No Write Way

The podcast is back, and we're talking about our latest writing and music projects.

Writing Projects for 2026 What we're working on and have planned for this year

https://nowriteway.substack.com/p/reading-highlights-of-2025

I’ve just reached my goal of reading 50 books this year. Don’t worry. I’m not going to talk about all 50 of those books here, just a handful of them.

Reading Highlights of 2025 The good, the bad and the disappointing

https://open.substack.com/pub/nowriteway/p/the-first-two-poems-i-read-publicly?r=2rr7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

The first two poems I read publicly Back in September 2016

https://nowriteway.substack.com/p/my-writing-highs-of-2025

Looking back at my writing during 2025. I know it's a little early, but I'll get distracted by other things.

My Writing Highs of 2025 2025 continued to be quiet with my copywriting/freelance writing work. But there were some high points.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nowriteway/p/a-christmas-gift-guide-to-my-books?r=2rr7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

An updated list of some of my books for anyone who wants to give a Christmas gift to someone they love (or hate) this year.

A Christmas Gift Guide to My Books Sorry for using the C-word and the shameless self-promotion. An updated list of my books.

https://ko-fi.com/s/2b1d56b95e

How to Upload Your Book on Draft2Digital - AmandaSteelWriter's Ko-fi Shop A quick video showing authors how to upload their manuscript on Draft2Digital.

https://ko-fi.com/s/ba9fb97797

How to Upload Your Book on Amazon/KDP - AmandaSteelWriter's Ko-fi Shop A quick and easy to follow video for anyone who wants to upload their book to KDP/Amazon.

https://nowriteway.substack.com/p/no-write-way-and-spoken-label-crossover

The Writing Way crosses over with Spoken Label. Andy N (Spoken Label) and Amanda Nicholson (The Writing Way) interview each other about their new books and are joined by Courtney Ward, who answers questions about her forthcoming poetry collection.

An extract of Beneath the Manchester Lights (written under the pen name of Alicia Nicholls A second chance romance novellaWhen Stacey returns to Manchester 15 years after Danny cheated on her, she knows there’s a chance she might run into him. The ...

On Ko-fi, I'm sharing some of my successful pitches. So, if you're interested in writing and getting paid for articles, and want to see what a successful pitch looks like, now you can.

Examples of my successful pitches - AmandaSteelWriter's Ko-fi Shop If you want to improve your pitches, or just want to see what a successful pitch looks like, here are some of mine that led to paid articles with Happ...

New video on my Ko-fi page (for just £2) to help writers self-edit their manuscripts.

How to Self Edit Your Manuscript - AmandaSteelWriter's Ko-fi Shop Editing your manuscript can be costly. The tips in this video won't replace what a professional editor can do, but they will reduce errors and improve...

Avoid getting ripped off as a writer or for other creative work.
Amanda and Andy talk about their experiences of people attempting to rip them off for their creative work.
The conversation also sways off-topic to include a short rant about AI, which is always fun!

Avoid getting ripped off as a writer or for other creative work And going slightly off topic to rant about AI