Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

163 Episodes

1. Episode 83 - How to show our character's thoughts to avoid interior monologue.

   Published: 10/20/2023
2. Episode 82 - Finding the courage to write, and describing our first-person hero.

   Published: 10/13/2023
3. Episode 81 - The top ten fiction writing techniques.

   Published: 10/6/2023
4. Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.

   Published: 9/29/2023
5. Episode 79 - Tips for writing YA fiction. Also: adding detail to our scenes.

   Published: 9/22/2023
6. Episode 78 - Developing a distinctive voice, and flashbacks.

   Published: 9/15/2023
7. Episode 77 - Eleven techniques for writing strong sentences.

   Published: 9/8/2023
8. Episode 76 - Writing our synopsis, and avoiding filters.

   Published: 9/1/2023
9. Episode 75 - The magical difference between scene and summary.

   Published: 8/25/2023
10. Episode 74 - How to describe our villainous villain, and how to get unstuck.

    Published: 8/18/2023
11. Episode 73 - How to make settings work for our story, and how writers get to work each day.

    Published: 8/11/2023
12. Episode 72 - Finding an agent, and writing a query.

    Published: 8/4/2023
13. Episode 71 - Using the critical tool of contrast. And writing vivid character descriptions.

    Published: 7/28/2023
14. Episode 70 - Writing a story in the first-person.

    Published: 7/21/2023
15. Episode 69 - Learning character and setting descriptions from the masters.

    Published: 7/14/2023
16. Episode 68 - Do we have an idea or a plot? Also: how to write joyful dialogue.

    Published: 7/7/2023
17. Episode 67 - Lighting the writing fuse, and showing rather than telling about the setting.

    Published: 6/30/2023
18. Episode 66 - Creating characters readers love. Also; techniques for writing sad dialogue.

    Published: 6/23/2023
19. Episode 65 - A writer's thoughts on ChatGPT. And the benefits of identifying our genre.

    Published: 6/16/2023
20. Episode 64 - How to get started writing, and tips on romantic and angry dialogue.

    Published: 6/9/2023