Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#58: 10 Querying Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Episode 58
In this episode, I'm sharing the 10 most common querying mistakes I see writers make and how to avoid them. Here's a preview of what you'll hear in t…
3 years, 11 months ago
Bonus: Be A Bestseller 3.0 Summit Interview with Emma Dhesi
In today’s extra special bonus episode, I'm sharing an interview I did earlier this year with Emma Dhesi for her Be A Bestseller Summit.
We talked ab…
4 years, 1 month ago
#57: Action Genre Conventions
Episode 57
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the action genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up in th…
4 years, 2 months ago
#56: 5 Reasons Why Readers Stop Reading
Episode 56
In this episode, I'm exploring 5 reasons why readers might stop reading a novel. Here's a preview of what you'll hear in the episode:
[01:50] Reason #…
4 years, 2 months ago
#55: 3 Tips for Writing a First Draft in 90 Days
Episode 55
In this episode, I'm sharing three tips for writing a first draft in 90 days. Here's a preview of what you'll hear in the episode:
[01:35] How one of …
4 years, 3 months ago
#54: How to Test Your Story Idea Before Writing
Episode 54
In this episode, I'm sharing two of my favorite ways to test out a story idea before you start writing a single word. Here's a preview of what you'll…
4 years, 3 months ago
#53: Counting Down the Best Writing Tips from FWME in 2021
Episode 53
In this episode, I'm doing my own little countdown of some of the best and most listened to clips from the Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast episodes…
4 years, 4 months ago
#52: 5 Takeaways From Coaching Writers in 2021
Episode 52
In today’s episode, I'm sharing some of the lessons I learned from coaching writers this year. My hope is that these lessons will help you to keep mo…
4 years, 4 months ago
#51: 3 Tips for Writing Unforgettable Secondary Characters
Episode 51
In today's episode, I'll walk you through three tips for crafting unforgettable supporting characters. Here's a preview of what's included:
[01:15] S…
4 years, 4 months ago
#50: Save the Cat! The Ending Beats
Episode 50
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the beats that make up the end of a story, or the final section of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! (ST…
4 years, 7 months ago