Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

135 Episodes

1. Episode 35 - A close look at scene structure, and avoiding mushy sentences.

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

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

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

   Published: 30/09/2022
5. Episode 31 - Favorite novels and check-mark plotting.

   Published: 23/09/2022
6. Episode 30 - Plotting and the power struggle.

   Published: 16/09/2022
7. Episode 29 - The pattern of a novel.

   Published: 9/09/2022
8. Episode 28 - The enchanter quality, and weather and rudeness.

   Published: 2/09/2022
9. Episode 27 - The importance of genres and formulas. And thoughts about titles.

   Published: 26/08/2022
10. Episode 26 - Navel gazing and how to avoid it. And more on showing

    Published: 19/08/2022
11. Episode 25: The magic of writing. Cause and effect. And thinking.

    Published: 12/08/2022
12. Episode 24 - Showing others our work. And strong sentence-by-sentence writing techniques.

    Published: 5/08/2022
13. Episode 23: Editing our own manuscript

    Published: 29/07/2022
14. Episode 22: A summary of earlier episodes, and techniques for musical writing.

    Published: 22/07/2022
15. Episode 21: Creativity and how to get it.

    Published: 15/07/2022
16. Episode 20 - Reasons we fail to start.

    Published: 7/07/2022
17. Episode 19 - More on modifiers, including the useless and the dangling. And clunky reach words.

    Published: 6/06/2022
18. Episode 18 - Lots of things to avoid: the negative, cliches, and too many modifiers.

    Published: 4/06/2022
19. Episode 17 - Keep it simple but not too simple, and metaphors.

    Published: 29/05/2022
20. Episode 16: Theme, odd questions, more on conflict, and vivid writing.

    Published: 21/05/2022