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START WRITING

Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the str

Episodes

Total: 102

We've had a lot of listeners ask us where to start. Our backlog spans many years! So this is meant t

In the marketing group, we discuss the Email Super-fan Model approach and talk about how it can chan

We talk to Bryan Collins about writing dialogue in non-fiction, and how journaling can be used to in

We take a very detailed look at Facebook & Amazon ads, setting them up, evaluating them, and targeti

We discuss what Swtichtracking and staying-on-your-own-track mean, and how to use them in dialogue t

We talk about Writing-On-The-Nose and how to address it. We go over examples and explore how it is a

Brett Godfrey talks about how he writes dialogue. How he got one of the top narrators to take on his

We look at the body language of action beats and breakdown how it can be used to build tension in a

Sandra Montanino talks about her new book, The Weight of Salt: A Gripping Story of Love and Courage

We continue our discussion on dialogue. This time we dig into action beats, one-actor-per-paragraph,

We begin our journey into dialogue and start with the basics. Email: [email protected] Web: Joseph

We discuss some of the ways Micheal Abramson handled exposition is his novel Dominant Trait. www.Jos

We talk with Mark Everglade, T. K. Young, and Joseph Hurtgen about their views on exposition, and ho

We cover interiority and the essential parts of the exposition that are needed for the story to work

We are still talking about exposition, backstory, and flashbacks. email: [email protected]   websi

We continue our discussion on EXPOSITION with examples from The Expanse and John Updike. Email: jben

If Start Wars cut all exposition we wouldn't get this line, "Luke, I am your father." We talk about

We discuss how to end chapters with cliffhangers, and what are the essential components that make a

We discuss why you would end a book with a cliffhanger, the risks, and rewards of doing it, and look

We continue our discussion of ending with a specific focus on happy ones. email us [email protected]