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Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills) — 141 episodes
Conquering Bad Habits
Tackling Draft #2
REFILL: Narrative Hooks in Screenwriting (with Cat Hammons)
Finding Your Endings
REFILL: Spring Cleaning
Finding Your Voice
REFILL: Giving Yourself Quality Feedback
Giving Better Feedback
REFILL: Narrative Distance
Interview with Eric Scot Tryon
REFILL: Conflict First
Bravery and Making AI Your Personal Assistant
REFILL: Finding Relevance in your Work
Interview with Aaron Burch
REFILL: Reality TV and Making Cool Stuff
What Makes You Want To Write?
REFILL: Writing Away From Safety
Choosing Point of View (with Emily Rinkema)
REFILL: Rediscovering Draft Zero
Preparing for Your Second Draft
REFILL: Matching Feedback with Story Stages
An Interview with Heather Colley
REFILL: Approaching Unstoppable
Starting a New Chapter (of the show)
Season 5 Finale
REFILL: Genre and Prompts
An Interview with Megan Michelle
REFILL: Inspiration and "The Gunner's Story"
Why We Write...Pretty Much Hot Tubs
REFILL: Understanding Why You Write
An Interview with Nick Peck
REFILL: How to Write a Short Story
Celebrating Your Wins
REFILL: Creating With Lists
Writing for Screens Both Big and Small (featuring Cat Hammons)
REFILL: On Writing Prompts (featuring Bethany Jarmul)
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
REFILL: Tapping into Emotions with Creative Nonfiction
An Interview with Emily Rinkema
REFILL: Constraints Build Character
Finding Writing Prompts
REFILL: Breaking Terrible Habits
The 9-Step Writing Process
REFILL: Using Deadlines to Your Advantage
Do I Really Need That Writing Workshop?
Making the Most of Reader Feedback
REFILL: Ethically Using AI in Your Writing Process
Constructive Feedback and The Case Against AI
REFILL: Beta Readers vs Editors
Lessons Learned and Next Year's Goals
Self-Publishing with E.B. Hauk
Exploring Self-Publishing with Jeff Giles
REFILL: Exploring Self-Publishing Models
Feedback Session for Art's Short Story "V-Hold"
Refill: Listening To Your Gut
Balancing Narrative and Metaphor
REFILL: Making a Writing Plan for 2025
An Interview With Bethany Jarmul
Gamifying your Writing Process
REFILL: Diggin' in the Crates and a Novel Update
Learning Secrets from Your Older Work
REFILL: Role-Playing to Practice Characterization
Putting Your Characters Under Stress
Prepping for the Next Draft of a Novel
Season 3 Finale - Expanding Your Creativity
REFILL: Identifying Your Ideal Reader
Setting Higher Standards
REFILL: Critiquing Yourself
Getting Motivated After Rejections
Getting Inspired to Revise Your Fiction
REFILL: Active Reading Can Improve Your Writing
Feedback Session for Art's Short Story
REFILL: "Donut Fridays" by Arthur Franz IV
On Confidence
REFILL: Recharging Your Creativity
Vignettes and Flashbacks
BONUS: We're Here To Help
REFILL: Where Can I Submit My Fiction?
Honing Your Writing Process (feat. Scott Farrin)
REFILL: Drafting vs Writing
Finding Your Writing Voice: Playing with Form and Function
REFILL: Dispelling Doubt
Self Publishing with Guest Kalynn Applewhite
REFILL: Trying Something New
Feedback Demo for Tim's Flash Fiction
REWIND: Balancing Writing & Full-Time Employment
Giving and Receiving Feedback
REFILL: Heroes and Anti-Heroes
Collaborating and Screenwriting - Interview with Cat Hammons
REFILL: Narrative Hooks and In Medias Res
Strategies for Your Next Revision
What We Really Learned from NaNoWriMo 2023
Season 2 Finale
REFILL: A Practical Argument for Subtext
Using Subtext in Your Fiction
NaNoWriMo 2023 Pep Talk
REFILL: How Specific Detail Made Me Want To Write
How and Why to Use Specific Detail
REFILL: Building a Setting That Sings
Designing a Setting with Purpose
REFILL: Spotting Emerging Themes in Later Drafts
Exploring Theme in Your Story
REFILL: How to Restart Progress in your Draft
Overcoming Inertia
REFILL: Revising and Strengthening Your Dialogue
Writing Strong Dialogue
REFILL: Four Questions For Your Exposition
Pacing Your Story's Exposition
REFILL: 10 Steps to Outline Your Plot
Plotting Your Story
REFILL: Strategies For Adding Conflict
Writing Characters in Conflict
REFILL: Giving Characters Control of the Story
Developing Your Main Characters
GUEST: JL Lycette
GUEST: J. Adams Oaks
Season 2 Premiere: Beginning Your Novel
Season 1 Finale: "Looking Back & Forward"
REFILL: Writing Strong Main Characters
"What Makes a Great Main Character?"
REFILL: Using Publisher Rejections as a Positive
GUEST: David Alexander Baker
REFILL: Changing Downtime into Writing Time
"How Can I Balance Writing & Full-Time Employment?"
REFILL: Revising, Editing, and Proofing Your Fiction
"My Draft is Done…Now What?"
REFILL: Writing Your Novel's Jacket Blurb
"How Can I Write Great Titles (and Blurbs)?"
REFILL: Choosing Your Best Editors
"Do I Really Need an Editor?"
REFILL: Don't Fear the Reader - The Rise of Fiction Writing AI
"What Tools & Technology Can Help Me Write?"
REFILL: Writing Your Way Out of Procrastination
"Why Do I Procrastinate (& How Can I Stop)?"
REFILL: Seeking Simplicity in Writing Plot and Character
"When Should I Take Advice?"
REFILL: Cracking Writer's Block in Four Steps
"How Can I Crack Writer's Block?"
REFILL: Assembling Your Writing Team
"Do I Really Need a Writing Degree?"
"What Was the Tiffin Inn?"