Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

135 Episodes

1. Episode 95 - More strong dialogue techniques.

   Published: 12/01/2024
2. Episode 94 - Seven big dialogue writing techniques.

   Published: 5/01/2024
3. Episode 93 - Can we avoid stupid writing?

   Published: 29/12/2023
4. Episode 92 - Fourteen scene mistakes and how to avoid them.

   Published: 22/12/2023
5. Episode 91 - The benefits of a buddy, and Willa Cather and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

   Published: 15/12/2023
6. Episode 90 - Techniques for creating riveting settings.

   Published: 8/12/2023
7. Episode 89 - Avoiding the biggest mistakes before we begin to write.

   Published: 1/12/2023
8. Episode 88 - Writing the fight scene.

   Published: 24/11/2023
9. Episode 87 - How to write a fabulous first sentence.

   Published: 17/11/2023
10. Episode 86 - The importance of a tie-up later list. Also: sequels.

    Published: 10/11/2023
11. Episode 85 - Dialogue's three most important techniques.

    Published: 3/11/2023
12. Episode 84 - Why we should create a funny character, and how to do so.

    Published: 27/10/2023
13. Episode 83 - How to show our character's thoughts to avoid interior monologue.

    Published: 20/10/2023
14. Episode 82 - Finding the courage to write, and describing our first-person hero.

    Published: 13/10/2023
15. Episode 81 - The top ten fiction writing techniques.

    Published: 6/10/2023
16. Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.

    Published: 29/09/2023
17. Episode 79 - Tips for writing YA fiction. Also: adding detail to our scenes.

    Published: 22/09/2023
18. Episode 78 - Developing a distinctive voice, and flashbacks.

    Published: 15/09/2023
19. Episode 77 - Eleven techniques for writing strong sentences.

    Published: 8/09/2023
20. Episode 76 - Writing our synopsis, and avoiding filters.

    Published: 1/09/2023