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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