Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

Dear [favorite author]Release Date: April 20, 2026Use this prompt to write a letter to your favorite author, alive or dead. Listen and you'll hear the letter I wrote (and who I wro...

Are Abandoned Projects a Sign of Creative Weakness?Release Date: March 25, 2026Writers I work with—and if I’m honest, I myself—launch multiple projects, enthusiastic about every id...

Don’t want to say it yourself? Put a frame around it!Release Date: March 22, 2026In novels, memoir, nonfiction, and poetry, a narrator can set up the main story so that we have a f...

Do you really want to write “quietly”? (It’s an AI favorite)Release Date: February 27, 2026We all have “pet” words or phrases that slide into our prose like a favorite shoe that’s ...

Whose Voice Is on Your Pages? Human vs. AI WritingRelease Date: February 11, 2026I opened someone's newsletter a few weeks ago touting the “glorious” age of AI and the advantages i...

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional: Janyre Tromp's Real-World Experience with Both (and Clear Favorite)Release Date: December 17, 2025Award-winning author and editor Janyre Tromp join...

What's your role in your reader's lifeRelease Date: December 2, 2025In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, explores how clarifying your role in a reader’s life transforms you...

Why Writers Get Lost in Research (And How to Find Your Way Back)Release Date: October 8, 2025In this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach tackles the common "research rabbit hole" p...

Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre TrompEpisode 283 | Release Date: September 24, 2025Quick SummaryIn this episode, Ann Kroeker is joined by award-winning auth......

Don't Wait to Share Your MessageEpisode 282 | Release Date: September 10, 2025Quick SummaryIn this episode, Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, explores how we can share our ideas and mess...

I tend to sprawl—both in my writing and, if you ask my family, on the couch. I start with a plan, but as I write, new ideas branch out in every direction. Before I know it, I’ve lo...

If you second-guess yourself each time you send your words into the world, you’re not alone. You’re feeling what writers throughout the ages have felt, because it is a risk each ti...