18 Episodes
8 Ratings
2023 First episode About Writing a Novel Tackle the biggest problems you'll face when writing novels. Brief, to-the-point episodes you can enjoy in any order.
Publisher Matt Gemmell
Category arts
Language en
Explicit No
First episode 9 Apr 2023
Latest episode 21 Aug 2023 Latest episodes 18 episodes in the feed.
21 Aug 2023
Cover Design How to meet the reader's expectations and give your book its best chance.
8 Aug 2023
Front and Back Matter What to include before and after the story itself.
31 Jul 2023
Themes and Subtext The arty parts of writing don't need to be engineered up-front.
24 Jul 2023
Editing How to edit your manuscript, and why you'll need other pairs of eyes to help you.
17 Jul 2023
The First Draft The best way to approach your first draft, and guarantee you'll finish it.
19 Jun 2023
Outlining How to outline your story before starting, to make the writing process easier.
5 Jun 2023
Truth Stories should tell lies that are truer than real life allows.
29 May 2023
Research Details in fiction aren't about adding information, but rather creating the appearance of knowledge and truth.
22 May 2023
Chapters You should only start thinking about chapters after you've written the first draft of your book.
15 May 2023
Prologues and Epilogues There's no need to avoid prologues and epilogues, as long as you don't let them get in the way of the story.
8 May 2023
Plot and Structure Stories have a common and intuitive structure, and it's a useful tool for writing a novel.
1 May 2023
Tools Always use the right tools for each stage of the creative process.
23 Apr 2023
Routine The deep magic of writing consistently is to make the task very boring.
19 Apr 2023
Plotting vs Pantsing A full plan, or no plan at all, can each be appropriate for different authors or works.
16 Apr 2023
Finding the Idea Noticing story ideas is a skill you can learn, as is finding the emotional centre of a tale.
11 Apr 2023
Inspiration Inspiration is something that comes after you start work, not a prerequisite for it.
10 Apr 2023
Motivation Getting into a working mindset, and striving to be a writer every day.
9 Apr 2023
An Introduction and a Pep Talk What the Trouble With Writing is about, and why you can absolutely write a novel.
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