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Episode 223 - Readers can fall in love with our settings.
Jun 26, 2026
25m 43s
Episode 222 - Small techniques can add up to forceful sentences.
Jun 19, 2026
26m 44s
Episode 221 - Writing that is more intense than real life.
Jun 12, 2026
24m 15s
Episode 220 - Cut to the chase.
Jun 5, 2026
29m 37s
Episode 219 - How to get our story going.
May 29, 2026
25m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26/26 | Episode 223 - Readers can fall in love with our settings. | I talk about ways we can make our settings--the time and place of our story--irresistible to readers. They'll want to live there. Plus: we can use our global search function to almost instantly make our sentences more forceful. And: novelist Elizabeth George's plotting technique she calls the plot kernel. Support the show Buy the master class. | 25m 43s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Episode 222 - Small techniques can add up to forceful sentences. | Here are pocket-sized techniques that can result in strong sentences; small--even tiny--things we can add to our prose writing arsenal. Also, Elizabeth George on her use of two outlines: the step outline and the running plot outline. And we can make our dialogue stronger by avoiding "Yes" and "No." Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more. Each epi... | 26m 44s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Episode 221 - Writing that is more intense than real life.✨ | writing intensityfiction+3 | — | — | — | writingfiction+5 | — | 24m 15s | |
| 6/5/26 | Episode 220 - Cut to the chase.✨ | writing techniquesstorytelling+3 | — | — | — | cut to the chasestory strength+3 | — | 29m 37s | |
| 5/29/26 | Episode 219 - How to get our story going.✨ | storytellingwriting techniques+3 | — | — | — | first chapterstory elements+3 | — | 25m 26s | |
| 5/22/26 | Episode 218 - Our writer's voice.✨ | writer's voiceliterary voices+3 | — | — | — | writer's voiceliterary voice+5 | — | 26m 43s | |
| 5/15/26 | Episode 217 - Why and how to practice. And Edgar Alan Poe.✨ | writing practiceEdgar Alan Poe+3 | — | — | — | writingpractice+5 | — | 26m 49s | |
| 5/8/26 | Episode 216 - Too many characters is a scene.✨ | character developmentscene writing+3 | — | — | — | charactersscene+5 | — | 26m 41s | |
| 5/1/26 | Episode 215 - The ratchet, a strong plotting tool.✨ | plotting toolsscene development+3 | — | — | — | ratchetplotting+5 | — | 25m 51s | |
| 4/24/26 | Episode 214 - Famous writers show us how to write and live.✨ | writing advicefamous authors+3 | — | Episode 214 - Famous writers show us how to write and live. | — | writingauthors+7 | — | 26m 18s | |
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| 4/17/26 | Episode 213 - Save the cat plotting.✨ | plottingcharacter development+3 | — | Save the cat | — | save the catplotting+3 | — | 25m 53s | |
| 4/10/26 | Episode 212 - Getting skilled with point of view.✨ | point of viewcharacter thoughts+3 | — | — | — | point of viewfiction writing+3 | — | 31m 32s | |
| 4/3/26 | Episode 211 - How to have fun while writing.✨ | writingcreativity+3 | — | — | — | writing tipsfun writing+3 | — | 26m 13s | |
| 3/27/26 | Episode 210 - Timeless plot patterns.✨ | plot patternsfiction writing+3 | — | — | — | fictionplot patterns+5 | — | 26m 53s | |
| 3/20/26 | Episode 209 - Avoiding blunders in our story.✨ | character developmentstorytelling techniques+3 | — | — | — | blunderscharacter travel+5 | — | 27m 06s | |
| 3/13/26 | Episode 208 - How to paint pictures with words.✨ | writingimagery+4 | — | — | — | writingdetail+5 | — | 29m 50s | |
| 3/6/26 | Episode 207 - When the hero lies to the reader.✨ | unreliable narratorcharacter development+3 | — | — | — | unreliable narratorprotagonist+3 | — | 25m 56s | |
| 2/27/26 | Episode 206 - How to get lots of plot ideas.✨ | plot ideasstorytelling techniques+3 | — | Episode 206 - How to get lots of plot ideas | — | plot ideasstory+3 | — | 30m 33s | |
| 2/20/26 | Episiode 205 - How to stop stalling and get going.✨ | writingovercoming procrastination+3 | — | — | — | writing tipsprocrastination+3 | — | 27m 32s | |
| 2/13/26 | Episode 204 - Meaningless modifiers and what to cut. | Some words don't add anything to a sentence other than confusion. Here are several modifiers that our story is better without. Also, is cutting ten percent of our manuscript a good goal when editing? What should we cut to reach that ten percent? Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more. Each episode is focused and about 30 minutes. &nbs... | 28m 00s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Episode 203 - Argument makes our dialogue riveting. | Dialogue lets the reader become part of the story, as if the reader is standing next to the characters listening to them talk. Not all conversation between characters is equal: argument is the most engaging dialogue. An argument between characters in our story--the back and forth, the accusations and denials, the evasions and justifications--can be riveting. Here are thoughts on writing the big argument scene. Support the show Buy the master class. | 25m 39s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Episode 202 - How to have fun while writing. | Writing fiction is work but it doesn't need to be a grind. Here's how we can have fun while we write, things that'll give us a joyful kick, maybe even make us laugh. Also: the important technique of the mini-backstory, which reveals so much about our character in so little space. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more. Each episode is focused and about... | 27m 17s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Episode 201 - A formula for strong sentences. | Physics loves formulas: E=MC2. How about writing? Here is a formula for writing strong sentences, ones that are clear and have energy. Our setting and character descriptions can also benefit from a formula, one that shows how to engage the reader. That formula is talked about here, too. Support the show Buy the master class. | 28m 18s | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Episode 200 - How can we know if we can write? | Do we have the skill to write a novel or short story? Here are early clues that may let us know. Also, top writers' ten best rules of writing. And J.R.R. Tolkien's techniques for writing fascinating settings. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more. Each episode is focused and about 30 minutes. The full class—all 20 episodes—is availab... | 26m 38s | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | Episode 199 - Writing a scene with many people and lots of motion. | Sometimes in our story we'll have a scene filled with people where everyone is moving all at once, such as a battle scene or mob scene or festival scene or street scene. Here are techniques on crafting the scene so there's no confusion so readers can focus on the hero. Also, what is the rule of exceptions? And, can something bad happening to us make us better writers? Support the show Buy the master class. | 27m 31s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.