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Live Edit: Set the Scene (and magic bread)

Season 3 Episode 25

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Join Drake and Marie as they edit a brave soul's submission to the podcast! They discuss setting the scene and using ticking clocks. Th…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Live Edit: Do not bury your theme

Season 3 Episode 24

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Join Drake and Marie as they edit a brave soul's submission to the podcast! They discuss the importance of the opening line, when stron…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Keeping track of your plot - We complete Magicfall

Season 3 Episode 23

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss story bibles, world building notes and the process of writing Magicfall, which is now complete and…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Giving your plot room to breathe

Season 3 Episode 22

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Join Drake and Marie as they discuss the problem of overstuffing a plot, moving too fast, and not giving character moments the gravitas…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Editing AI - Why Chat GPT can help, but can't write

Season 3 Episode 21

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Last time we spoke about writing with the help of AI, we never did get to the editing part. So today, we're going to focus on editing a…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Live Edit: First Person Narrative Voice

Season 3 Episode 20

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One of our listeners sent us a thousand words to edit. Follow along as we discuss first person voice, both omniscient and limited. We t…

2 years, 7 months ago

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Good Dialogue vs Bad Dialogue - How to write better

Season 3 Episode 19

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Join Drake and Marie in a discussion of good dialogue vs bad dialogue and how to write better dialogue that serves the story!

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2 years, 8 months ago

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More techniques for Showing and Not Telling

Season 3 Episode 18

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Join Drake and Marie in a discussion of similes, metaphors and subtext in dialogue, as well as some world building easter eggs!

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Connecting the Reader to the Character

Season 3 Episode 17

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Join Drake and Marie in a discussion of connecting the reader to the character in writing fantasy, why it matters, how to do it and str…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Can ChatGPT Write?

Season 3 Episode 16

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Drake and Marie talk ChatGPT and analyze its writing. They also discuss copyright, the use of AI in world building and plot development…

2 years, 8 months ago

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