Ep. 469: Putting Our Reading Into Our Writing

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 It’ll come right to your inbox! Sign up for Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter Chickening Out at It’ll come right to your inbox! Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCra Visit our website: Join our Facebook group: Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. If you liked this episode, please

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Ep. 469: Putting Our Reading Into Our Writing is an episode from Happier in Hollywood by Lemonada Media.

This episode is 32:57 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

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