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After a lot of contemplation, I decided it was time to end the podcast, so this is my heartfelt goodbye to my listeners.

This episode is all about updates on writing, my life, and the show!  It's actually a short one for a change (relatively speaking LOL).  I tried something new with the audio as well, using my headset. Not sure I like how it sounds, hmm...

With it being Aisuru's fifth book birthday this month and this being the 7th year TLW being on the air, come July, I decided to take some time to reflect on my first five/seven years as an indie author and podcaster, and then look forward to what I hope the next five/seven will bring.

In this episode, I’m sharing the various tools (i.e. software, apps, and such) that I use as a writer and publisher, as well as some of my favorite tools for the financial and business side of things!  This is a "revisit" topic, though the last time I talked about it was way back in episode 30 five years ago! Make sure to check my site SherelleWinters.com for the show notes with links to everything I'll talk about!

It’s January, which means the start of a new year, but also the time to start thinking of that oft-dreaded thing: income taxes! In this episode, I’m breaking down why you do have to deal with filing taxes for your indie author income, how to set yourself up to make it easier, the importance of record-keeping, tips on deductions, and how to file them. It’s a weighty topic, but I hope you’ll find it useful!

What else would you talk about at the end of the year but taking a look back at 2019, including goal results, the year as a whole, and the financials! Then we talk about my goals, plans, and vision for 2020!

This one is an off-the-cuff hodgepodge episode in which I talk about my NaNo progress, how my writing style has changed and coping with it, the lack of sales, and venting a bit about AMS ads and author advice to spend money you don't have.

Oh yeah, you know what time of year it is! With NaNoWriMo closing in fast, today it’s all about what it is, what it isn’t, why (and why not) to do it, NaNo & me, and how to get in on it if you decide to give it a whirl!

With National Novel Writing Month just around the corner, it seemed like a good time to discuss what we actually mean by the terms pantser, plotter, and plantser, and which one is best for writers.

Today I’m answering 15 questions about hobbies, dreams, life, reading, and writing!

With Broken Wing now available in ebook, paperback, and hardback, of course, this episode is all about its history, the leading up to the launch, and a three chapter sneak peek of the story!

I realized I never did a reading of At Week’s End for the podcast! So let’s rectify that with a reading of the first two chapters.

Today's episode features all the exciting Broken Wing updates plus I’ll talk about using IngramSpark for print distribution, including the why's and why not's and the how's. Spoiler alert, I totally think you should!

Today's episode is all about goals! How I did for the first quarter of 2019 and what's on tap for the second one. I’m also introducing my quarterly number check in!

Today we’re digging into a deep topic, namely how (and how not) to write characters who have mental illness in your stories! Fair warning, this one is a RIDICULOUSLY LONG one! Sorry! For show notes with a huge list of resource links: https://sherellewinters.com/2019/03/s6-e107-writing-characters-with-mental-illness/

Digging into the question of what kind of content is, and isn’t, allowed in young adult fiction!

Catching up on what's been going on for the last NINE months, including the name change, the launch of the video version, the launch of At Week's End, and more! After that, it's discussing my goals for the first quarter of 2019, and where I'm aiming to go going forward.

The Lackadaisical Writer will be officially going on hiatus, but I wanted its temporary outage to go out with a bit of a bang, so its last episode of 2018 was done live! In this episode, I share what's happened over the last few months, my upcoming name change, the rename of Girl in the Forest, and talk about TLW's long hiatus. The show will be offline until 2019, but it will be back better than ever in January!

Yeah yeah, its already November, but I’m still going to talk about National Novel Writing Month and how awesome it is, as well as what I’m writing this year and how to see/hear snippets! Support this podcast on Patron: https://www.patreon.com/AnmaNatsu

Another monster episode as I tackle the need to accept that being an indie does mean running a business before digging into coming up with your business name, handling pen names, and deciding on the structure of your business.