Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

135 Episodes

1. Episode 55 - How many words should we write a day? And the use of contrast.

   Published: 7/04/2023
2. Episode 54 - Fear of failure, author photos, and the use of humor.

   Published: 31/03/2023
3. Episode 53 - Embarrassing stuff, and the middle of the novel.

   Published: 24/03/2023
4. Episode 52 - Making our sentences more lively, and avoiding reader disbelief.

   Published: 17/03/2023
5. Episode 51 - The wonder factor.

   Published: 10/03/2023
6. Episode 50 - The right kind of surprise ending, and wonderful character descriptions.

   Published: 3/03/2023
7. Episode 49 - Avoiding the biggest mistake, and keeping the POV tight.

   Published: 24/02/2023
8. Episode 48 - Writing strong dialogue, and Ray Bradbury on plotting.

   Published: 17/02/2023
9. Episode 47 - A strong plotting technique, and leeches.

   Published: 10/02/2023
10. Episode 46 - What if no one comes to our book signing? And crafting our narrative voice.

    Published: 6/01/2023
11. Episode 45 - Techniques to make our dialogue riveting.

    Published: 30/12/2022
12. Episode 44 - How to avoid another prospect-killing mistake.

    Published: 23/12/2022
13. Episode 43 - Dialogue should do double duty. Here's how.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 28/10/2022