Mentoring Writers Resource Box

Mentoring Writers Resource Box

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Mentoring Writers Resource Box episodes

  • B037 CREATING A FANTASY WORLD
    If you want to write fantasy fiction then you need ensure you get the right format for your storyline. Here are a few questions and tips for you that we believe will help you in planning your next fantasy book.
    8 min
  • P053 THE PROCRASTINATION PROBLEM
    There are times when one can suddenly find that sitting down to write or in fact starting to do anything that requires an effort is a chore. You find an excuse to do something, anything rather than the job in hand. We call that procrastination. Today we look at how you can overcome this problem.
    11 min
  • B036 WRITING A GOOD SEX SCENE
    Writing rom-com fiction is not for everyone yet it is becoming more and more popular. Here we discuss how one writer discovered how to overcome the pit falls of writing steamy novels in order to deliver good sex scenes and therefore exciting books to read.
    12 min
  • P052 WHEN TO TURN DOWN A PUBLISHING CONTRACT
    How do you know if the publishing contract you have been offered is genuine or even worth the paper it is printed on. Ann tells us about an author friends first experience of being approached by the wrong type of publisher and what you should be aware of?
    12 min
  • B035 HAVING A LOT TO SAY
    Sometimes we writers have too much to say. We will explain about how to control the urge to include all you know on a subject, or want to put in a storyline, from being included. It's not easy but its worth remembering Less is More.
    8 min
  • I004 IN CONVERSATION WITH... DR. MAUREEN EDWARDS
    Maureen Edwards is an American English Academic who turned author and who was mentored by Ann through a Mentoring Writers Book Programme. Today we learn more about the journey Maureen undertook with Ann in order to produce her first successful debut modern fictional novel titled 'It Is What It Is.'
    36 min
  • B034 YOU ARE YOUR BEST AUDIENCE
    All writers need to know that what they write is going to be read. In other words you need to know that you writing for and finding your ideal readers. Today we explain how you can do this so as to ensure your work hits the right spots.
    7 min
  • P051 USING CHEKHOVs GUN
    Anton Chekhov had a method for using props in his writing and stage plays which proved both interesting and relevant to the final outcome of the story being told. In this podcast we explain more of his methods and how you can use them in your writing.
    23 min
  • B033 SCRIVENER - THE WRITING APP
    If you want to use technology to help you with your writing process then why not try one of the writing apps currently available. Scrivener is supposedly one of the best apps on the market at present. Here we receive some useful know how from an experienced user.
    10 min
  • P050 IDEAL READERS FOR NON-FICTION WRITERS
    All writers including non-fiction ones should be aware of who their ideal readers are. Unless you do how will you know what to write for them and how to attract them to your finished work. Today you will pick up some tips and ideas to help you understand the prose.
    16 min

About Mentoring Writers Resource Box

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Mentoring Writers Resource Box podcasts offer new and developing authors assistance as they travel their writing journey (whether self- or traditionally published). We mentor adult writers of all ages worldwide while mentoring under 18's through our sister organisation Kids4Kids.org.uk. With over thirty years’ experience as an award-winning author, speaker, writing mentor, and publishing consultant our Principle Mentor, Ann Brady, offers practical tips which will help new writers open the door to discovering the many facets of creating, developing and writing a book. We also offer advice on marketing and the publishing aspect of the writing process. Each of the 10-to-20-minute episodes are fact-based, conversational mentoring sessions which will help keep you focused, increase your confidence, and bolster your creativity whilst helping you write.