Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 10: More show and tell, and the grammatical person.
The difference between showing and telling is so important that we continue with it in this episode, including the technique of saving it for later. …
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 9: Showing versus telling
We'll talk about the most critical skill for vivid writing, showing versus telling. Showing reveals. Telling explains. Showing is almost always mo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 8 - Scene and summary
We'll discuss the difference between summary and scene., and why writing scenes rather than summaries is so important. Point of view will also be br…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 7 - Crafting a scene
Good scenes have a certain form. This episode is about how to craft a compelling scene, including the need to begin a scene late in the chronology a…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 7 - How to craft a scene.
Crafting a scene involves mechanics hidden from readers. Here are techniques that lead to the success of a scene: ways to grab the reader, immerse h…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 6: Villains and sidekicks.
How can we create compelling villains and lovable and maybe eccentric sidekicks? How many characters should we put in a scene? How about basing a c…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 5: Creating compelling characters.
Characters in fiction come in a huge variety, and creating characters involves techniques that discussed in this episode. There are reasons we find …
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 5: How to develop appealing characters
Heroes in our novel reading appear to be wildly different. But almost all successful novel protagonists have several common aspects to their persona…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 4: Pace, the first sentence, back-story, over-description
We'll talk about how to keep the reader involved in the story, how to move a plot forward. And we'll discuss one of my favorite topics: the novel's…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 3: Finding a fresh plot.
Is there an idea dump where we can go to find a fresh plot for our novel or a strong plot point for the next chapter of our novel? No, but good meth…
4 years, 5 months ago