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Back to SearchWriter's Craft - Punctuation for Prose (because it is important)
Season 3 Episode 35
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Join Drake and Marie as the discuss punctuation including commas, semi-colons, em-dashes, sentence structure, paragraph structure and c…
2 years, 3 months ago
Plotting a Book - Character Motivation and Story Threads
Season 3 Episode 34
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss plotting the second book in the Skies of Destiny series. In this episode, they focus on the call t…
2 years, 4 months ago
Writing a story: But why do I have to do that?
Season 3 Episode 33
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Join Drake and Marie as the discuss the orphan trope, how to write dialogue and when to summarize. They don't just list the rules, but …
2 years, 4 months ago
Plotting your Second Book - Magicfall 2
Season 3 Episode 32
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Join Drake and Marie as the discuss how to plot a sequel to your first book. This is done by means of plotting Skies of Destiny's book …
2 years, 4 months ago
Live Edit: Attach the reader to your character and theme delivery
Season 3 Episode 31
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Join Drake and Marie as they edit a piece of flash fiction sent in by a regular viewer. They'll discuss the theme of the piece, and the…
2 years, 4 months ago
Starting a Story - Plots and Characters
Season 3 Episode 30
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss where plot ideas start, how to refine them, deciding on characters and other elements of storytell…
2 years, 5 months ago
Advanced Writer's Techniques: Filtering & Disguising Info-dumps
Season 3 Episode 29
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Join Drake and Marie in discussion of providing information to the reader in a way that feels organic and keeps the threads of immersio…
2 years, 5 months ago
Live Edit: Your Point of View
Season 3 Episode 28
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Join Drake and Marie as they edit a brave soul's submission to the podcast! They discuss the importance of choosing the right point of …
2 years, 5 months ago
Leading a project and other musings
Season 3 Episode 27
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Join Drake and Marie as they talk about working with other writers, how to lead a project, and how to be a good team member. They'll al…
2 years, 6 months ago
Scenes, Hooks & Selling your Books!
Season 3 Episode 26
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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the most requested user topics: How to hook a reader, how to construct a theme and how to go to co…
2 years, 6 months ago