Ep. 469: Putting Our Reading Into Our Writing
From Happier in Hollywood by The Onward Project
May 7, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 469
About this episode
Liz and Sarah discuss incorporating insights from a writing book into their novel draft while sharing listener ideas and a career tip.
Liz and Sarah talk about how they plan to incorporate what they’ve gleaned from Natalie Goldberg’s book, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, into the next draft of their novel Bad Trip. Inner censor be damned! In Take A Hike, they share whimsy ideas from listeners who are participating in Mimsy May. Then they talk about why Writers Room Pro is one of their favorite HIH WFH tools. This week’s Hollywood Hack comes from career coach Carole Kirschner — spend twenty minutes researching whoever you’re going to meet with. Finally Liz recommends Caro Claire Burke’s buzzy new novel, Yesteryear. Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It’ll come right to your inbox! Sign up for Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter Chickening Out at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. It’ll come right to your inbox! Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by…
People in this episode
Hosts: Liz, Sarah
Topics covered
- writing
- creativity
- novel drafting
- career advice
- reading
- tools for writers
Keywords
- writing
- novel
- creativity
- career coaching
- reading
- Writers Room Pro
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Onward Project
Books & works: Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, Bad Trip, Yesteryear
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