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All Episodes

Writer Syndrome — 101 episodes

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Title
1

Writing Horror w/ John Durgin

2

Comic Book Writing w/ Joey Esposito

3

Reconnecting With A Draft

4

Read Between The Lines

5

Formatting Your Novel

6

Networking

7

Short Stories

8

Villians

9

Tropes

10

2025 Book Swap: Annihilation / Parable of the Sower

11

Rediscovering The Path

12

Not Worth The Paper It's Written On

13

Facts In Fiction

14

Foreshadowing

15

Writing the Climax

16

Audiobooks

17

REPLAY - Story Beats Act III

18

REPLAY - Story Beats Act II

19

REPLAY - Story Beats Act I

20

REPLAY - Story Archetypes

21

The Third Draft & Beyond

22

The Second Draft

23

The First Draft

24

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

25

Research Methods

26

Replay - Theme

27

Pacing

28

Violence In Writing

29

The Writing On The Wall

30

Time Jumps

31

Getting Back Into It

32

Tension & Suspense

33

Coincidences In Storytelling

34

Get The Ball Rolling

35

2024 Year-In-Review

36

Book Swap: The Troop / The Killing Floor

37

What To Leave Out

38

Epilogues

39

Prologues

40

Mistakes & Expectations

41

Influences

42

Self-Censorship

43

Book Titles

44

Pop Culture References

45

Character Names

46

Symbolism

47

Backstory

48

Where To Begin, Again

49

Humor

50

Special Guest - Michael Bahler

51

Act III Pitfalls

52

Scene Transitions

53

50th EPISODE! Where Are We Now?

54

Structuring Chapters

55

Video Game Narratives

56

Special Guest - Geoffrey Morrison

57

Metaphors and Similes

58

Finding Your Voice

59

Myths About Writing

60

Query Process

61

Theme

62

Interview w/ J.D. Edwin

63

Characterization

64

Character Archetypes

65

Story Archetypes

66

Story Beats Act III

67

Story Beats Act II

68

Story Beats Act I

69

Writer’s Block

70

Character Motivations

71

Marketing & Social Media

72

HOST Book Launch

73

Cover Art Process

74

Comps & Originality

75

AI & Writing

76

Dialogue Tags & Action Beats

77

Writing Action

78

Launching A Book

79

Setting & Description

80

Story v Plot

81

Letting Go of Your Artistic Masterpiece

82

Building Characters

83

Self-Publishing Imprint, Yay or Nay?

84

Developing Ideas

85

Writing Goals

86

From a Certain Point of View

87

Copy / Line Edit Process

88

Write What You Know. What Do You Know?

89

Momentum & Refilling Your Well

90

Genre Expectations

91

Art / Life Balance

92

The Editing Process

93

Self-Publishing an Interview w/ Geoffrey Morrison Part 2

94

Self-Publishing an Interview w/ Geoffrey Morrison Part 1

95

To Query or Not an Interview w/ M.D. Payne Part 2

96

To Query or Not an Interview w/ M.D. Payne Part 1

97

Beta Readers & Feedback

98

The Fragile Artist & Self-Doubt

99

Story Beats

100

Pantsers vs Planners

101

Men Writing Female Characters