Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

163 Episodes

1. Episode 43 - Dialogue should do double duty. Here's how.

   Published: 12/16/2022
2. Episode 42 - The single most important writing technique.

   Published: 12/9/2022
3. Episode 41 - How can we know if we have the talent to write?

   Published: 12/2/2022
4. Episode 40 - Creating villainous villains.

   Published: 11/25/2022
5. Episode 39 - How to create characters readers love.

   Published: 11/18/2022
6. Episode 38 - We shouldn't write these scenes, and strong techniqes for character description.

   Published: 11/11/2022
7. Episode 37 - When to stop preparing and start writing.

   Published: 11/4/2022
8. Episode 36 - The most interesting to the least interesting aspects of a novel.

   Published: 10/28/2022
9. Episode 35 - A close look at scene structure, and avoiding mushy sentences.

   Published: 10/21/2022
10. Episode 34 - Why and how to practice writing, and more thoughts on thoughts.

    Published: 10/14/2022
11. Episode 33 - Danger signs our plot is dull.

    Published: 10/7/2022
12. Episode 32 - A formula for showing, and clear and spare writing.

    Published: 9/30/2022
13. Episode 31 - Favorite novels and check-mark plotting.

    Published: 9/23/2022
14. Episode 30 - Plotting and the power struggle.

    Published: 9/16/2022
15. Episode 29 - The pattern of a novel.

    Published: 9/9/2022
16. Episode 28 - The enchanter quality, and weather and rudeness.

    Published: 9/2/2022
17. Episode 27 - The importance of genres and formulas. And thoughts about titles.

    Published: 8/26/2022
18. Episode 26 - Navel gazing and how to avoid it. And more on showing

    Published: 8/19/2022
19. Episode 25: The magic of writing. Cause and effect. And thinking.

    Published: 8/12/2022
20. Episode 24 - Showing others our work. And strong sentence-by-sentence writing techniques.

    Published: 8/5/2022