Writers Club, Treasure Hunts & the Revision Z Grind | Ep 347

About this episode

Jerry and Rich discuss writing, editing, and local events amidst personal anecdotes.

This week on the New Author Podcast , Jerry and Rich kick things off with Midwest weather chaos, loud neighbors with louder trucks, and the annual tradition of dressing for four different seasons in a single week. From there, it’s back into the writing trenches. Jerry is deep into what he calls Revision Z , the final editing pass before sending his mystery novel to the editor. The plan: power through chapters during lunch breaks, writing sessions at Buffalo Wild Wings and Chick-fil-A, and a full weekend marathon to tighten the manuscript, examine chapter endings, and possibly break a few sections into new chapters. There’s also talk about using NotebookLM and AI tools to analyze scenes, deciding what to read at writers club, and the strange psychology of asking other writers for feedback when you’re not quite sure which part of the book is actually the problem. Rich shares his own editing plans for the coming week, balancing library work, gardening, and the ongoing struggle to stay motivated when real life keeps sneaking into the writing schedule. And because this is still the New Author Podcast, the conversation eventually drifts into: the Smarter Artist podcast and how author…

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Evanoff

Guest: Rich

Topics covered

• writing process
• editing strategies
• feedback from writers
• local treasure hunt
• weather chaos
• motivation in writing

Keywords

• Revision Z
• editing
• writers club
• feedback
• motivation
• treasure hunt
• Midwest weather

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NotebookLM, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-fil-A, Smarter Artist

Places: Midwest, Jerry’s small town

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