Podcast Episodes

The Work of Rewriting

Episode 139

Got my manuscript back from the developmental editor and while a lot of what he had to say was great, one word stuck out: ReWrite. He may have even p…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Backstory Essentials

Episode 138

Two weeks ago, we did an episode on lazy writing and came upon this blog talking about plot holes, character under-development and other story-level …

3 years, 8 months ago

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Multimedia Storytelling with Dr. Jones

Episode 137

We’re visiting with Dr. Thaddeus Jones, filmmaker and entrepreneur. But above all, storyteller. Here’s some relevant links to learn more about Thad:

H…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Are you guilty of lazy writing?

Episode 136

There are a few kinds of literary short cuts and usually your English teacher just called it lazy writing. But it’s not always lazy, sometimes it’s j…

3 years, 8 months ago

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What's Next?

Episode 135

Authors are typically doing one of 5 things:

ReadingWritingRevisingQueryingMarketing / selling

Each activity has its own positive impact on the writer’…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Tech Nerd or Savvy Author?

Episode 134

Here are a few things I think we can safely take on in a general “How does this affect authors” kind of way:

Digital platform building and the insight…

3 years, 8 months ago

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How You Know You're Writing a Hero's Journey

Episode 133

Full show notes are out on the blog here.

So let’s start with the basic outline of the Hero’s Journey and then we’ll do some examples and pick apart o…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Character Arcs: The Moral Descent

Episode 132

Get the full original show notes here.

At the beginning of November, to help out our NaNoWriMo’ers, we did an episode on Character Arcs. In the third …

4 years, 2 months ago

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Carolyn Hartley

Episode 131

Complete show notes and links to Carolyn's books here.

You’ve met Carolyn Hartley before, she’s one of our Patrons and the owner of J. Merrill Press i…

4 years, 2 months ago

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Long Fic or Short Fic? That is the question.

Episode 130

Full show notes out on the blog here.

After reading an article about the reason we need to keep reading novels, I (Kasie) suggested to Rex that we tak…

4 years, 2 months ago

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