Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

163 Episodes

1. Episode 163 - The benefits of an underdog.

   Published: 5/2/2025
2. Episode 162 - The state fair plotting technique.

   Published: 4/25/2025
3. Episode 161 - Ways to give readers what they want.

   Published: 4/18/2025
4. Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

   Published: 4/11/2025
5. Episode 159 - A surefire way to generate plot, the sidekick.

   Published: 4/4/2025
6. Episode 158 - A lifetime's writing advice reduced to one minute.

   Published: 3/28/2025
7. Episode 157 - How we writers can create a world.

   Published: 3/21/2025
8. Episode 156 - How to write the fast start.

   Published: 3/14/2025
9. Episode 155 - The single most important ingredient in an unforgetable story.

   Published: 3/7/2025
10. Episode 154 - Learning from the masterful writer Edna Ferber.

    Published: 2/28/2025
11. Episode 153 - A legendary novelist's lesson for us writers.

    Published: 2/21/2025
12. Episode 152 - How the masters create their settings.

    Published: 2/14/2025
13. Episode 151 - Mad Magazine, and techniques for riveting dialogue.

    Published: 2/7/2025
14. Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

    Published: 1/31/2025
15. Episode 149 - How masterful writers use details.

    Published: 1/24/2025
16. Episode 148: A magical way to end one scene and begin another.

    Published: 1/17/2025
17. Episode 147 - Make sure it's important and make it short.

    Published: 1/10/2025
18. Episode 146 - How to make our character unforgettable.

    Published: 1/3/2025
19. Episode 145 - Bringing our settings to life.

    Published: 12/27/2024
20. Episode 144 - One sentence can bring our character to life.

    Published: 12/20/2024