• Episode 17: Titles
    Feb 15 2021

    In this episode, we are going to dive into titles and how to create your own powerfully perfect title.

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    7 mins
  • Episode16: world building (Guest Speaker)
    Feb 15 2021

    We have a guest speaker today, Christiane Allison. She is a multi-award-winning author, which is impressive by itself, but what is even more impressive to me, is that she has accomplished this feat, among many others, while battling a chronic illness, HEDS. So, rather than letting her health beat her, she soldiers on, and some of the characters in her cyberpunk book were inspired by the struggle she has had. Her perspective makes her a great one to speak on world building today.

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    19 mins
  • Episode 15: Setting 2 (Guest Speaker)
    Feb 9 2021

    Today we have another guest speaker, going by the name of Chris Lodwig. he is a published author and loves to craft a good setting, which is exactly what he will be talking to us today about.

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    15 mins
  • Episode 14: Setting (Guest Speaker)
    Feb 5 2021

    This episode covers setting with a guest speaker (Darian Smith). He has written and is writing workbooks to help writers with their own writing so he is a great one to be on the podcast today. So keep your ears open and let's jump in.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 13: Writer's Block 2 (Guest Speaker)
    Jan 23 2021

    We have a fantastic guest speaker today by the name of PD Alleva. He is a published author with 6 books under his belt. He is also a hypnotist and behavior therapist, which makes him a great one to talk to us about techniques to combat writer's block.

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    18 mins
  • Episode 12: Show Don't Tell
    Jan 16 2021

    The Podcast today is all about 'showing' the reader what is happening in your book, rather than telling them about those events. This is a tool you need in your arsenal if you want to truly captivate a reader.

    Alan J. Hesse's comic

    https://www.lulu.com/search?adult_audience_rating=00&contributor=Alan+J.+Hesse&page=1&pageSize=10

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    9 mins
  • Episode 11: Using Criticism to Your Benefit (Guest Speaker)
    Jan 6 2021

    She was the founder of a writer’s critique group, so she has really gotten the opportunity to both critique and be critiqued. Not only that but being a published author as she is, criticism is a commodity that comes in spades. So, she’s a great one to be speaking to us today about the topic of using criticism to your advantage. Let’s get to know her a bit then jump into the topic.

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    13 mins
  • Episode 10: Making Characters Believable #2 (Guest Speaker)
    Jan 6 2021

    Casey Peeler is a writer of southern small-town romance and has been publishing books since 2013. Her books have done great on amazon, to say the least. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher in Special Education who has taught English for over a decade. She is clearly passionate about teaching, so, keep your ears open because we are going to be getting some great info centered around dialogue and making characters believable.

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    16 mins