Welcome to Biblio Breakdown! Here you get to hear all about great books, what they did well based on a particular theme or writing principle, and put that into practice with your own writing through the writing exercises I offer. Great books and great writing -- what’s better than that? 😀
Note: New Biblio Breakdown episodes appear on the fifth Friday of every month that has five Fridays.
May 29, 2026 -- Using writing fundamentals to write complicated stories
Andy Weir's 2021 novel Project Hail Mary is chock full of complicated science concepts, yet it's a bestseller as a book and a blockbuster as a movie. How did Weir do it? Find out what simple writing elements he used to make the story more relatable in this episode!
30 May 2025
Exclusive sneak peek of The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories!
The episode offers listeners an exclusive preview of the host's upcoming book, *The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories*.
31 Jan 2025
January 31, 2025 -- Tackling the hard subjects in our writing
When we lose someone we love, it can be incredibly hard to talk about it. Find out how author Nick Spalding uses dashes of humor and life truths in Grave Talk to make those those conversations easier.
30 Aug 2024
August 30, 2024 -- Writing a quiet story to make an impact
Stories about plane crashes and traveling to space are fun, but not all stories have to be big to make an impact. See how Becky Hunter used a quiet story in One Moment to change her characters in a way that will reverberate for them forever.
31 May 2024
May 31, 2024 -- Making the absurd universal
How do you take the most absurd concept ever -- aliens stopping on Earth for a layover -- and use it to make your writing more universal? Find out how Emily Jane takes ridiculous ideas and makes them completely relatable and human in On Earth As It Is on Television.
29 Mar 2024
March 29, 2024 -- Making an unlikable character lovable
"Enemies to lovers" usually touches on the change of relationship between two characters. But what if the enemies are the protagonist and the reader? Bonnie Garmus gives us an unlikable main character in her fantastic book Lessons in Chemistry and shows us how to make her someone to root for.
16 Dec 2022
December 30, 2022 -- Using the power of simplicity in storytelling
Sometimes the best writing comes from the simplicity in the prose. Find out how how Sarah Addison Allen uses this powerful tool in Other Birds.
29 Jul 2022
July 29, 2022 -- Incorporating layers in our storytelling
The best stories include intricate layers that enrich the work and make it better. Discover how author Sulari Gentill did it in The Woman in the Library!
29 Apr 2022
April 29, 2022 -- Taking chances in our writing
Learn how to take chances in your writing like Jennie Wexler did with her YA debut Where It All Lands!
31 Oct 2021
Nov. 1, 2021 -- Going big in our stories
Do you ever wonder how to go big -- really big -- in your stories? Listen how Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr did it with his latest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, and find out how you can do it too.
30 Jul 2021
July 30, 2021 -- Recklessness in our writing
In this episode, learn about how to be reckless in your writing within the context of Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer.
7 May 2021
Apr. 30, 2021 -- Audacity in our writing
The best characters and plots shock us, because they’re audacious. In The Nature of Fragile Things, author Susan Meissner shows us just how to create a fearless protagonist who must be bold when circumstances and even the earth turn against her. Listen to the episode to find out more about this incredible book and how you can use some of the same techniques in your own writing.
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