The First Draft Club
Hosted by Mary Adkins and Mary · By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
4.9from 151 ratings
- 173
- Episodes
- 51
- Transcribed
- 151
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 200K
- YouTube views
About The First Draft Club
A podcast to help you overcome resistance and write with more joy, clarity, and confidence. If you’re working on a novel or memoir, stick around. Whether you haven’t written a word since your 5-paragraph essay days or you have an MFA in Creative Writing, this podcast is now your weekly coffee date on your journey to finish your first draft. Visit maryadkinswriter.com for more resources.
- Publisher
- By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
- Category
- arts · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
51 of 173 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S11 E11 Finding a "Narrative Perch" for Your Memoir: An Interview with Greg Marshall, Part 1
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S11 E10 What is Publishers Marketplace, and Why is it a Writer’s Best Untapped Resource?
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S11 E09 6 Ways to Make Writing Easier and Less Painful
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S11 E11 Finding a "Narrative Perch" for Your Memoir: An Interview with Greg Marshall, Part 1
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, with four of the straightest siblings known to mankind and with probably the straightest parents you could ever imagine. But, you know, kind of saw over time some evolution there. But the book really tracks all of our different experiences. journeys with our bodies, whether it was being on the autism spectrum, as my sister is, or my mom's cancer, or my dad, who was diagnosed with ALS when I was in college. So it became this sort of symphony of bodily conditions that we all have simply by being alive and loving other people who are also fallible, breakable human beings. […]
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- Greg Marshall
- Rufi Thorpe
- Mary Pauline Lowry
- Hannah Brattesani
- Stephanie Webb
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 199,643
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 123 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 28 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts The First Draft Club?
Mary Adkins and Mary host the show. Published by By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The First Draft Club take guests?
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