A Novel Process

A Novel Process

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A Novel Process episodes

  • Kirsteen and Reader Feedback Part One

    In this episode, Kirsteen talks about receiving constructive criticism, and how to interpret and implement reader feedback.

    Find us on our socials and ask us questions here - https://linktr.ee/anovelprocess

    17 min
  • May and the Next Idea

    In this episode, May outlines the newest version of the book's structure.  It has a lot in common with the structure of a Hallmark Movie (but with more alien euthanasia).

    Find us on our socials and ask us questions here - https://linktr.ee/anovelprocess

    27 min
  • Kirsteen and the Alpha & Beta Readers

    In this episode, Kirsteen talks about the difference between alpha and beta readers, the impact of their feedback (or lack thereof) and how the editing process has changed with the rise of self-publishing authors.

    16 min
  • May and Kirsteen Become Visible - ONE YEAR SPECIAL

    In June 2021 May started a podcast about writing a book (which she thought would take about six months).  To celebrate her ongoing wrongness (and our anniversary) May and Kirsteen got together for a wide-ranging chat about how their writing processes have been going for the past year.  And in exciting news, if you’d like to watch the discussion (and not just listen to it) you can find the link here - https://youtu.be/4ugvSc1v7Dw 

    29 min
  • May Writes Chapter 2

    ...or tries to anyway.  Actually what happens is that having tasted success with Chapter 1 May runs into a hard wall with Chapter 2, and struggles to recover.

    25 min
  • Kirsteen and The Tavern Test

    In this episode, Kirsteen talks about narrative perspectives, and a writing exercise she created to help her distinguish between different character voices.

    16 min
  • May Writes Chapter 1

    In this episode, May describes the first actual chapter of the actual book, which she has actually written.  We meet our new main character, Debbie, and see a flashback to her first visit to the local mine when she was just seven years old.  While she's there, she discovers a mysterious cave...

    To learn more about Queenstown and its bright red river of acid, click here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/25/where-the-river-runs-red-tasmania-guardian-documentary

    18 min

About A Novel Process

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A Novel Process is a podcast about what it's really like to write a book, told in real-time. featuring various writers, every two weeks they'll make an episode about how it's going. The surprises, blocks, celebrations, and creative currents are all investigated in their own signature style.