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I am back, at least for now...and maybe for a whole new season of More Stories.

Between now and March 15, 2017, I am seeking patrons and sponsors for the More Stories creative writing podcast.

I have a minimum of twelve new episodes in the planning stages, but in order to have the time and resources to complete these episodes, I have set a goal of raising $1,200.00 by March 15th.

Each episode of More Stories takes between three and five hours to write, record (and, often, re-record), edit, post, and share. Just purchasing the hosting services to allow for weekly or bi-weekly shows costs around $50.00 per month, which does not factor in web-hosting or my time.

With this new season, my intention is to have audio, video, and full-transcript versions of each episode available so that More Stories fans will have access to the information in a variety of formats.

There are several options for helping support the show.

As a show PATRON you can choose to support More Stories in $12 increments.

If you wish to pledge $1, $2, or $5 per show, for example, simply select 1, 2, or 5 units and that will be multiplied by 12 to give you your patronage total.

You may also wish to contribute as a SPONSOR or as a PRODUCER. You can check out those details on their respective pages.

****PLEASE NOTE: The patronage pledge is made as a PRE ORDER so that your card will not be charged until enough pledges have come in to make the goal. In other words, if I do not get enough Patron, Sponsor, or Producer pledges to meet the goals I have set, I will not collect money from those of you who have already agreed to donate. If I DO get enough pledges to meet the goal, your card will be charged and I will begin production of the new season of More Stories immediately****

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More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 3: Episode 5 - Elements of Narrative Creative Writing.

In order to improve our creative writing efforts, it helps us to understand the five basic elements of storytelling: Character, Plot, Setting, Dialogue, and Significant Detail.

If you’ve been writing for a while, starting to accumulate pages, you may find that you re-read your work, and it seems to be, well…not good. Things don't seem to be coming together. What you are producing doesn't feel like a story, it lacks cohesion, it maybe jest feels flat or lifeless or uninteresting. Somehow the writing doesn't feel complete.

Don't worry. If you find yourself in this place, you should know that most writers have been there. It is part of the growth and creative maturity process.

I believe that when you have gotten to a place where you've been piling up some pages of writing, but you just aren't happy with the overall quality of the writing, that is a good time to begin to apply some of the analytical knowledge you've accumulated to the writing process.

What I am suggesting, then, is that we learn how to breakdown and deconstruct writing that we admire, as a way of learning how to make our own work better. The best way to start doing this is to understand the five elements of narrative creative writing and begin to study how they interact and work together in great literature.

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 3: Episode  3 - Write What You Know! Sort of.

“Write what you know.”

This is common advice given to new writers: But, is it good advice? What does it even mean??

Write what you know cannot be taken to literally mean, “Only write about things you have directly experienced and completely understood and processed.” Otherwise, no fiction would ever be written except for thinly-disguised, fictional versions of the author’s real life. As if I were to write a story about Aaron Sherman White who drives across the skyway bridge only to realize halfway across that he’s forgotten the book he was hoping to have autographed at home and will have to turn around, thus paying the toll twice. Boring!

But KNOWING something is not limited to personally experiencing it.

The advice “write what you know” is meant to keep you from writing things that are unclear, inaccurate, or unconvincing because they lack the knowledge and detail to make it real to the reader.

In other words, the advice is really this: Don’t try to BS the reader. They have a Crap Detector and the sensitivity is set on HIGH.

How do we KNOW?

WHAT do we KNOW?

All of which are translated into the building blocks of writing and storytelling: Characters, Plot, Setting, Dialogue, Significant/Meaningful Details.

Three less-quantifiable ways we know:

And that is the real key to understanding this bit of advice for new writers. Write what you know, but you know more than you think.

I mention this in the episode:

Anthology Submissions http://submissions.morestoriespodcast.com

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 3: Episode  2 - Creative Writing First Steps

Taking first steps in creative writing can be tough. Here are a few common misconceptions about writing, paired with some of the advice I give to new writers. I hope you find it helpful.

A few things I mention in this episode:

Blog Post Making Progress with Your Writing http://www.WordsMatterESW.com/wp/blog

Anthology Submissions http://submissions.morestoriespodcast.com

Artist’s Way Study Group (Sarasota Florida class) http://www.WordsMatterESW.com/theway

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 3: Episode  1 - Take Stock of Your Writing Life

You may have noticed the absence of this podcast for the last few weeks. It was an unplanned, but not unpleasant hiatus.

Now, though, I’m back, and ready to move forward.

In this episode, I talk a little about why I’ve been away from the podcasting microphone, what changes I’ve made in my work-creativity-personal life balance, and why the lessons we learn that make us better writers can sometimes make us better people, in general.

At the end of the podcast, I announce the opening of the submissions window for the first ever Words Matter Creative Writing Anthology. If you are a listener to this podcast, you are eligible to submit a creative work to this anthology. 

Details are available at http://submissions.morestoriespodcast.com

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 2: Episode  9 - The Harold, Meditation, and the Craft of Writing

If you dig too deeply into something before trying it, you might rob your joy and come to a conclusion that isn't accurate.

Truth in Comedy, by Halpern, Close, and Johnson

10% Happier, by Dan Harris

Insight Meditation, by Joseph Goldstein

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 2: Episode 8 - Be hard on yourself, and go easy on yourself.

Striking a balance between pushing ourselves creatively and knowing when (and how) to be gentle with ourselves is an important skill to keep in mind.

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information. 

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 2: Episode 7 - Overcoming Feedback Overload

Getting solid critique and feedback is an important part of improving our writing, but it comes with its share of dangers.

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 2: Episode 6

Critique Groups and Writing Workshops

Being connected with a solid critique group or writing workshop is an important aspect of growing and maintaining a prolific writing life. Here are some thoughts on finding the right group for you.

Enjoy!!

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter 

More Stories: The Creative Writing Podcast

Season 2: Episode 5

MFA Programs-Behind the Scenes.

This week I interview writer, professor, and MFA program co-director, David Hicks. We discuss writing, MFA programs in general, and some specific discussion of the program he has helped create and direct, the Mile High MFA through Regis University.

Enjoy!!

Mentioned Links:

If you'd like to help support this podcast, my creative writing blog, and other endeavors, please consider a small contribution. Check out www.WordsMatterESW.com/donate for more information.

More Stories Podcast Links:

▪www.MoreStoriesPodcast.com

▪Subscribe or listen via iTunes

▪Subscribe or listen via Stitcher

▪RSS feed, for those who use RSS to subscribe

Other Eric Sheridan Wyatt links:

▪My author page on Amazon.

▪My blog, Stories I Read, Stories I Tell

▪My homepage, Words Matter Creative Writing

▪Words Matter on Facebook

▪Words Matter on Twitter