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S60E4 - FAQ 2024: How Do I Format Weird Numbers?

S60E3 - FAQ 2024: How Do I Format Weird Text?

S60E2 - FAQ 2024: How Do I Describe Different Body Types?

S60E1 - FAQ 2024: Asking Questions

S59 Bonus - Creating Numbered Rules in Your Story

S59E8 - The Chosen One

S59E7 - Two Sides of the Story

S59E6 - On Three

S59E5 - Four of a Kind

S59E4 - Five: Parts of a Whole

S59E3 - Six: Naming Characters with Numbers

S59E2 - Seven: Using and Building Sequences

S59E1 - Using Numbers for Storytelling

S58E9 - Writing About Death: Exsanguination/Blood Loss

S58E8 - Writing About Death: Hypothermia

S58BE - Writing About Death: Weird Historical Deaths

S58E7 Writing About Death: Blunt Force Trauma

S58E6 - Writing About Death: Asphyxiation

S58E5 - Writing About Death: Ranged Piercing Weapons

S58E4 - Writing About Death: Hand-to-Hand Melee Combat

S58E3 - Writing About Death: Natural Toxins

S58E2 - Writing About Death: Heavy Metal Poisons

S58E1 - Writing About Death: The Moment of Death

S57E9 - Unwritten Communication: Rebranding Words

S57 Bonus - Unwritten Communication: Leaving Stuff Out

S57E8 - Unwritten Communication: Promises, Promises

S57E7 - (Un)written Communication: Tables of Contents, Headers and Footers

S57E6 - Unwritten Communication: Fonts and Formatting

S57E5 - Unwritten Communication: Head Hopping

S57E4 - Unwritten Communication: Rhythm in Sentences

S57E3 - Unwritten Communication: Rhythm in Dialogue

S57E2 - Unwritten Communication: Using White Space

S57E1 - Unwritten Communication: The Reader Experience

S56BE - Structures for Pantsers

S56E9 - Case Studies: Big Fish

S56E8 - Case Studies: Stranger Than Fiction

S56E7 - Case Studies: Glass Onion

S56E6 - Case Studies: Welcome to Marwen

S56E5 - Case Studies: Jaws

S56E4 - Case Studies: Kiki's Delivery Service

S56E3 - Case Studies: The Princess Bride

S56E2 - Case Studies: Pixar's Up

S56E1 - Case Studies: Analyzing Stories

S55BE - Learning from TTRPGs: Authors & Dragons with Rick Gualtieri

S55E8 - Learning from TTRPGs: Getting Feedback

S55E7 - Learning from TTRPGs: Writing LitRPGs

S55E6 - Learning from TTRPGs: Game Mechanics

S55E5 - Learning from TTRPGs: Organizing Your Magic System

S55E4 - Learning from TTRPGs: Weaving in Backstory

S55E3 - Learning from TTRPGs: Diversity in Storytelling

S55E2 - Learning from TTRPGs: Designing Choices

S55E1 - Learning from TTRPGs: Collaborative Storytelling

S54E9 - Finding Your People: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, and Horror

S54E8 - Finding Your People: Cozy Fantasy and Cozy Mystery

S54BE - Finding Your People: Beta Readers, ARCs and Street Teams

S54E7 Finding Your People: Children's Books

S54E6 Finding Your People: Western and Historical Fiction

S54E5 - Finding Your People: Romance

S54E4 - Finding Your People: Memoir

S54E3 - Finding Your People: Nonfiction

S54E2 - Finding Your People: Spec Fic & Fantasy

S54E1 - Finding Your People: The Marketing Recipe

S53E9 - Breaking Rules: Active and Passive Voice

S53 Bonus - How to Identify Bad Writing Advice and Rules

S53E8 - Breaking Rules: Avoid Detailed Descriptions

S53E7 - Breaking Rules: Kill Your Darlings

S53E6 - Breaking Rules: Only Use Said

S53E5 - Breaking Rules: Never Open Your Story With _____

S53E4 - Breaking Rules: Word Count

S53E3 - Breaking Rules: Show, Don't Tell

S53E2 - Breaking Rules: Prologues

S53E1 - Rules for Breaking Rules

S52 Bonus - Writing Neurodivergence

S52E8 - Writing Emotions - Exhaustion & Second Winds

S52E7 - Writing Emotions: Being Unique and Loneliness

S52E6 -- Writing Emotion: Inferiority & Bullying

S52E5 - Writing Emotion: Hope and Inspiration

S52E4 - Writing Emotions: Food & Hunger

S52E3 - Writing Emotions: Confessions

S52E2 - Writing Emotions: Boredom

S52E1 - Writing Emotions: Grief

S51E9 Censorship and "Cancelling"

S51E8 - Special Editions & FOMO Marketing

S51 Bonus - Rage Bait & Apologies

S51E7 - Using True Tales In Your Story

S51E6 - Interacting With Other Authors

S51E5 - Respecting Your Readers When Marketing

S51E4 - Respecting the Reading Community

S51E3 - Leaving Reviews as an Author

S51E2 - Being an Author in Reader Spaces

S51E1 - How to Handle Being Rejected

S50E9 - Your Unique Journey: This or That?

S50 Bonus - Publishing on Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert

S50E8 - Your Unique Journey: The Path

S50E7 - Making the Choice to Monetize

S50E6 - Arming Yourself with Writing Tools

S50E5 - Get Yourself a Writing Community

S40E4 - Take Advice With a Grain of Salt

S50E3 - Write Now, Edit Later

S50E2 – Don’t Give Up

S50E1 – Addressing Common Excuses

S49 Bonus – Writing Roots Blooper Reel

S49E8 – What Do I Do If All I’m Writing is Dialogue?

S49E7 – How Do I Determine Comp Titles for My Book?

S49E6 – If I Want to Be a Career Author, Should I Stick to One Genre?

S49E5 – Why Does My Writing Seem Basic Even When I Have a Big Vocabulary?

S49E4 – What is the Difference Between a Complete Monster and a Regular One?

S49E3 – How Do I Build a Military for a Spec Fic Story?

S49E2 – Is Having Multiple POVs the Same as Head Hopping?

S49E1 – Why Do You Have a Podcast?

S48E9 – How to Identify Sexism

S48E8 – How to Identify When Nothing Happens

S48 Bonus – How to Identify Progress in Writing, AKA The Blackmail Episode

S48E7 – How to Identify Head Hopping

S48E6 – How to Identify Contradictions in Writing

S48E5 – How to Identify Poor and Excessive Descriptions

S48E4 – How to Identify Sentences with Too Many Characters

S48E3 – How to Identify: Extra Adjectives and Adverbs

S48E2 – How to Identify a Confusing Timeline

S48E1 – How to Identify Good Writing

S47E9 – Adding Foreshadowing During Editing

S47 Bonus – How Not to Foreshadow

S47E8 – Foreshadowing a Descent into Villainy

S47E7 – How to Foreshadow Enemies to Lovers

S47E6 – Foreshadowing Through a Character’s Descent into Madness

S47E5 – Symbolic Foreshadowing

S47E4 – Prophecies and Omniscience as Foreshadowing

S47E3 – Foreshadowing Through Dialogue

S47E2 – Foreshadowing: Breadcrumbs and Misdirection

S47E1 – Using Passive Foreshadowing

S46 Bonus – About Writing Contests with Rebecca van Laer of Reedsy

S46E8 – Writing for Anthologies

S46E7 – A Look at Writing Contest Judging

S46E6 – The “Don’ts” of Writing Contests

S46E5 – Formatting for a Writing Contest

S46E4 – Editing for a Short Story Contest

S46E3 – Writing for Short Story Contests

S46E2 – Finding the Right Writing Contest

S46E1 – Different Types of Writing Contests

S45E9 – The Editor’s Toolkit

S45E8 – How to Charge for Editing

S45 Bonus – Being an Author Editors Want to Work With

S45E7 – Questions for the Author/Editor Interview

S45E6 – Personal Editing Cheat Sheets

S45E5 – Style Guides for Editing

S45E4 – The Job of a Proofreader

S45E3 – The Job of a Line Editor

S45E2 – The Job of a Developmental Editor

S45E1 – Becoming an Editor

Extended Archives: When a Story Meanders

Extended Archives: Choosing the Right Title

Extended Archives: The Problems with Bad Blocking

S44E9 – The Denouement and Epilogue

S44E8 – During Act III: The Interior Plot

S44 Bonus – Using AI in the Arts

S44E7 – During Act III: The Exterior Plot

S44E6 – During Act II: The Interior Plot

S44E5 – Plot: The Halfway Point

S44E4 – During Act II: The Exterior Plot

S44E3 – During Act I: The Interior Plot

S44E2 – During Act I: The Exterior Plot

S44E1 – Plot: Before Act 1

S43E9 – Characters: Inanimate Objects

S43 Bonus – Successes and Failure of the Characters

S43E8 – Characters: The Greek Chorus

S43E7 – Characters: The Society

S43E6 – Characters: The Villain’s Chorus

S43E5 – Characters: The Comedic Relief

S43E4 – Characters: The Secret Ingredient

S43E3 – Characters: Secondary Characters

S43E2 – Characters: The Mentor

S43E1 – Characters: The Sidekick

S42 Bonus – When Not to Worldbuild

S42E8 – Worldbuilding: Creating a Multiverse

S42E7 – Worldbuilding: Make it Accessible

S42E6 – Worldbuilding: Make it Explorable

S42E5 – Worldbuilding: Make it Immersive

S42E4 – Worldbuilding: Make it Real

S42E3 – Worldbuilding: Make it Small

S42E2 – Worldbuilding: Make it Personal

S42E1 – Pillars of Storytelling: Before You Begin

S41E9 – Writing Emotions: Confusion

S41E8 – Writing Emotions: Happiness

S41 Bonus – Playing it Close to the Chest

S41E7 – Writing Emotions: Guilty and Apologetic

S41E6 – Writing Emotions: Smugness

S41E5 – Writing Emotion: Vengeance

S41E4 – Writing Emotions: Physical Pain

S41E3 – Writing Emotions: Terror and Horror

S41E2 – Writing Emotions: Courage

S41E1 – Writing Emotions: Reverence

S40E8 – The Post-Launch Mindset

S40 Bonus – Crafting a Book Blurb with Jessie of Book Blurb Magic

S40E7 – The Pre-Launch Mindset

S40E6 – Why to Get a Sensitivity Reader

S40E5 – Writing an Author Bio

S40E4 – Meeting Target Word Counts

S40E3 – What Makes a Good Chapter

S40E2 – Finding Motivation to Edit

S40E1 – Accepting Imperfection

S39E9 – Using Subtext in Dialogue

S39 Bonus – Giving Your Characters Choices

S39E8 – Starting Sentences Without Using the MC’s Pronoun

S39E7 – Understanding Psychic Distance for Your Writing

S39E6 – Knowing How to Use Italics in Your Novel

S39E5 – Going Outside Your Writing Comfort Zone

S39E4 – Improving Your Writing Through Short Stories

S39E3 – Learning to Critically Read

S39E2 – Giving and Getting Feedback

S38E1 – Understanding Writing Community Lingo

S38 Bonus – Who Are You?

S38E9 – How Do I Make a Podcast?

S38E8 – How Do I Write Women/Men?

S38E7 – How Do I Write a Story with a Plot Twist?

S38E6 – What Do I Do At a Live Author Event?

S38E5 – How Do I Add Sensory Details to My Writing?

S38E4 – How Do I Kill a Main Character?

S38E3 – How Do I Write a Scene With Several Active Characters?

S38E2 – How Do I Format My Book For Publishing?

S38E1 – Does Taking a Break Mean I’m Not a Real Writer?

S37E8 – It’s Published, It Must Be Good

S37 Bonus – Write What You Know

S37E7 – Those Who Can’t Do, Teach

S37E6 – Characters Must Be Practically Perfect in Every Way

S37E5 – You Should Publicly Respond to Criticism of Your Books

S37E4 – Other Authors are Your Competition

S37E3 – Don’t Write Dark Things, It Just Glorifies Them

S37E2 – If You’re Good Enough, You Don’t Need a Second Draft

S37E1 – You Should Only Write When You’re Inspired

S36E9 – Dark Psychology: Supernatural Curses

S36 Bonus – The Dark Triad: Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism

S36E8 – Dark Psychology: Writing Realistic Dissociative Identity Disorder

S36E7 – Dark Psychology: Writing Realistic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

S36E6 – Dark Psychology: The Effects of Imprisonment

S36E5 – Dark Psychology: Including Munchausen Syndrome in a Story

S36E4 – Dark Psychology: Brainwashing in Fiction

S36E3 – Dark Psychology: Adverse Childhood Experiences

S36E2 – Dark Psychology: Writing Domestic Abuse

S36E1 – Dark Psychology: The Use of Gaslighting in Fiction

S35E9 – The Confusion Caused by Bad Blocking

S35E8 – When the Cliché is Too Cliché

S35 Bonus – Bad Writing Distracts from the Book

S35E7 – Slow Beginnings Ruin Stories

S35E6 – The Problem with Annoying Main Characters

S35E5 – When Characters Make Bad Decisions

S35E4 – One Impossible Thing in Fiction

S35E3 – When There’s Buildup Without a Payoff

S35E2 – Bad Beginnings Ruin a Story

S35E1 – The Problem with Head-Hopping

S34E9 – Two Publishing Paths: Pros and Cons

S34 Bonus – Elements of a Villain

S34E8 – How to Know When to Stop

S34E7 – Imposter Syndrome and Your Writing Skills

S34E6 – Writing Humor and Comedy

S34E5 – The Rule of Three in Writing

S34E4 – What’s in a (Book’s) Name?

S34E3 – What’s in a (Pen)Name?

S34E2 – Plotting vs. Pantsing, Take Two

S34E1 – The Lessons We’ve Learned

S33E9 – Avoiding the Info Dump: The Villain Monologue

S33E8 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Within Dialogue

S33 Bonus – It’s Okay to Info Dump, If You Do It Right

S33E7 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Backstory

S33E6 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Personalities and Descriptions

S33E5 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Character Abilities

S33E4 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Magic Systems

S33E3 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s Culture

S33E2 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s History

S33E1 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s Politics

S32E9 – Misunderstandings Between the Reader and the Story

S23 Bonus – Evoking the Right Emotions in the Reader

S32E8 – The Debate About Trigger Warnings

S32E7 – The Reader and the Fourth Wall

S32E6 – How Tropes and Clichés Play Into Reader Psychology

S32E5 – The Psychology of Names and Sounds

S32E4 – Because I Said So: When Readers Accept Fudged Facts

S32E3 – Impact of Opinions on the Reader

S32E2 – Reading to Escape

S32E1 – The Mechanics of Reading

S31 Bonus – Using Writing Skills from Multiple Mediums

S31E8 – The Art of Writing Monologues for Actors

S31E7 – Finding Story Within Gaming

S31E6 – Artistic Storytelling Through Comics

S31E5 – Journalistic Storytelling

S31E4 – Stories in Advertising and Commercials

S31E3 – What Makes Playwriting Unique

S31E2 – Writing for the Silver Screen

S31E1 – Storytelling for the Internet: Blogging, YouTubing, and Podcasting

S30E9 – Coming of Age Stories

S30E8 – The Odd Couple

S30BE – The Unreliable Narrator

S30E7 – The Fake Dating Experience

S30E6 – Heist Stories, aka The Caper

S30E5 – A Descent Into Villainy and Madness

S30E4 – The Portal Fantasy

S30E3 – The Locked Room Mystery

S30E2 – Rags to Riches

S30E1 – Enemies to Lovers

S29E8 – Making the Most of Keywords and Blurbs

S29 Bonus – Marketing Professionals with Janine Pangantihon

S29E7 – What To Do While Your Editor Edits

S29E6 – Developing Your Author Identity

S29E5 – The Purpose and Value of News Releases

S29E4 – Marketing Books Through Newsletters

S29E3 – Building an Effective Author Website

S29E2 – About the AIDA Funnel

S29E1 – How to Waste Money on Marketing

S28E9 – The Habit of Finishing Your Work

S28BE – Staying Inspired During the Writing Process

S28E8 – The Best Resources for Your Writing

S28E7 – Learning While Consuming Stories

S28E6 – Building a Writing Community

S28E5 – Preparing Your Environment for Writing

S28E4 – Hacking Your Brain to Make Writing an Addiction

S28E3 – Improving Your Writing Through Time Management

S28E2 – Setting Realistic Writing Goals

S28E1 – Discovering Yourself Through Writing

S27E9 – What Are the Current Trends in Fiction, and Should I Follow Them?

S27E8 – How Do I Transition From One Scene to Another?

S27 Bonus – What Is a Query Letter, and How Do I Write One?

S27E7 – How Do I Know Where My Story Begins?

S27E6 – Can I Use Swear Words in My Novel?

S27E5 – How Do I Write Morally Gray Characters?

S27E4 – How Do I Write a Fight Scene? How Accurate Should It Be?

S27E3 – How Important is Being Unique?

S7E2 – How Do I Describe Characters Without Boring the Reader?

S27E1 – How Do I Write a Good Short Story?

S26E9 – How to Avoid Crippling Your Language

S26 Bonus – Playing with Language

S26E8 – When in Doubt, Leave it Out

S26E7 – The Basics of Sentence Structure

S26E6 – Uh, Phrasing!

S26E5 – The Rules of Commas

S26E4 – The Parts of Speech (Part Two)

S26E3 – The Parts of Speech (Part One)

S26E2 – The Basics of Formatting Styles

S26E1 – Becoming a Student of Language

S25 Bonus – A Guide to Finishing Your Book

S25E8 – A Guide to Building an Author Brand

S25E7 – A Guide to Publishing

S25E6 – A Guide to Plotting the Series

S25E5 – A Guide to Designing Support Characters

S25E4 – A Guide to Designing the Main Character

S25E3 – A Guide to Worldbuilding

S25E2 – A Guide to Plotting a Hero’s Journey

S25E1 – A Guide to Stirring the Imagination

S24E9 – Futuristic and Dystopian Stories

S24E8 – The History of Superheroes

S24 Bonus – How Film Impacted Storytelling

S24E7 – The Creation of Monster Fiction

S24E6 – Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories

S23E5 – Shakespeare and the Printing Press

S24E4 – Educational Storytelling and the Use of Theater

S24E3 – Introduction of Man vs. Man and Character Arcs

S24E2 – Stories of Gods and Fate

S24E1 – Storytelling in Prehistoric Times

S23E9 – Choose Your Adventure

S23 Bonus – Episodic and Serial Stories

S23E8 – Reverse, Reverse! Telling a Story Backwards

S23E7 – A Story Within a Story

S23E6 – Structuring a Paradigm Shift

S23E5 – Using Amnesia in a Story Plot

S23E4 – Structure with Recursion

S23E3 – Rashomon Stories

S23E2 – Parallel Structure

S23E1 – Stories About Time

S22 Bonus – Favorite Moments

S22E9 – Fog and Flame: Worldbuilding

S22E8 – K/D Ratio: Beats in Dialogue

S22E7 – Fog and Flame: Character Development

S22E6 – K/D Ratio: Character Voice

S22E5 – Fog and Flame: Take it Back Now Y’all!

S22E4 – K/D Ratio: Setup and Payoff

S22E3 – Fog and Flame: First-Person Omniscient

S22E2 – K/D Ratio: Structural Changes

S22E1 – Editing Demonstration: Overview

Extended Archives: Determining the Genre

Extended Archives – Before You Write

Extended Archives – Getting Effective Reviews

Extended Archives – Social Media and Marketing

Extended Archives – Writing Right Right Now

Extended Archives – Rules of Writing

Extended Archives – Target Audience

S21E9 – Villainy: Should Villains Be Evil?

S21E8 – Point of View: Single or Multiple?

S21 Bonus – Story Building: Plot First or Character First?

S21E7 – Stories: How Many Different Stories Exist?

S21E6 – Point of View: Third- or First-Person?

S21E5 – Romantic Subplots: Are They Necessary?

S21E4 – Word Count: Push the Limits or Stay Reserved?

S21E3 – Word Choice: To Use Big Words or Not to Use Big Words

S21E2 – Fanfiction: Is it Really Writing?

S21E1 – Writing Prompts: Helpful or Not?

S20E9 – Myth Nine: Everything is Better as a Trilogy

S20 Bonus – Myth Ten: Self-Publishing is Free

S20E8 – Myth Eight: Worthy Ideas are Unique

S20E7 – Myth Seven: Writing is Easy

S20E6 – Myth Six: A Good Book Will Sell Itself

S20E5 – Myth Five: A True Writer is _____

S20E4 – Myth Four: Characters Control the Author

S20E3 – Myth Three: Said is Dead

S20E2 – Myth Two: Write What You Know

S20E1 – Myth One: Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

S19 Bonus – Always Add a Fight, featuring Fight Write

S19E8 – Preparing for Act III

S19E7 – A Leader’s Bad Decision

S19E6 – Using the Weather and Other Acts of God

S19E5 – Romance and Drunkenness

S19E4 – Creating a Holiday for Worldbuilding

S18E3 – Time for a Casting Change

S19E2 – A Secret Revealed

S19E1 – Using Footholds to Find Direction

S18 Bonus – Pearls from the Masters: Brandon Sanderson

S18E8 – Pearls from the Masters: Ernest Hemingway

S18E7 – Pearls from the Masters: J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis

S18E6 – Pearls from the Masters: Agatha Christie

S18E5 – Pearls from the Masters: Aristotle

S18E4 – Pearls from the Masters: Lee Child

S18E3 – Pearls from the Masters: Neil Gaiman

S18E2 – Pearls from the Masters: John Green

S18E1 – Pearls from the Masters: Stephen King

S17E9 – How Do I Learn to Become a Better Writer?

S17E8 – What Do I Need to Know to Start Writing My Book?

S17 Bonus – How Do I Get Over Writer’s Block?

S17E7 – Can I Mention Copyrighted or Trademarked Material?

S17E6 – What Software is Good for Writing and Formatting?

S17E5 – What Price Should I Set for My Book?

S17E4 – How Do I Determine the Genre of a Book?

S17E3 – To Cliffhang or Not to Cliffhang?

S17E2 – What Makes a Book Impactful and Unforgettable?

S17E1 – How Descriptive Should I Get With Appearances?

S16E9 – Sharing the Spotlight: Including Victories for Secondary Characters

S16 Bonus – Punctuation and Paragraphing

S15E8 – Pet the Dog: Moments to Humanize Characters

S16E7 – Yes, But…

S16E6 – Throw in an Obstacle

S16E5 – Make it Small

S16E4 – Using the Senses to Connect with Readers

S16E3 – Between the Lines: Importance of Subtext

S16E2 – Using Similes and Metaphors

S16E1 – Writing Right Right Now

S15 Bonus – The Worst Monsters: Features of True Crime

S15E9 – Ancient and Prehistoric Monsters and Gods

S15E8 – Ghosts and Hauntings with Lori Juszak

S15E7 – Hordes of the Undead

S15E6 – Creatures from the Deep

S15E5 – Chimera: The Mix-and-Match Monsters

S15E4 – Giants and Creatures of Large Stature

S15E3 – Man-Made Monsters and Creatures

S15E2 – The Fae and Fairies

S15E1 – Mythical Creatures of Purity

S14E8 – Artists with Travis Micheal

S14BE – We Liked You First: A Podcast for Writers and Performers

S14E7 – Performance Arts with Linda Bott

S14E6 – Nursing with Lorainne Woodworth

S14E5 – Martial Arts with Jeremiah

S14E4 – Biochemistry with Megan Browning

S14E3 – Journalism with Julia Avery

S14E2 – Law Enforcement with Patrick O’Donnell

S14E1 – Firearms with Nick Mangum

S13E9 – All Characters Feel the Same

S13BE – Why We Write Selfishly

S13E8 – All Sentences Start the Same Way

S13E7 – When a Story is Fake or Forced

S13E6 – When Continuity Breaks

S13E5 – Red Flag Words

S13E4 – Why Didn’t They Think of That?

S13E3 – Worrying About Word Count

S13E2 – It’s Just Boring!

S13E1 – The Solution to Awkward Dialogue

S12E9 – Awards and Competitions

S12E8 – Using Sequels During Marketing

S12 Bonus – Tips and Tricks for Interviews

S12E7 – Getting the Most Effective Reviews

S12E6 – Where to Sell Your Books

S12E5 – Writing Effective Ads and Teases

S12E4 – Using Social Media to Market

S12E3 – Choosing the Right Medium for Your Book

S12E2 – Building an Author Brand

S12E1 – Finding Your Target Audience

S11E9 – Best: Improving Your Writing to Achieve Your Best

S11 Bonus Episode – Read: How to Read as a Writer

S11E8 – Plan: Basics of Planning a Story from Start to Finish

S11E7 – Time: Maintaining Momentum Through a Story

S11E6 – Edit: Why Editing is Essential for the Business of Publishing

S11E5 – Stop: Making the Decision to Abandon or Pause a Story

S11E4 Extended – LGBT+: Further Discussion of Quality Representation of the LGBTQ+ Community in Writing

S11E4 – LGBT: Writing Quality Representation of the LGBTQ+ Community

S11E3 – Kiss: Why and How to Include Romantic Subplots

S11E2 – Tell: How to Identify and Correct Cases of Telling

S11E1 – Sell: How to Decide to Market Your Writing

S10 Bonus – Character Interviews

S10E8 – Character Archetypes

S10E7 – Developing Character Strengths

S10E6 – Developing Character Flaws

S10E5 – Character History: Nurture

S10E4 – Character History: Nature

S10E3 – Creating and Developing Character Relationships

S10E2 – Using D&D to Create a Story Character

S10E1 – Statistics of a Character

S9E9 – Suspension of Disbelief

S9E8 – The Rules of Writing

S9 Bonus – Audience Participation

S9E7 – Cultural Appropriation

S9E6 – , Drugs, and Rock & Roll

S9E5 – God Mode

S9E4 – Plagiarism

S9E3 – “I Have an Idea For a Book”

S9E2 – Wasting the Reader’s Time

S9E1 – “The Movie Was Better”

S8E9 – The Non-Fiction Genre

S8 Bonus – The Hero’s Journey

S8E8 – The Horror Genre

S8E7 – The Comedy Genre

S8E6 – The Romance Genre

S8E5 – The Mystery Genre

S8E4 – The Thriller and Suspense Genres

S8E3 – The Young Adult Genre

S8E2 – The Science Fiction Genre

S8E1 – The Fantasy Genre

S7 Bonus – Women in Fiction

S7E8 – Shoulder Angels

S7E7 – Plot Armor

S7E6 – Deus Ex Machina

S7E5 – MacGuffins

S7E4 – Love Triangles

S7E3 – Chekhov’s Gun

S7E2 – Chekhov’s Red Herring and the Shaggy Dog

S7E1 – The Mary Sue

S6E9 – Writing Plot Twists

S6E8 – The Use of Three

S6 Bonus Episode – What Makes a Good Villain

S6E7 – Writing Humor

S6E6 – Writing Stories Which Aren’t Good vs. Evil

S6E5 – Character Voice and Point of View

S6E4 – When to Kill a Character

S6E3 – The Use of Prologues, Dreams, and Flashbacks

S6E2 – Maintaining Momentum

S6E1 – Writing Dialogue

S5E9 – How Do I Help Authors I Support?

S5 Bonus – Battle of the Hosts: Adverbs

S5E8 – Is it All in My Head?

S5E7 – What’s the Difference? Traditional vs. Self-Publishing

S5E6 – How Do I Become a Writer? Pt. 2

S5E5 – How Do I Become a Writer?

S5E4 – Is it Okay if I Write _____?

S5E3 – Is Time a Construct or an Illusion?

Industry Spotlight – Lindsey Teske

S5E2 – Am I a Terrible Writer?

S5E1 – What’s in a Name?

S4 Bonus – Resources: Public Libraries

S4E8 – Working with Other Writers

S4E7 – Writing Other Media

S4E6 – Using a Thesaurus

S4E5 – Back to Basics: Punctuation

S4E4 – Answering the Muse

S4E3 – Finding the Right Place to Write

Industry Spotlight – Dennis Medbury

S4E2 – Battle of the Pen and Keyboard

S4E1 – Getting the Most from NaNoWriMo

S3E9 – Monsters and Horror

S3E8 – Building a Pantheon

S3 Bonus – The Forge: Short Horror Stories

S3E7 – Weaknesses

S3E6 – Superpowers

S3E5.5 – Murder 102: Director’s Cut

S3E5 – Murder 101

S3E4 – Weather and Architecture

S3E3 – Building Magic Systems

S3E2 – Magic and Technology

S3E1 – Writing Outside Your Expertise

S2E9 – Release and Launch

S2 Bonus – Writing Emotion: Mad, Glad, Sad, and Scared

S2E8 – Preparing the Metadata

S2E7 – Audiobooks

S2E6 – Marketing Yourself and Your Book

S2E5 – Designing Your Own Cover

S2E4 – Beta Readers

S2E3 – Being Edited

S2E2 – Self Editing: Proofing and Continuity

S2E1 – Self-Editing: The First Chapter

S1 Bonus – The Forge

S1E9 – Alpha Readers and Developmental Editors

S1E8 – Getting it Written

S1E7 – Worldbuilding: Fantasy and Magic

S1E6 – Worldbuilding: The World Around You

S1E5 – Character Design: Support

S1E4 – Character Design: Primary

S1E3 – Story Structure

S1E2 – Genre

S1E1 – Plotting vs. Pantsing