The Whole Writer
Each week, The Whole Writer podcast with Nicole Meier creates space for writers to nurture both their craft and themselves, exploring what it means to write from a place of wholeness rather than depletion.
If you’re an emerging author seeking guidance, this podcast is for you!
Episodes
68 episodes
67. Choosing Collaboration Over Competition with Ali Brady
In this episode, I sit down with the writing duo Ali Brady (Alison Hammer and Bradeigh Godfrey) about creative collaboration. The former critique partners share how they evolved from giving each other feedback to co-authoring bestse...
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Episode 67
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31:34
66. How to Build Your Literary Village
Writing can feel lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. In today’s episode, I’m diving into what it really means to build your literary village: the people who support, challenge, and celebrate you from idea to launch. I’m sharing the behind...
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Episode 66
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12:20
65. Your Most Daring Act: Sharing Your Work with Tedd Hawks
Join me today as creative coach Tedd Hawks and I talk about why sharing your writing is so terrifying, the neurological reasons our brains resist putting our work out there, how to overcome the fear of rejection by reframing it as fear of regre...
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Episode 65
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29:26
64. What's Really Holding Writers Back with Molly Carroll
Today I'm diving deep into the writer mindset with my dear friend and accomplished therapist, coach, author, and speaker Molly Carroll.We cover so much ground from the transformative power of morning rituals to reframing our resistance t...
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Episode 64
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47:04
63. How to Find Your Sustainable Pace: Slow Writing in a Fast World
There's something happening to us writers right now, isn't there? The algorithms reward, consistency. The platform's demand content, and somewhere in the rush we've started to believe that faster means better. That value comes from volume, that...
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Episode 63
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14:08
62. Same Story, New Title: My Name Change Announcement
Today's episode marks a gentle transition, one I've been contemplating for some time and am excited to finally share it with you. This podcast is embracing a new name, The Whole Writer. I'm sharing the why inside the...
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Episode 62
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7:42
61. Is Fear Keeping Your Story Invisible?
In this episode I dive into the quiet, hidden fear that holds so many writers back — the comfort of invisibility. Whether you’ve told yourself “I’m not ready yet” or “this isn’t good enough,” chances are it’s not your story that’s t...
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Episode 61
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8:54
60. Are You Living the Life of a Whole Writer?
What does it mean to be a whole writer? For me and for so many of the writers I work with, it means expanding our definition of success.It means creating a writing life that includes, yes, the craft of storytelling, but also a creative r...
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Episode 60
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8:42
59. Writing from the Heart: How Following Her Intuition Landed a Book Deal with Jennifer O'Brien
In this heartfelt episode, we chat with debut novelist Jennifer O'Brien, whose publishing journey took a surprising and inspiring turn. After a real-life dream of buying a fixer-upper didn’t pan out, she turned the experience into fiction—craft...
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Episode 59
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25:38
58. Nurture Your Revisions: How to Approach Your Next Draft with special guests
For the next three episodes, I'm doing something special. Recently I had the Joy of gathering with 15 of my book coaching friends, an inspiring group of thoughtful, compassionate coaches and editors who are all deeply invested in helping writer...
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Episode 58
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27:02
57. Nurture Your Mindset: How to Move Through Roadblocks with special guests
For the next three episodes, I'm doing something special. Recently I had the Joy of gathering with 15 of my book coaching friends, an inspiring group of thoughtful, compassionate coaches and editors who are all deeply invested in helping writer...
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Episode 57
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27:25
56. Nurture Your Novel: How to Start Strong and Keep Going with special guests
For the next three episodes, I'm doing something special. Recently I had the Joy of gathering with 15 of my book coaching friends, an inspiring group of thoughtful, compassionate coaches and editors who are all deeply invested in helping writer...
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Episode 56
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28:20
55. Why Your First Pages Matter More Than You Think
Today I'm discussing one of the most crucial parts of your novel: the first pages. You've heard it a million times, your opening pages need to quote hook readers, but why is that so important? Well, these first pages are your novels, handshake....
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Episode 55
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10:51
54. Why Your Flawed First Draft is a Gift
Today, I want to talk about one of the hardest parts of writing: embracing the imperfection of that first draft. I know it can feel like you’re slogging through a swamp of clunky dialogue, meandering plots, and sentences that don’t quite shine....
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Episode 54
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10:02
53. Fixing that ONE Thing in Your Novel
Today we're talking about that one thing: the mysterious, nagging problem in your novel that you just can't seem to fix. Every writer hits this wall, and today I'm going to help you find a way through.Join me as I discuss four effective ...
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Episode 53
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8:40
52. A Chat With My Literary Agent: How to Land & Work with One, with Abby Saul
In this episode, I sit down with my literary agent Abby Saul for a deep dive into the querying process, the realities of an agent’s role, and what makes a submission stand out. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of query...
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Episode 52
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39:58
51. Building Your Author Platform Before You Publish
In today’s publishing world, authors aren’t just storytellers—they’re also the CEOs of their own brand. That responsibility can feel overwhelming, but the good news is, you don’t have to do everything all at once.In this episode, Gretche...
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Episode 51
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13:14
50. What It's Like to Be An Author in Today's Market with Tracey Lange & Kerry Chaput
I'm pulling back the curtain in today's episode and talking about what it's really like to be an author in today's market. With me, are two of my author friends to help with a healthy and honest discussion around the business of being an author...
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Episode 50
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50:53
49. How to Handle Feedback Without Losing Your Voice
Today we’re diving into a topic that every novelist encounters sooner or later: how to handle feedback without losing your voice. Inside this episode, I'll cover the different types of feedback you might receive, how to process it with grace an...
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Episode 49
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11:32
48. How to Move From Fear to Flow with Rhonda Douglas
Today on the pod we're covering an important topic, the writer mindset. For anyone who has found themselves facing creative anxiety or procrastination, this episode is for you. My guest today is Rhonda Douglas, an award winning poet an...
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Episode 48
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32:01
47. BTS of a Writing Conference: A Roundtable Discussion
In this week's episode, I'm having an honest and inspired roundtable discussion with four of my writing clients. We dive into the nerves, surprises, and triumphs of attending their first writers' conference. We share:✨ Why they took the pl...
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Episode 47
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51:50
46. Lost in the Process? Here's the Order to Writing Your Book.
What comes first when writing a novel? The dreaming or the drafting? The plotting or the planning? It seems simple—until it doesn’t. First-time novelists often hit a moment where they wonder: Am I doing this all wrong?In this episode...
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Episode 46
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12:25
45: No More Daydreaming: The Real Plan You Need to Write and Publish Your Novel
If you're here, it’s because you’ve got a story on your heart that’s yearning to be written—and published.But let’s get real for a second: Are you just daydreaming about being an author, or are you actually building the roadmap to make it ...
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Episode 45
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9:21
44. REPLAY: The Unfiltered Truth Behind My Author Journey
Inside this (replay) episode I'm sharing an unfiltered look at my author journey over the last decade. After four published novels, I'm sharing the Top 10 things I've learned - everything from working with gatekeepers, understanding market tren...
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Episode 44
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17:25
43. Behind-the-Scenes of Self-Publishing a Debut Novel with Saleema Ishq
Ever wish you could go behind-the-scenes and ask an author how they went from idea to finished manuscript, how they overcame writing challenges, and how they went about the business of self-publishing their first book? Good news, I'm doing that...
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Episode 43
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29:58