Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

163 Episodes

1. Episode 63 - How to bring our settings to life, and writing the romantic scene.

   Published: 6/2/2023
2. Episode 62 - A technique for bringing our characters to life, and writing the action scene.

   Published: 5/26/2023
3. Episode 61 - How to detect and fix a sloppy scene. Also: how to unleash story ideas.

   Published: 5/19/2023
4. Episode 60 - Fabulous sentences of fiction, font fiddling, and slow motion.

   Published: 5/12/2023
5. Episode 59 - Plotting with a spreadsheet. And the unreliable narrator. Also, fiddling with the flow of time.

   Published: 5/5/2023
6. Episode 58 - Making writing less daunting, and some techniques to avoid weak sentences.

   Published: 4/28/2023
7. Episode 57 - An important tool, the timeline. Also, authorial distance.

   Published: 4/23/2023
8. Episode 56 - How many characters are too many? And he wore his guilt like a harness.

   Published: 4/14/2023
9. Episode 55 - How many words should we write a day? And the use of contrast.

   Published: 4/7/2023
10. Episode 54 - Fear of failure, author photos, and the use of humor.

    Published: 3/31/2023
11. Episode 53 - Embarrassing stuff, and the middle of the novel.

    Published: 3/24/2023
12. Episode 52 - Making our sentences more lively, and avoiding reader disbelief.

    Published: 3/17/2023
13. Episode 51 - The wonder factor.

    Published: 3/10/2023
14. Episode 50 - The right kind of surprise ending, and wonderful character descriptions.

    Published: 3/3/2023
15. Episode 49 - Avoiding the biggest mistake, and keeping the POV tight.

    Published: 2/24/2023
16. Episode 48 - Writing strong dialogue, and Ray Bradbury on plotting.

    Published: 2/17/2023
17. Episode 47 - A strong plotting technique, and leeches.

    Published: 2/10/2023
18. Episode 46 - What if no one comes to our book signing? And crafting our narrative voice.

    Published: 1/6/2023
19. Episode 45 - Techniques to make our dialogue riveting.

    Published: 12/30/2022
20. Episode 44 - How to avoid another prospect-killing mistake.

    Published: 12/23/2022