares his top ten mostly commonly shared tips for writers. 

Over the last year, advances in artificial intelligence have been moving at a mind-boggling rate.

AI has clearly arrived, and it’s not going anywhere any time soon.

In fact, as more and more software—everything from Zoom to MS Word—incorporate AI into their interface, it has become almost impossible to avoid.

That means it’s time for writers to stop being afraid of AI and instead try to embrace the ways we can use it as a tool to support our imagination, creativity, and storytelling.

In this episode of The Writing Coach podcast, I explain how authors can harness the power of ChatGPT to improve the environmental descriptions in their writing.

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Writing coach Kevin T. Johns discusses how public school and high school sets writers up for failure and dissapointment. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns describes the 6 different types of editors and the roles they play in the publishing and book production process. Listen now!

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns explained how to effectively use the literary technique pathetic fallacy. 

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns speak with his client, author Sandy Day, about the release of her new novel, Odd Mom Out. 

I don’t know if you would call me a nihilist, an anarchist, an agnostic, or an existentialist.

The truth is I don’t even believe in putting a label on myself, whether it’s philosophically, religiously, or politically.

I don’t believe in anything except chaos.

Yet, paradoxically, I also believe in serendipity.

In this week’s episode of The Writing Coach podcast, I discuss the fascinating way that chaos and serendipity inform our lives, our careers, and our art.

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Many people spend their entire lives wanting to write; they get a taste of it when they are younger in High School or University, but then life happens. They get married, and they focus on raising a family, or they start a career or put their energy into building a business.

Often it's only upon finally reaching retirement age that they finally have the space, time, and energy in their lives to dedicate to their writing . . . and that's okay!

In this episode of The Writing Coach podcast, I explain why not only his age not a hinderance to becoming an author, it's actually an advantage.

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With the new year underway, everyone is setting goals for 2024.

In this episode of The Writing Coach Podcast, writing coach Kevin T. Johns acknowledges the importance of setting goals, but then asks the question, what if goals aren’t really what we should be focused on? If we want to be happy and productive writers, perhaps our focus needs to go somewhere else.

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