Helping Writers Become Authors

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Helping Writers Become Authors provides writers help in summoning inspiration, crafting solid characters, outlining and structuring novels, and polishing prose. Learn how to write a book and edit it into a story agents will buy and readers will love. (Music intro by Kevin MacLeod.)


All Episodes

Ep. 471: Taking Your Writing to the Next Level: Whole-Life Art

Here are five ways you can embrace the beauty and power of your art so that it reaches beyond the page to inform every part of your life.

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Ep. 470: Critique: 4 Ways to Write Gripping Internal Narrative

Take a close look at how your use of internal narrative will affect every sentence in your story.

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Ep. 469: 5 Ways to Earn Audience Loyalty

Five examples of how the Marvel Cinematic Universe earned appreciation of its fanbase and what you can learn about how to earn audience loyalty.

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Ep. 468: 6 Requirements for Writing Better Character Goals

Check out six qualities you need in order to write character goals intense enough to power a blah plot into a compellingly dimensional story.

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Ep. 467: How to Write Interesting Scenes

Interesting stories are the result of interesting scenes. Here are ten ways to create a gripping story from the scene level up.

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Ep. 466: 4 Challenges of Writing for a Modern Audience

Modern authors writing for a modern audience must be aware of four unique challenges to connecting with current readers and viewers.

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Ep. 465: Helping Authors Become Artists

What are the differences between a writer, an author, and an artist? Consider these seven thoughts on how writers can elevate their craft to the next level.

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Ep. 464: How to Use Your Outline When Writing Your First Draft

Check out my top tips for how to organize and how to use your outline notes, however few or many they may be, while writing your first draft.

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Ep. 463: What Is the Relationship Between Plot and Theme?

Here are five crucial questions you can use to gut-check yourself about whether or not you have successfully married your plot and theme.

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