- 143
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 76
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Story Magic
Hey fiction writer! Want your readers to stay up until 2am, so engrossed in your story they just can’t put it down? Want to build a successful, fulfilling, and sustainable writing life that works for YOU? Story Magic is the place for you. Every week, professional book coaches and editors Emily and Rachel from Golden May dive into writing craft, community, and mindset tips, tricks, and advice so you can write and publish books you’re damn proud of, again and again. We cover craft topics like story structure, character development, worldbuilding and ‘show, don’t tell’; we dive into how to grow your writing community of readers and writing partners; and we’ll talk about all those mindset challenges from imposter syndrome and perfectionism to fear of the blank page. Story Magic has all the tools you need to become the author you’re meant to be. You’ve got this, let’s go!
- Publisher
- Golden May
- Category
- arts · fiction · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 3 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 143 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
142 - Planning for the author life you want with Daphne James Huff
8 Oct 2026
141 - Writing content warnings
1 Oct 2026
140 - How to know when to take a break
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142 - Planning for the author life you want with Daphne James Huff
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, I feel like it's often this all or nothing idea, right? It's like you either make no money on your writing or you're going to make all your money on writing. And I do think that... It's like I hesitate to be like that's a dangerous way to approach it because there are people who we have friends who we know people who have done that, right? Within a year or two, they have made a full-time career out of writing. That is fantastic. It can be done. But I think it's dangerous to assume that that's the only and best way to do it, I think, because it is very, very hard to be a full-time author. […]
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- Daphne James Huff
- Sam Cameron
- Thea Verdone
- Jenn Vance
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 43 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 33 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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