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Writer Syndrome — 100 episodes

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Writing Full-Time w/ Nick Roberts

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Earn Your Twist

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3

Finding Inspiration

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4

Self-Publishing w/ Scott Colby

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5

Working With An Editor

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6

REPLAY - Backstory

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7

REPLAY - Act III Pitfalls

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8

Amazon or WIDE?

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9

ARC Readers

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10

Publishing w/ Joe Mynhardt

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11

Metafiction & Self-Awareness

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12

Writing Horror w/ John Durgin

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13

Comic Book Writing w/ Joey Esposito

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14

Reconnecting With A Draft

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15

Read Between The Lines

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16

Formatting Your Novel

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17

Networking

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18

Short Stories

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19

Villians

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20

Tropes

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2025 Book Swap: Annihilation / Parable of the Sower

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22

Rediscovering The Path

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23

Not Worth The Paper It's Written On

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24

Facts In Fiction

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25

Foreshadowing

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26

Writing the Climax

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27

Audiobooks

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28

REPLAY - Story Beats Act III

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29

REPLAY - Story Beats Act II

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30

REPLAY - Story Beats Act I

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31

REPLAY - Story Archetypes

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32

The Third Draft & Beyond

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33

The Second Draft

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34

The First Draft

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35

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

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36

Research Methods

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37

Replay - Theme

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38

Pacing

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39

Violence In Writing

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40

The Writing On The Wall

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41

Time Jumps

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42

Getting Back Into It

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43

Tension & Suspense

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44

Coincidences In Storytelling

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45

Get The Ball Rolling

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46

2024 Year-In-Review

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47

Book Swap: The Troop / The Killing Floor

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48

What To Leave Out

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49

Epilogues

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50

Prologues

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51

Mistakes & Expectations

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52

Influences

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53

Self-Censorship

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54

Book Titles

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55

Pop Culture References

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56

Character Names

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57

Symbolism

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58

Backstory

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59

Where To Begin, Again

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60

Humor

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61

Special Guest - Michael Bahler
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Act III Pitfalls

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63

Scene Transitions

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64

50th EPISODE! Where Are We Now?

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Structuring Chapters

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66

Video Game Narratives

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Special Guest - Geoffrey Morrison

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68

Metaphors and Similes

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69

Finding Your Voice

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70

Myths About Writing

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71

Query Process

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72

Theme

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73

Interview w/ J.D. Edwin

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Characterization

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75

Character Archetypes

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76

Story Archetypes

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77

Story Beats Act III

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78

Story Beats Act II

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Story Beats Act I

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80

Writer’s Block

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81

Character Motivations

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82

Marketing & Social Media

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83

HOST Book Launch

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84

Cover Art Process

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85

Comps & Originality

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86

AI & Writing

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87

Dialogue Tags & Action Beats

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Writing Action

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Launching A Book

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90

Setting & Description

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91

Story v Plot

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92

Letting Go of Your Artistic Masterpiece

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93

Building Characters

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94

Self-Publishing Imprint, Yay or Nay?

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95

Developing Ideas

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96

Writing Goals

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97

From a Certain Point of View

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98

Copy / Line Edit Process

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99

Write What You Know. What Do You Know?

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100

Momentum & Refilling Your Well

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