Creativity: a Marathon, Not a Sprint – March 2026 Audio Blog
IAN: Happy March, everyone! Living in an instant-gratification, get-it-done-yesterday society can take its toll on writers and other creative people. The…
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For the Love of Writing – February 2026 Audio Blog
IAN: Happy February, everyone! I love writing. I love the power of the written word, the ability it gives us to…
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The Immediacy Fallacy – December 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: We live in a world that thrives on immediacy. You can listen to music, watch a movie, order food,…
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The Curse of the Productivity Suckers – November 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: They can strike without warning. They’re all around you. In your home. At work. In your car. They can drain your time and…
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The Outline: Your Roadmap to Story Success – October 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: It’s easy to read a novel, see a movie, or watch a TV show, and get overwhelmed by…
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Creativity in the Time of A.I. – July 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: We live in an instant gratification society. Whatever you want to buy, eat, go, watch, learn, or read is…
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Summer Challenge: Reading Diverse Authors – June 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: As readers, we all have authors and genres that we gravitate toward because we know from previous experience…
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Humanizing Characters Through Conflict – May 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: When someone is put under pressure and forced to react to conflict or some emergency, you often see…
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The Pitfalls & Plusses of Procrastination – April 2025 Audio Blog
IAN: It happens all the time. It can creep up on us, its unsuspecting tentacles wrapping around our ambition and…
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A Word or Two on Writer’s Block – March Audio Blog 2025
IAN: Every person who has sat down to write at one point in their lives has dealt with writer’s…
