How I want to be a Notes, but really I’m a little bit Threads with a pinch of Bluesky. Podcast Episode #19 My name is Naomi Shibles and...

How my writing group broke up with me but I still love them. Podcast Episode #18 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I...

How the steady march of time cannot be ignored and does that even matter? Podcast Episode #17 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to...

How I was dazzled by a glamorous basset hound. Podcast Episode #16 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

How being a creative can feel like being a ghost. Podcast Episode #15 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

How irrational fears try to stop us from having fun (and will ultimately fail). Podcast Episode #14 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here...

How I had a blast in NYC and no one can take that away from me. Podcast Episode #13 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why...

How I leveraged the germ of copyediting greatness. Podcast Episode #12 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

How I face my shortcomings without hating myself too, too much. Podcast Episode #11 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why...

How I almost got run over by Chuck Norris. Podcast Episode #10 (!!!) My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

And how I’m channeling that into kidlit. Podcast Episode #9 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This Author Gig....

How I dangle my own carrot in order to work harder. Podcast Episode #8 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

How I nearly broke my neck and realized that it wasn’t newsworthy. Podcast Episode #7 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you...

How I’m putting in the legwork to make my dreams come true (and you should, too). Podcast Episode #6 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m...

The moment I thought I could make it anywhere. Podcast Episode #5 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This...

How I biffed it at a Martha Stewart party. Podcast Episode #4 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need This Author...

Or, how I began to parlay my adventures into a J-O-B. Podcast Episode #3 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why I Need...

How I wrote my first book instead of going to a Madonna concert. Podcast Episode #2 My name is Naomi Shibles and I’m here to tell you Why...

Podcast Episode #1 I’m here to tell you about why I need this author gig — and how the dream began. In this episode, I cover: The...

It took me years to find my ideal writing group and now that I have, I cherish them more than I could have ever anticipated. You might...

Did I ever tell you that I went to law school? I only lasted the first year and then went back to publishing. The thing that struck me...

Remember when I told you that I hired the The Spun Yarn to beta read my YA sci-fi caper? To catch you up, I paid this company to assign...

You may remember that I’ve been practicing getting fast at creating. I really wanted to hit my goal of publishing my latest Bun Family...

How I’m training my brain to create quickly. One of the talented members of my writing group publishes on Amazon’s Kindle Vella. If...