All Episodes

Ep. 59 - Mental Health: Group Dos and Don'ts, pt 2

Ep. 58 - Mental Health: Group Dos and Don'ts, pt 1

Ep. 57 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 4

Ep. 56 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 3

Ep. 55 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 2

Ep. 54 - Mental Health: Failure is not an option, pt 1

Ep. 53 - Never Look at the Reviews. The Subjectivity of Writing, pt 4

Ep. 52 - "As Within, so Without." How to Create Your Own Luck, pt 3

Ep. 51 - Mental Health: Self Care with Guest Marisa Noelle, pt 2

Ep. 50 - Mental Health: Self Care with Guest Marisa Noelle, pt 1

Ep.49 - BookBlogger Special: Books of the Year

Ep.48 - Prologues: What to Do if You Need to Cut Your Prologue

Ep.47 - Prologues: To Prologue or Not to Prologue

Ep.46 - Prologues: What Makes a Good Prologue?

Ep.45 - Prologues: Why Do They Get a Bad Rap?

Ep.44 - No-No's and Cliches: Accounting for Subjectivity

Ep.43 - No-No's and Cliches: Rules: They're More Like Guidelines

Ep.42 - No-No's and Cliches: Contract with the Reader

Ep.41 - No-No's and Cliches: Tropes vs Cliches

Ep.40 - Opening Scene Cast: Focus on Relationships

Ep.39 - Opening Scene Cast: Establishing Agency

Ep.38 - Opening Scene Cast: Introductions - Avoid Info Dumps

Ep.37 - Opening Scene Cast: How Many Characters and How to Decide Which Ones?

Ep.36 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): What is the Hook?

Ep.35 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): Plot Breadcrumbs

Ep.34 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): The Everyday World

Ep.33 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): Timeline for Appropriate Structure

Ep.32 - Creating An Air of Mystery: Stay Focused on the Present

Ep.31 - Creating An Air of Mystery: What Will Happen Next?

Ep.30 - Creating An Air of Mystery: What's Going On? In Media Res

Ep.29 - Creating An Air of Mystery: Helping Readers Engage

Special Episode - Inked in Gray Interview

Ep.28 - Breadcrumb, Not Infodump

Ep.27 - Deep Point of View

Ep.26 - Strategies to Weave Together A Scene

Ep.25 - Tying Emotional Connection to Character Goals and Stakes

Ep.24 - How to Fix Tone

Ep.23 - How to Build/Create Tone

Special Episode - Sword and Silk Interview

Ep.22 - Matching Your Opening Tone with Your Book Query/Blurb

Ep.21 - Tone: How Tone is Different From Mood

Ep.20 - Effective Ways to Integrate Internal and External Conflict

Ep.19 - How to Show Conflict

Ep.18 - How to Show Conflict

Ep.17 - Inciting Event vs. The Hook

Ep.16 - How to Find Your Voice

Ep 15. - Elements of Voice

Ep. 14 - Types of Voice: Writer vs Narrator vs. Character

Ep.13 - Voice: What is it and Why Do We Care?

Ep. 12 - Tips to Create Mood

Ep. 11 - Mood Tools

Ep. 10 How Mood Is Different

Ep.9 - What is Mood and Why is it important?

Ep. 8 - Character Thoughts on the World

Ep. 7 - Beginning With Action

Ep. 6 Viewing Through Relationships

Cafe Chat - ProWritingAid with Hayley Milliman

Ep.5 - First Sentences

Ep.4 Why First Events Are Important

Ep.3 – What is Happening?

Ep.2 – Establishing Setting

Ep.1 – Introducing Your Protagonist