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Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian WilksInside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian WilksA Conversation with Mette IvieSend us a textIan and Jim are joined by the brilliant Mette Ivie, bestselling author of, among other things, the "The Bishop's Wife" murder mystery series. Mette offers a fascinating perspective on her own faith journey and struggles in the face of personal tragedy, and she explains why, even though she no longer attends church, she doesn't identify as an ex-Mormon.  2024-07-181h 13Finding FiftyFinding FiftyEpisode FiftyCandice and Mette talk about what the podcast has meant to them.2023-09-2825 minFinding FiftyFinding Fifty8: Losing PeopleMette and Candice talk about the pain of losing people as your life changes, and the choice to lose people, as well.2022-06-2330 minFinding FiftyFinding Fifty6: MetticeIn high school, one teacher who only ever saw us when we were together called us "Mettice," Candice and Mette. Here is our origin story, even though it took us a decade to remember the first time we truly met.2022-03-2334 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-16 10 Questions About PublishingSome basics about the publishing world that I always get asked.2021-02-2217 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-15 Why You're Stuck in the MiddleThis little chat will make you EXCITED to work through the murky middle. It's all about the dark night of the soul and making things worse.2021-02-1912 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-14 Bible for Your BookThe 4 elements of a basic Book bible, and when you should start creating one.2021-02-1620 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-13 DialogueWhen you write dialogue,  you need multiple layers. Here are what those layers are.2021-02-1218 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-12After helping hundreds of writers with books, here are the top 4 ways I suggest to fix plot, character, and other issues.2021-02-0912 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-11 Top 3 Ways to Get Writing AgainNot Writing? Here are some solutions to the top three problems keeping you from your writing.2021-02-0508 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-10One of the biggest things new writers forget to do is add emotional reaction for their character each time something happens. Without this, the reader won't have their own emotional reaction.2021-02-0209 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-9 In Media ResStarting in media res does NOT mean with a battle scene. Some thoughts on why.2021-01-2905 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-8 Write in ScenesFiction or non-fiction, you need to write in scene to make it feel real to the reader and to make them remember it.2021-01-2607 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 3-7 Set Small GoalsHow do you run a marathon? 100 steps at a time. How do you write a book? 100 words at a time. Small goals make your brain shut up about how impossible and scary it is.2021-01-2206 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain For New Writers 6 27 Reasons WhyWhy aren't you writing the book you're meant to write? Here are 17 quick reasons I think you aren't getting to it.2021-01-1909 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain for New Writers 5 Learning to Trust YourselfYou can't outsource your pattern for creativity. It only comes from within. How to learn to trust yourself? Practice failure.2021-01-1510 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain for New Writers 4: Getting Stuck or Avoidance?Are you writing and stopping or never getting to the writing part?2021-01-1209 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain For New Writers 3 Indecision and Project HoppingThis is just another form of procrastination, so you don't have to face the fear of failure.2021-01-0809 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain For New Writers 2: ProcrastinationYou don't think you're procrastinating, but I guarantee you are.2021-01-0510 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain Season 3 for New Writers: Quit Before You FailYour brain thinks that writing a book exposes you to a catastrophic life or death (of the ego) event and it will do everything it can to protect you from the fear of failure by telling you not to write. If you quit first, you will never fail. Or so your brain thinks. Some tricks here to deal with this, because it's going to be a lifelong battle. For more about my mentorships, go here: www.metteiviementorships.com2021-01-0112 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 90 What Will You Let Yourself KnowInspired by Alexander Chee's How to Write an Autobiographical Novel2020-11-2014 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 89 Art is LongYou have time, my friend. You will finish your work.2020-11-1305 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 88 What Job is a Good Writer Job?One that uses writing skills or completely different skills?2020-11-0606 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 87: Will I Be Creative AgainDoubts as I commit more time and brain space to a job search.2020-10-3012 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 86 DivorceTMI about my life and my creative path moving forward.2020-10-0904 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 85 First Draft vs Final DraftHere's why a first draft shouldn't be a worse version of a final draft.2020-10-0206 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 84 Sunk Cost FallacySometimes you have to let go all of the work you've put in on a project in order to reach for the even better version of it.2020-09-2500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 83 A Safe Space For YourselfOnly you can be a safe space to write the truest and most human truths in your life. 2020-09-1800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 82 The Wild StormI'm trying to let go of writing tame books and throw myself into the wild storm of creativity.2020-09-1100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 81 Read a BookHave you considered reading a book as a solution to your creative problems?2020-09-0400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 80 I'm a terrible writerWhy am I such a terrible writer and other thoughts on revision.2020-08-2800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 79 JournalsA reminder that I am living the dream of my 13-14 year old self.2020-08-1500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 78 ExcusesA list of excuses your brain is surely giving you to keep you from writing.2020-07-1000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 77 Writer's TherapistI think I've finally figured out what I want to do, outside of my own writing.2020-07-0300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 76 Freedom to WriteBeing a little-known author has advantages; one of them is not writing to my audience.2020-06-2600 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 75 If You Build ItThe hardest part of being a writer is arguably waking up every and having the confidence to go back to the work that isn't quite there  yet. You have to believe in it, and yourself.2020-06-1900 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 74 Quit Before You FailThe temptation to give up because it is too hard is strong.2020-06-1200 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 73 When Things Go WrongLearning to attune yourself to writer's block can be super helpful.2020-06-0500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 72 Isn't It GreatThe fantasies about being your own boss are just that--fantasies. Another side of the difficulty of the creative life.2020-05-2900 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 71 How I WriteWhat is it I do when I sit down and type in the words?2020-05-2900 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 69 Are You Aiming HighYou may achieve what you want as an artist, but is it enough?2020-05-2200 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 70 Ego and CreativityHow wanting my ego to be stroked via my creativity is getting in the way of the real work.2020-05-1500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 68: After the ThingThe highs always lead to lows.2020-05-0800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 67 Are You Doing the WorkWhat counts as the work? Being human.2020-05-0100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 65 Vincent and the DoctorMusings on what makes art great and if we're required as artists to make our suffering into beauty.2020-04-2400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 66: The ThingGetting excited about a crazy new project is "the thing," that fix we creatives always go back to.2020-04-2400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 64 Being HumanHow to create during the pandemic: be human.2020-04-1700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 63 Creative QuietWhy having nothing to do is what creative people need. (Minus anxiety)2020-04-0300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 62 Slow StartI'm working on going from a measuring/counting mindset with my work to a more holistic one. That means I'm taking a long time to actual put hands to the keyboard and get words in. I'm trying to become the person who will write the books I want to write in the future.2020-03-2700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 61 A Breakthrough!Updates on my life the last 5 months and what just happened to me creatively! Good news!2020-03-2000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain Support Structure2019-11-2000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 60 The Root of My DoubtsPersonal stuff is impinging on my professional life, surprise, surprise!2019-10-2300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 59 The Cost of Being a WriterA friend asked how I can lose money being a writer, and I let him have it.2019-10-1600 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 58 Slowing DownWhat happens when you slow down? Often, inspiration strikes!2019-09-2500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 57 CourageI'm trying to find courage to move forward in this difficult journey of art and creativity.2019-09-1800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 56 Truckers Don't Get Truckers BlockI used to say I didn't believe in writer's block. Now it turns out that was just because I hadn't written anything that vulnerable before. And it seems it's all I do now. Anyway, this may be depressing. All about when it takes months to get two inches along in a project because of emotional baggage.2019-09-1100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 55: What I Need to HearThese are affirmations I need to hear about my work. It matters. You can do it. There is a bigger picture. You are uniquely suited to do this.2019-09-0400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 54 Leaning into a Thin SkinMy career has been a process of writing more and more personally, and that has meant having a thin skin. How to manage this as a professional, as well.2019-08-2800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 52 Write a New BookSometimes the best thing you do as a writer is quit on a book that isn't speaking to you anymore.2019-08-1400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 53 Know Your CharactersIn which I argue that a truly talented writer must also be a deeply good human.2019-08-0700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-51 I'm TerrifiedI figured out why I was feeling the urge to quit. I'm terrified of my current memoir project, which I've been trying to get the skills, wisdom, and courage to finish for 14 years. And I still don't know if I'm ready. Maybe you have a project like this?2019-07-3100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 50 I'm QuittingI'm taking a year off new projects. I just pushed myself too hard and need to take a hard break to reassess. The podcast will probably continue, though.2019-07-2400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-49 The Cost of WritingThere are reasons to be afraid of writing. I talk frankly here about real losses following the publication of The Bishop's Wife.2019-07-2200 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-45Me reconsidering whether or not talent exists and what it looks like, if it does.2019-07-1700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-48Set a reasonable goal and then get to work!2019-07-1500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-33 Poetry is CallingSometimes you don't choose the art, it chooses you.2019-07-1000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-47 AffirmationYour work is important. Your voice matters. There is a reader who will only connect to your book.2019-07-0800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain #43 The Worst Book I Ever WroteEveryone feels like one particular book is the worst. It usually isn't, except while you're writing it.2019-07-0300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 46: 20 Hours a DayTalk about myths of hard work and success, plus the real truth about effective limits of creative work.2019-07-0100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain #42 VoiceIt's not as mysterious as it sounds. Some tips for how to stick your voice.2019-06-2600 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain #41 A Longterm CareerReflections on 20 years in publishing and how this is NOT the career I thought I wanted.2019-06-1900 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain #40 Making It EasierNothing makes it easier. Just get to work!2019-06-1200 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain #39Real writers delete. 2019-06-0500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-37 What You're Not Supposed to Talk AboutI get into the nitty-gritty of money, advances, royalties, and surviving on them.2019-05-2900 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-38 Dialogue and CharacterizationGood dialogue means understanding that characters aren't talking about what they seem to be talking about and often don't understand their own motivations.2019-05-2200 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-36What do you do when your project is just beyond all experience and shape?2019-05-1500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-34 On SubmissionWhat to do to avoid gnawing your hands off or annoying your agent to death while your book is on submission.2019-05-0800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-35 Contacts, EtcMy thoughts on what to look for in contracts with publishers and agents.2019-05-0100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-33 What am I afraid of?Real talk about my fears.2019-04-2400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-32 Making DinnerAre you anxious about making dinner? Probably not. You have low expectations, so you just get out the ingredients and put them together. It doesn't have to be perfect, right?2019-04-1000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-31 The Simple ThingsLet's not forget the really simple, obvious things that can help anxiety including therapy, medication, exercise, food, sleep, and changing toxic relationships.2019-04-0300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-30 Write More, Not LessWhat if you gave yourself permission to write down all your ideas, not just the good ones? What would happen? Would it be bad or good?2019-03-2700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-29 Parting Ways With Your AgentTips on how to do it and remain friends, and also thoughts on when you need to do it.2019-03-2500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-28 EgoHow can it be less selfish to stop looking for validation outside of yourself and look inward instead? Well, it is.2019-03-2000 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-27 Creative MeditationA daily five-minute practice designed to help with anxiety and center me back in my work.2019-03-1800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-26 The Spiritual in the CreativeA bit about my spiritual life in the last ten years, and how it has informed my creative life. 2019-03-1300 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-25 When Revision Makes Things WorseEver been in the midst of a revision and had that sinking feeling that it's not salvageable?? Or that you're making it worse? This episode is about that. And no, I have no answers. Just commiseration.2019-03-1100 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-24 OutlinesThoughts on moving from discovery writing to outlining, how far to take outlining, and when to throw out the outline.2019-03-0800 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-23 TaxesIt's the most--terrible time of the year. Real talk on taxes.2019-03-0400 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-22 A New LifeReinventing yourself, whether you want to or not.2019-02-2700 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-21 Fear part 2How can we learn from athletes about how to deal with fear in creative performance? (this is continued from part 1)2019-02-2500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-21 Fear part 1How do athletes deal with fear of performance and what can other creative types learn from them? (This podcast was cut off and is continued in part 2)2019-02-2500 minWrite BrainWrite BrainWrite Brain 2-20 Ten Years AgoLooking back at 2008, I am astonished at how much I've achieved in 10 years. And how much I've changed. I'm not the same person in so many ways. My writing career has changed entirely.2019-02-2000 minHow To Listen to Audiobooks in Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective - Any Audiobook in 5 Mins Flat!How To Listen to Audiobooks in Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective - Any Audiobook in 5 Mins Flat!For Time and All Eternities Audiobook by Mette Ivie HarrisonListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: For Time and All Eternities Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective Publisher's Summary: The Mormon Church may have disavowed the polygamy it became so famous for in the 19th century, but for some Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints, "plural marriage" isn't just ancient history. Mormon bishop's wife Linda Wallheim is stunned to learn her son Kenneth has gotten engaged to a young woman...2017-01-119h 25Unwind and Indulge in the World of Literature With Full Audiobook LuxuryUnwind and Indulge in the World of Literature With Full Audiobook LuxuryHis Right Hand Audiobook by Mette Ivie HarrisonListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 312804 Title: His Right Hand Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 09:03:00 Language: English Release date: 12-01-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories Summary: Linda Wallheim is the mother of five grown boys and the wife of a Mormon bishop in the heart of Utah. Linda's unofficial job as bishop's wife is to support her husband and act as the de facto mother to the ward. 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Linda's unofficial job as bishop's wife is to support her husband and act as...2015-12-019h 02Explore New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaExplore New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaHis Right Hand by Mette Ivie HarrisonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Right Hand Series: #2 of Linda Wallheim Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Linda Wallheim is the mother of five grown boys and the wife of a Mormon bishop in the heart of Utah. Linda's unofficial job as bishop's wife is to support her husband and act as the de facto mother to the ward. But when people of her ward are in d...2015-12-0105 minFull Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveFull Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveHis Right Hand by Mette Ivie HarrisonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Right Hand Series: #2 of Linda Wallheim Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 1, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Linda Wallheim is the mother of five grown boys and the wife of a Mormon bishop in the heart of Utah. Linda's unofficial job as bishop's wife is to support her husband and act as the de facto mother to the ward. But when people of her ward are i...2015-12-0105 min