Wake Up and Write

Wake Up and Write

A short, daily dose of writing advice from bestselling and notable authors, created by Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. Launched in March 2021, Wake Up and Write features writing advice from bestselling and notable authors such as Cheryl Strayed, Robert Jones Jr., and Isabel Wilkerson. Read by Kyle Owens and Nina Vargas, these excerpts from the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books will inspire aspiring (and accomplished!) authors. Check out the accompanying Medium publication, Moms Don't Have Time to Write.

Episodes

May 14, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Maisy Card, the author of These Ghosts Are Family. A finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. * To listen to Maisy's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3e21PbV * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3mO4JoH * Want to buy THESE GHOSTS ARE FAMILY? Click here: bit.ly/2Q2qxB0 * Feel ins...

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Writing advice from Anna Quindlen, a pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and the author of the many bestselling novels, including Rise and Shine, Blessings, Object Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, and Nanaville: Adventures In Grandparenting. * To listen to Anna's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3e3rukp * To read (or re-read!) this writing ad...

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May 12, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Cameron Douglas , actor, filmmaker, and the author of Long Way Home: a memoir of fame, family, and redemption * To listen to Cameron's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3uSc0GH * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3e9DX5U * Want to buy LONG WAY HOME? Click here: https://amzn.to/3toYiL0 * Feel i...

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May 11, 2021 2 mins

Writing advice from Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, and the author of LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey From Profound Darkness to Radiant Light. * To listen to Melissa's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3e4NStA * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3abZEkI * Want to buy LIFELINES...

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Writing advice from Luvvie Ajayi Jones , activist, speaker, and the award-winning author of I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, and Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual. * To listen to Luvvie's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3wYn1bc * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: bit.ly/3mYhop6 * Want to buy the PROFESS...

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Writing advice from Liz Astrof, an award winning executive producer, sitcom writer, and the author of the hilarious book Don't Wait Up: Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom. * To listen to Liz's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3mOLjjp * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3adsgKt * Want to buy DON'T WAIT UP: CONFESS...

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Writing advice from Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, and the editor of the anthology Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves. * To listen to Glory's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3tjvPGH * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3mOKp6g * Want to buy WELL-READ BLACK GIRL? Cl...

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May 5, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Bryan Washington, the author of the novel, Memorial. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020. * To listen to Bryan's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3wSNw1X * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3mRog7A * Want to buy MEMORIAL? Click here: https://bit.ly/3djQXqE * Feel inspired to write? Submit...

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Writing advice from Adrienne Bankert, an Emmy award winning journalist and the author of Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone. * To listen to Adrienne's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3wYm4j8 * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3tr1PJ0 * Want to b...

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May 3, 2021 2 mins

Writing advice from Glennon Doyle, an activist and the author of Carry On, Warrior, Love Warrior, and Untamed. A #1 New York Times bestseller. * To listen to Glennon's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3gcBgU6 * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3wYXaQr * Want to buy UNTAMED? Click here: https://bit.ly/3e1VhtB ...

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April 30, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Helen Ellis, author of Southern Lady Code, American Housewife, and Eating the Cheshire Cat. * To listen to Helen's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3mO0J7F * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3gfLliX * Want to buy SOUTHERN LADY CODE? Click here: https://amzn.to/3e1tXfg * Feel inspired to wri...

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Writing advice from Jennifer Dahlberg, the author of Uptown & Down and Lagging Indicators. * To listen to Jennifer's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/2Q4nVlS * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3tmxVFv * Want to buy LAGGING INDICATORS? Click here: https://bit.ly/3dl8ZJ2 * Feel inspired to write? Submit your work...

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April 28, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from David Rubenstein, host of The David Rubenstein Show and the author of How to Lead. A New York Times Bestseller. * To listen to David's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/32iEqxk * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3gdrLnF * Want to buy HOW TO LEAD? Click here: https://bit.ly/3tiDgxE * Feel ins...

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Writing advice from Nancy Jooyoun Kim, the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee. A Reese’s Book Club Pick. * To listen to Nancy's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3tpG7oM * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3e1kW5K * Want to buy THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE? Click here: https://bit.ly/3d...

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Writing advice from Taffy Brodesser-Akner, a journalist and the bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble. A New York Times Notable Book of 2019. * To listen to Taffy's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3gbFCe8 * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/32dDXMG * Want to buy FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE? Click here: htt...

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Writing advice from Alyssa Milano, actress, producer, activist, and the author of the novel Project Class President, the third book in her middle-grade series: Hope. * To listen to Alyssa's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3uQf5qF * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3dilHIH * Want to buy PROJECT CLASS PRESIDENT?...

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April 22, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from author of Jodie Patterson, The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation.  * To listen to Jodie's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3wCwYLl * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3dKi1y5 * Want to buy THE BOLD WORLD? Click here: https://bit.ly/3d0FZGu * Feel inspired to write? Submit your...

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April 21, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author of twenty-one novels, including The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, and The Return * To listen to Nicholas's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: bit.ly/3a8V1bm * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3g7C64o * Want to buy THE RETURN? Click here: https://b...

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April 20, 2021 1 min

Writing advice from Katie Sise, a jewelry designer, television host, and the author of The Academy, The Pretty App, The Boyfriend App, and Open House. * To listen to Katie's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://apple.co/32ezOs2 * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3tnZXR6 * Want to buy OPEN HOUSE? Click here: https://amzn.to...

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April 19, 2021 2 mins

Writing advice from Jennifer Walsh, anthology editor of the instant bestseller Hungry Hearts: Essays on Courage, Desire, and Belonging. * To listen to Jennifer's full interview with host Zibby Owens on the podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, click here: https://bit.ly/3a9weUD * To read (or re-read!) this writing advice, click here: https://bit.ly/3mqmRES * Want to buy HUNGRY HEARTS? Click here: https://bit.ly/2R641Hl *...

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