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Back to SearchPractical Editing – Motivations & Openings
Season 1 Episode 19
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Marie and Drake crit a piece of text sent to them by a fan of a show. They cover establishing character motivations, how to create an o…
4 years ago
The Writer's Journey: The Everyman Writer
Season 1 Episode 18
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Drake and Marie discuss the early mistakes almost all writers make, the lack of confidence that makes more writers quit and first peril…
4 years, 1 month ago
How to End Things
Season 1 Episode 17
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Drake and Marie talk about how to write a good ending that leaves your reader fulfilled. They discuss the potential pitfalls involved i…
4 years, 1 month ago
Narrators & POV & framing devices
Season 1 Episode 16
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First person, third person, the mythic second person. Omniscient vs limited. Using a framing device. Let's talk about how to pick a nar…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Practical Guide to Editing
Season 1 Episode 15
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Marie, Drake and guest author Conner Crenshaw line edit 3 paragraphs of action writing in detail, explaining the reasoning and how to b…
4 years, 1 month ago
Set it up. Pay it off.
Season 1 Episode 14
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Drake and Marie explore how to set up or sign post events and pay off that sign post in such a way that your readers are left feeling f…
4 years, 1 month ago
Complications vs Complexity
Season 1 Episode 13
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Marie and Drake explore how to apply the computer science single responsibility principle to prose. How to structure your sentences, pa…
4 years, 2 months ago
How to avoid deus ex politics
Season 1 Episode 12
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Drake and Marie explore complex cultural structures, writing politics (fantasy not real) and how to use politics (and other cultural el…
4 years, 2 months ago
Fantastical Races and how to write them
Season 1 Episode 11
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How to describe fantastical races without falling into "everything through a human lens" trap. The damage caused to your theme by jammi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Mentors & Motivations
Season 1 Episode 10
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Join Drake & Marie as they discuss how and why to use mentors and other secondary characters, how to make them believable, how to make …
4 years, 2 months ago