{"podcast":{"title":"Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach","slug":"ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430","podcast_index_feed_id":4430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/the_writing_life.xml","website_url":"https://annkroeker.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/30594-1741888292.jpg","author":"Ann Kroeker","episode_count":290,"summary":"With Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, you'll gain clarity and overcome hurdles to become a better writer, pursue publishing, and reach your writing goals. Ann provides practical tips and motivation for writers at all stages, keeping most episodes short and focused so writers only need a few minutes to collect ideas, inspiration, resources and recommendations they can apply right away to their work. For additional insight, she incorporates interviews from authors and publishing professionals like Allison Fallon, Ron Friedman, Shawn Smucker, Jennifer Dukes Lee, and Patrice Gopo. Tune in for solutions addressing anything from self-editing and goal-setting solutions to administrative and scheduling challenges. Subscribe for ongoing input for your writing life that's efficient and encouraging. More at annkroeker.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:17:28.258215+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430"},"episode":{"title":"Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp","slug":"start-with-your-ideal-audience-insights-from-janyre-tromp","published_at":"2025-09-24T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430/start-with-your-ideal-audience-insights-from-janyre-tromp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430","url":"https://podcast.show/the_writing_life/episode/148715351/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/the_writing_life/content.blubrry.com/the_writing_life/Janyre-Tromp-Podcast-Ideal-Audience-9_23_25_3_45_PM.mp3","summary":"Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp Episode 283 | Release Date: September 24, 2025 Quick Summary In this episode, Ann Kroeker is joined by award-winning author and editor Janyre Tromp for a deep dive into identifying your ideal audience as a writer. Janyre draws on 20+ years of publishing, editing, and marketing experience to explain why targeting the right readers—and understanding their true needs—will transform every stage of your writing process, from drafting to editing to pitching and platform-building. Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, essays, or poetry, this conversation will equip you with actionable strategies, creative encouragement, and permission to be yourself as you connect with real people through your words. In This Episode You'll Discover: The difference between demographics and psychographics (and why felt needs matter most) How to use “real people” as your audience guide—beyond generic market profiles Why writing purely from your own perspective may miss your target audience (and what to do about it) Practical strategies for exploring and validating your audience—before you write the whole book The value and methods of “testing” your message on social media, in articles, or through speaking Smart ways to use outlines, chapter summaries, and comparative titles to clarify your audience Why platform-building is about genuine connection, not perfection or performance How to balance platform work with writing—plus batching, repurposing, and self-care tips from Janyre’s own practice Encouragement for embracing your unique voice and message, even when life or creativity feels overwhelming Key Moments Janyre’s multi-role background: Traditional/indie publishing, editing, and marketing Defining your ideal audience: From broad demo…","meta_description":"Start with Your Ideal Audience: Insights from Janyre Tromp Episode 283 | Release Date: September 24, 2025 Quick Summary In this episode, Ann Kroeker is jo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3292,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430/episodes/start-with-your-ideal-audience-insights-from-janyre-tromp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ann-kroeker-writing-coach-4430/start-with-your-ideal-audience-insights-from-janyre-tromp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}