Faye Trask's guest appearances

Faye Trask

Activated Authors

Jennie Nash

Michael Anderle

James Blatch

Sacha Black

Garrett Robinson

Nick Cole

Jonathan Yanez

Josh Malerman

Kealan Patrick Burke

Joanna Penn

Jeff Daniels

Andy Conduit-Turner

Rachael Herron

Chris Allen

Lindsay Weisner

OwlTail

Daniel Willcocks

Holly Lyne

John Crinan

In this weeks’ episode, Daniel Willcocks, Holly Lyne, John Crinan, and Faye Trask sit down as a group to discuss the things they’re thankful for in 2021, what they plan to achieve in 2021, and we answer questions from Patreon (with an extra special song worthy snippet thrown in).   From all of us at the Great Writers Share team, we hope you have a prosperous and productive 2021!   Find out more about your hosts: https://danielwillcocks.com/ https://hblyne.com/ https://www.johncrinan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/   Links from the show: https://danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp https://unstoppableauthors.wordpress.com/ Next Level Authors podcast https://pod.link/1508555372   Get your Great Writers Share merchandise! https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gws   GWS Press books: Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn   Special thanks to: Intro vocals: Persephone Rose Show theme: Karl Hughes   Become a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and get early access to all episodes. Thank you to my patrons: David Hines Harley Christensen Jon Cronshaw Jenn Mitchell Innes Richens Ian J Middleton Michael Anderle Katie Forrest Yanni Jade Meg Cowley H.B. Lyne Jo Sacha Black Laura K Crys Cain Samantha Frost   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this weeks’ episode, Daniel Willcocks, Holly Lyne, John Crinan, and Faye Trask sit down as a group to discuss the things they’re thankful for in 2021, what they plan to achieve in 2021, and we answer questions from Patreon (with an extra special song worthy snippet thrown in). From all of us at the Great Writers Share team, we hope you have a prosperous and productive 2021! Find out more about your hosts: <a href="https://danielwillcocks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://danielwillcocks.com/</a> <a href="https://hblyne.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hblyne.com/</a> <a href="https://www.johncrinan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.johncrinan.com/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/</a> Links from the show: <a href="https://danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp</a> <a href="https://unstoppableauthors.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unstoppableauthors.wordpress.com/</a> Next Level Authors podcast <a href="https://pod.link/1508555372" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1508555372</a> Get your Great Writers Share merchandise! <a href="https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gws" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gws</a> GWS Press books: Collaboration for Authors: <a href="https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn</a> Special thanks to: Intro vocals: Persephone Rose Show theme: Karl Hughes <a href="https://www.patreon.com/greatwritersshare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Patron of the show!</a> Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and get early access to all episodes. Thank you to my patrons: David Hines Harley Christensen Jon Cronshaw Jenn Mitchell Innes Richens Ian J Middleton Michael Anderle Katie Forrest Yanni Jade Meg Cowley H.B. Lyne Jo Sacha Black Laura K Crys Cain Samantha Frost See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

#068: NEW YEAR SPECIAL – 2020 highlights, plans for 2021, and Patreon Q&A (ft. Daniel Willcocks, Holly Lyne, John Crinan, and Faye Trask)

Faye Trask has had a love for writing and telling stories since she was a little girl. She was immediately drawn into the world of fantasy and science fiction. Throughout her schooling her passion grew. she put her writing on hold to serve in the US military. When not working at her day job or on her debut novel she can be found in the woods of Maine camping, hiking or trail riding with her fiancé and their dog.    In this episode we go deep into: Where Faye’s love of writing started from Why Faye used to get distracted in English classes, and how that led to her teaching parts of the curriculum The importance of exploring your imagination and holding onto that muscle Dropping out of college and joining the military The existential crisis of leaving the military How Faye rediscovered her creative muscle Discovering writers on YouTube and falling down the rabbit hole of indie Lessons learned from Neil Gaiman and Jenna Moreci How Faye approaches finding the right bits of learning, and how to digest the lessons learnt Approaching your second novel and learning from your process Faye’s writing process and how to squeeze words in during the day job Understanding that your first book is likely not going to be your best book Immersing yourself in craft books and getting into the weeds in the words Approaching the next steps of publishing your book as a first time author Why finding the right author communities helps to keep you accountable Using lessons from the military to keep you accountable Making it through burnout and getting back to the page Why Faye writes    Find out more about Faye: https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/   Links from the show: Jenna Moreci’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_fcv9kBpDN4WWrfcbCrgw Neil Gaiman’s Masterclass https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling Jenna’s Livestream with Meg LaTorre and Sacha Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw89UXrL7o&amp;t=336s&amp;ab_channel=iWriterly Jenna’s Interview on Great Writers Share https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/NjQzMjU1ZDgtMDJlMi00MDlhLTgzNTItMGE5YmU2Y2E4M2Jk Three Story Method https://books2read.com/u/4jWkwv Save the Cat https://books2read.com/u/bzj5a9 Jenna’s Tips for Writing Fight Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4lWE3qwBo&amp;t=512s Rebel Author Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelauthors https://thecareerauthor.com/summit2021/   Get your Great Writers Share merchandise!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Faye Trask has had a love for writing and telling stories since she was a little girl. She was immediately drawn into the world of fantasy and science fiction. Throughout her schooling her passion grew. she put her writing on hold to serve in the US military. When not working at her day job or on her debut novel she can be found in the woods of Maine camping, hiking or trail riding with her fiancé and their dog. In this episode we go deep into: <ul><li>Where Faye’s love of writing started from</li> <li>Why Faye used to get distracted in English classes, and how that led to her teaching parts of the curriculum</li> <li>The importance of exploring your imagination and holding onto that muscle</li> <li>Dropping out of college and joining the military</li> <li>The existential crisis of leaving the military</li> <li>How Faye rediscovered her creative muscle</li> <li>Discovering writers on YouTube and falling down the rabbit hole of indie</li> <li>Lessons learned from Neil Gaiman and Jenna Moreci</li> <li>How Faye approaches finding the right bits of learning, and how to digest the lessons learnt</li> <li>Approaching your second novel and learning from your process</li> <li>Faye’s writing process and how to squeeze words in during the day job</li> <li>Understanding that your first book is likely not going to be your best book</li> <li>Immersing yourself in craft books and getting into the weeds in the words</li> <li>Approaching the next steps of publishing your book as a first time author</li> <li>Why finding the right author communities helps to keep you accountable</li> <li>Using lessons from the military to keep you accountable</li> <li>Making it through burnout and getting back to the page</li> <li>Why Faye writes</li> </ul> Find out more about Faye: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/writerfayetrask/</a> Links from the show: Jenna Moreci’s YouTube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_fcv9kBpDN4WWrfcbCrgw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_fcv9kBpDN4WWrfcbCrgw</a> Neil Gaiman’s Masterclass <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling</a> Jenna’s Livestream with Meg LaTorre and Sacha Black <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw89UXrL7o&amp;t=336s&amp;ab_channel=iWriterly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqw89UXrL7o&amp;t=336s&amp;ab_channel=iWriterly</a> Jenna’s Interview on Great Writers Share <a href="https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/NjQzMjU1ZDgtMDJlMi00MDlhLTgzNTItMGE5YmU2Y2E4M2Jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/NjQzMjU1ZDgtMDJlMi00MDlhLTgzNTItMGE5YmU2Y2E4M2Jk</a> Three Story Method <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4jWkwv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/u/4jWkwv</a> Save the Cat <a href="https://books2read.com/u/bzj5a9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/u/bzj5a9</a> Jenna’s Tips for Writing Fight Scenes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4lWE3qwBo&amp;t=512s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM4lWE3qwBo&amp;t=512s</a> Rebel Author Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelauthors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelauthors</a> <a href="https://thecareerauthor.com/summit2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thecareerauthor.com/summit2021/</a> Get your Great Writers Share merchandise! <a href="https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gws" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

#055: Faye Trask – Debut novel writing, finding mentors, and falling in love with learning.