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Episode 116 - Climbing the North Face. Why completing the first draft of your writing project is so hard and how to achieve it
Writing the first draft of a novel, like scaling the north face of the Eiger, presents particular difficulties. In this episode, we look at...
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Episode 115 Keeping the god in the machine. Why 'Deus Ex Machina' endings suck and how to avoid them
Deus Ex Machina or 'god out of the machine' endings have a rich heritage going back to the Ancient Greek Theatre. But they are...
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Episode 114 "You've got to know what you want to say!" A conversation with Story Grid Certified Developmental Editor Lori Puma
This episode is a conversation with story grid developmental editor Lori Puma. In our conversation we talk about why stories matter, and what we...
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Episode 113 - You have the most important job in the world and here's why
Writer's have the most important job in the world. Does that sound like hubris? Well I would suggest that it isn't. Stories are of...
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Episode 112 Of Monkeys and Manuscripts: a conversation with writer and BSFA Award winner Gareth L. Powell
This episode is a conversation with award winning science fiction and alternative reality author Gareth L Powell. We talk about how maturing as a...
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Episode 111 - Do you know what your book is really about? Cutting through the noise with book coach Jennie Nash
This episode is a conversation with book coach Jennie Nash. We learn about the difference between wishing you had written a book and actually...