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Episode 37: Today we’re talking about resistance to writing, and how it can so easily disguise itself as productivity. Sadly,[...]

Episode 36: Writing great dialogue can be one of the biggest challenges a writer faces. Today we explore a technique[...]

Episode 35: How do you get your reader to really FEEL what you’re trying to get them to feel? It’s[...]

Episode 34: Today we tackle the single most important element that a story must have: Conflict. What is it? Why[...]

Episode 33: Today we’ve got our first guest-hosted episode with writer Jesse Hawley! Get ready for some great insights into[...]

Episode 32: Today we’re taking a step back from our more formal explorations of a single, dedicated topic, and answering questions[...]

Episode 31: Today we’re exploring a concept called “confirmation bias” and how we can use it to influence readers, agents,[...]

Episode 30: Today we’re exploring a technique of looking at the world from a new perspective that will result in[...]

Today we’re tackling one of the most misunderstood, but vital, elements of writing fiction. Today is all about “theme.” What[...]

In today’s show, we’re exploring the writer’s nemesis: writer’s block. What is it? Where does it come from? And how[...]

Subtext can be the difference between polished prose and an amateur-sounding story. Today, we look at one surefire way to[...]

Today we’re going to be talking about the importance of the first and last scenes of your novel or screenplay[...]

Today’s topic is about a challenge that affects every single writer that I know. “How do you prioritize your life[...]

Today we’re building off of an idea we explored in episode 14 called the Somebody-Wanted-But-So. We’ll modify that strategy today[...]

Today we explore the elements of good writing with Barlow Adams, a prolific and versatile writer well-known for both his[...]

  Today we’re talking about the root of so much of the resistance we face as writers: perfectionism. Where does[...]

  Gareth L. Powell was born and raised in Bristol, England. He is a popular panelist and speaker at literary[...]

  Today we’re talking about mindfulness meditation—what it is, how to do, and the 5 reasons that every writer should[...]

It may be the most common question writers get: where do you get your ideas from? Today we answer that[...]

  In this week’s episode, we explore the claim that “everything is an argument.” If this is true, then our[...]