Charlotte Morganti uses a variety of tech, tracking her words, editing to improve those words, and formatting, all the way into marketing and newsletters. She shares tech helps, including ones that I haven’t heard of, as well as her journey into indie writing and publishing.

Before turning to writing award-winning mysteries, Charlotte Morganti was, at various times, a burger flipper, a beer slinger, and a corporate finance/mining lawyer.

Her novels and short stories range from gritty investigations to lighter capers. She usually sets her stories in small towns that miraculously harbor both villains and the sleuths who pursue them. Find out more at https://charlottemorganti.com.

TIMINGS

00:40 Welcome / Introduction

03:05 Morganti’s Writing Journey

07:05 Going Indie

13:09 Tech and the Writing Basics

16:25 Editing Helps

21:15 Vellum / Atticus

22:55 Tracking Progress

23:40 Marketing Tech

27:45 Newsletters

30:35 Her Releases this Spring

33:08 Closing

Total Run Time = 34:08

LINKS

Morganti’s site https://charlottemorganti.com.

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2025/04/616-writers-on-writing-charlotte.html

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A writer does more than work with words. The heart becomes involved, often draining us emotionally. The logical side of our brain helps balance out emotions. When we venture beyond our desks and interact as Writer with the world, the ways we present ourselves and the opportunities we explore enrich us when we return to our little corner desks.

Joan Ramirez discusses all of the above and more in this episode of Writers on Writing. Her guidebook The Write Rules covers the various aspects of speaking, writing, presentations, and representing our official “writer-dom” to the world.

Joan Ramirez holds a Master of Science in Business, Medical, and Technical Journalism as well as two others in English as a Second Language and Elementary Education/Autism. She has published on a variety of topics from cochlear implants to the economy and has conducted workshops –domestic and foreign–on the nuances of business communications for managers and start-up companies. She is the leader of her own enterprise with training programs (over twenty-five years of expertise) for entrepreneurs at all levels. For many years she trained the technical staff of a large engineering firm in the nuances of business writing and verbal presentations.

The Write Rules, her latest publication, offers communications guidelines for becoming an entrepreneur. She has short stories in several anthologies and is working on a historical suspense trilogy set in WWII. She can be reached at writerjr1044@gmail.com.

TIMINGS

00:40 Welcome / Introduction

05:13 The Write Rules, a guidebook for English and Non-English Speakers

10:50 Importance of the Non-Verbal when Presenting Yourself

16:40 Writing The Write Rules

19:40 Writing Historical Fiction that Comes from the Heart

23:07 Opportunities Lurk Beyond the Job Description

26:32 Writing NonFiction vs. Historical Fiction

27:55 Venturing into other Writing

30:22 Closing

Total Run Time = 31:23

LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/joan.ramirez.98031

www,joansbookshelf.com

TWF Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2025/04/615-writers-on-writing-joan-ramirez.html

Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. Our podcast is for newbies who want to become writing pros and veterans who are returning to writing after years away.

Our current focus is Writers on Writing, a series of interviews with active writers on technology, social media, process and productivity, and much more. Here’s a link to the YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7Kctg7OayipF1tU2xl6TKjy

Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr

• You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters
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Does a life in law enforcement give a special insight into crime? It certainly seems that way to me after interviewing O’Neil de Noux.

His first books were police procedurals, following his career in law enforcement just outside of New Orleans. Now he’s writing about private investigators and semi-retired detectives … and pursuing his stories in historical fiction as a satisfying challenge.

Like many writers, O’Neil delves into many genres, following his curiosity into multiple stories.

O’Neil De Noux (www.oneildenoux.com) is a retired police officer, a former homicide detective, and former private eye with 49 books and over 400 short stories published. His writing has been awarded the SHAMUS AWARD twice as well as the DERRINGER AWARD and POLICE BOOK of the YEAR (www.PoliceWriters.com). Two of his stories have been featured in the BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES annual anthology (2003 and 2013). He is a past Vice-President of the Private Eye Writers of America.

TIMINGS

00:40 Welcome / Introduction

2:11 Historical Fiction vs. Mystery Fiction

10:10 Writing Mentors

15:00 Indies Control Everything: Idea to Cover Design

18:46 Ideas Drive his Character Selection

24:30 Inspiration from Titles

28:00 Newest Release

32:00 Using Downtime to allow Drafts to Percolate

36:48 Closing

Total Run Time = 37:48

LINKS

website: https://www.oneildenoux.com/

Latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Dandelions-Lucien-Caye-Private-ebook/dp/B0D5YVPVHZ

Amazon Author’s Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/ONeil-De-Noux/author/

TWF Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2025/04/614-writers-on-writing-oneil-de-noux.html

Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. Our podcast is for newbies who want to become writing pros and veterans who are returning to writing after years away.

Our current focus is Writers on Writing, a series of interviews with active writers on technology, social media, process and productivity, and much more. Here’s a link to the YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7Kctg7OayipF1tU2xl6TKjy

Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr

• You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters
• Available Now: worksheet templates and a video trailer script for Discovering Your Author Brand.

For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com .

Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com.

If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)