Urban fantasy romance author Carrie King wraps up season one of the podcast by interviewing award-winning historical romance author (and season one host) Joanna Shupe. They discuss what productivity tips Joanna learned while hosting and applied to her own writing. Joanna also shares how the pressure to write lots of books took her to the edge of burnout and how she’s focusing on quality over quantity now.Stay tuned for season two on perseverance. What makes you stick with it and return to the page each day?Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

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12 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Joanna Shupe

Host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe talks with author Asa Maria Bradley about how grief and depression impacted Asa's ability to write—and how asking for help opened her up to writing again.Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

11 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Asa Maria Bradley

This month, host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with award-winning, best-selling author Darynda Jones. Jones talks about discovering the best time of day to write and working it into your schedule. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

10 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Darynda Jones

In this month's episode, host Joanna Shupe talks productivity with best-selling author Skye Warren. Skye shares how authors can maximize their Facebook ads by spending just 15 minutes a day on them. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

09 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Skye Warren

RWA is pleased to bring you the 2019 Librarians Keynote address with Alyssa Cole at RWA2019.

2019 Librarians Keynote with Alyssa Cole

In this month's episode, host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with speaker, coach, and best-selling author Allie Pleiter. Allie talks about the Chunky Method and how it can help writers be “steadily productive.” Every writer has a “chunk”—or, in good circumstances, how many words they can get down before running out of juice. If you know your “chunk,” you can devise a writing schedule to be more productive and less stressed. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

08 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Allie Pleiter

In this month's episode, host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with award-winning author Alexis Daria. Alexis shares how she converted from being a pantser to being a plotter, and how her paper planner and the 5 a.m. writers club keep her on track. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

07 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Alexis Daria

Joanna Shupe talks productivity with Molly O'Keefe, a USA Today best-selling author of more than 40 books. Molly shares how the work she does before sitting down in front of the computer helps her writing.

Productivity Podcast Featuring Molly O'Keefe

In this month's episode, host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with historical romance author Cat Sebastian. Cat talks about the things she does to get the most out of her writing time. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

05 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Cat Sebastian

Historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with New York Times best-selling author Sophie Jordan. Sophie talks about how she gets her words in while on the go and how writers can further their writing, even while away from their work.

04 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Sophie Jordan

Historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with award-winning historical romance author Vanessa Riley. Vanessa shares how she squeezes writing in her busy schedule and how her productivity comes from knowing her writing process. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

03 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Vanessa Riley

Host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with USA Today best-selling author Robin Covington. Discover how Robin trained her brain to write whenever, wherever and what tools she uses to do so. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

02 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Robin Covington

Romance Writers of America brings you the first episode in a series on productivity. In this month's episode, host and historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with award-winning author Sonali Dev. Sonali talks about how to identify what saps your energy and what ups it, as well as how to manage your time. Brought to you by Romance Writers of America. Visit www.rwa.org for more resources.

01 - Productivity Podcast Featuring Sonali Dev

Write smarter, faster, better with tips from authors in this monthly podcast by Romance Writers of America.