About this episode

Steven James shares insights on organic writing and the importance of the pivot in storytelling.

How can organic writing and leaning into the pivot help your stories stand out? And how can you pitch a story as a discovery writer if you genuinely don't know what's going to happen next. Steven James gives his writing tips after more than 20 years as an author. In the intro, Better Than Free in an Age of AI [ Kevin Kelly on Tim Ferris s; Kevin Kelly on The Creative Penn ]; Future Vision XPrize ; A Different Kind of Bucket List . Today's show is sponsored by  Draft2Digital , self-publishing with support, where you can get free formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Just go to  www.draft2digital.com  to get started. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at  Patreon.com/thecreativepenn   Steven James is the multi-award-winning and international bestselling author of 21 novels across thrillers, YA, and science fiction, with more than a million copies sold, as well as the author of non-fiction craft books for writers, a writing teacher, and the host of The Story Blender podcast. You can listen above or on  your favorite podcast app  or read the notes and links below. Here are the…

People in this episode

Host: Joanna Penn

Guest: Steven James

Topics covered

• organic writing
• storytelling
• writing tips
• fiction
• discovery writing
• character development

Keywords

• organic writing
• story pivot
• fiction writing
• writing tips
• character development
• discovery writer

Sponsors

Draft2Digital

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Books & works: Better Than Free in an Age of AI, The Story Blender, A Different Kind of Bucket List

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