Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

136 Episodes

1. Episode 136 - Benefits of a character's otherness.

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

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

   Published: 10/11/2024
4. Episode 133 - In our plot what should we save for a sequel?

   Published: 10/4/2024
5. Episode 132 - How to avoid the main reason readers stop reading a novel.

   Published: 9/27/2024
6. Episode 131 - A review of the ten strongest writing techniques.

   Published: 9/20/2024
7. Episode 130 - Kurt Vonnegut's rules of writing, and powerful character descriptioins.

   Published: 9/13/2024
8. Episode 129 - A scene with too many mistakes. Can we spot them?

   Published: 9/6/2024
9. Episode 128 - Should we be afraid our plot has been done before?

   Published: 8/30/2024
10. Episode 127 - Go big or go home plotting.

    Published: 8/23/2024
11. Episode 126 - Should we hire a book coach?

    Published: 8/16/2024
12. Episode 125 - When to avoid the proven writing technique.

    Published: 8/9/2024
13. Episode 124 - Save the cat plotting.

    Published: 8/2/2024
14. Episode 123 - The beauty of a professional submission.

    Published: 7/26/2024
15. Episode 122 - Getting inside a villain's mind.

    Published: 7/19/2024
16. Episode 121 - The biggest mistakes new writers make.

    Published: 7/12/2024
17. Episode 120 - The most important element in fiction.

    Published: 7/5/2024
18. Episode 119 - Making our sentences instantly stronger.

    Published: 6/28/2024
19. Episode 118 - Naming characters and the framing device.

    Published: 6/21/2024
20. Episode 117 - Making multiple submissions, and a strong dialogue technique.

    Published: 6/14/2024