Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

153 Episodes

1. Episode 153 - A legendary novelist's lesson for us writers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 12/20/2024
11. Episode 143 - The three most important sentences when writing a scene.

    Published: 12/13/2024
12. Episode 142 - A big technique for literary writing.

    Published: 12/6/2024
13. Episode 141 - How to begin and end scenes.

    Published: 11/29/2024
14. Episode 140 - Tips from Stephen King on writing dialogue.

    Published: 11/22/2024
15. Episode 139 - Writing in the first person.

    Published: 11/15/2024
16. Episode 138 - How to live a writer's life.

    Published: 11/8/2024
17. Episode 137 - Twenty-one rules of writing.

    Published: 11/1/2024
18. Episode 136 - Benefits of a character's otherness.

    Published: 10/25/2024
19. Episode 135 - Maybe the strongest writing tool - contrast.

    Published: 10/18/2024
20. Episode 134 - A stong technique for describing a character's personality.

    Published: 10/11/2024