Novel Marathon

By Undercover Novelist

Welcome to NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast aimed at helping you write the first draft of an 80,000 word novel in about a year. We’re reading THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, STORY GENIUS by ... more

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How many episodes does Novel Marathon have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

Novel Marathon episodes:

October 02, 2022 Mile 14: Writing towards a strong midpoint
Welcome to episode #14 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 25 & 26 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 27 & 28 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read p. 48 - 54 of THIS YEAR YOUR WRITE YOUR NOVEL
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template
Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
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8min
September 25, 2022 Mile 13: Story logic & how to use 3 simple tests to ratchet up tension in your novel
Welcome to episode #13 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 23 & 24 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 25 & 26 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read ch. 13 of STORY GENIUS
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template
Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
...more
10min
September 18, 2022 Mile 12: How to mine your backstory for plot points that propel your characters forward
Welcome to episode #12 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 21 & 22 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 23 & 24 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read ch. 12 of STORY GENIUS
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template

Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
...more
11min
July 17, 2022 Mile 11: Unleash your one-quarter twist & a special word count hack
Welcome to episode #11 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 19 & 20 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and p. 17 - 40 of THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 21 & 22 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST.
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template
Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
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10min
May 31, 2022 Mile 10: Why you should be writing your first novel in third person POV, plus: Showing vs. Telling
Welcome to episode #10 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 17 & 18 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and p. 40-47 of THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 19 & 20 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read p. 17-40 of THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL.
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template

Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
...more
14min
May 07, 2022 Mile 9: Character development and how to blueprint your novel scene by scene
Welcome to episode #9 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 15 & 16 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 10, 11, and 15 in STORY GENIUS. For next time, the suggested reading is: Ch. 17 & 18 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read p. 40 - 47 in THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL.
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
-> Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in “Breaking Bad” aka ”I’m the one who knocks” https://youtu.be/wMEq1mGpP5A
Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
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12min
May 07, 2022 Mile 8: Writing with an ending in mind and how that unlocks the first five scenes
Welcome to episode #8 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 13 & 14 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and p. 65-68 of THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL. For next time, the suggested reading is: Ch. 15 & 16 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also work through ch. 10, 11 and 15 of STORY GENIUS.
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
-> Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template
Useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
...more
14min
April 04, 2022 Mile 7: Beginnings, forming a realistic writing routine & word count goals
Welcome to episode #7 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 11 & 12 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 9 of STORY GENIUS. For next time, the suggested reading is: Ch. 13 & 14 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read p. 65 - 68 of THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL.
Newsletter:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter
-> Sign up to get my downloadable scene card template
NaNo Coffeehouse Discord server:
https://discord.com/invite/Kvp3fH8QrG
Instructions for joining the morning writing sprints channel (audio on):
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb02g6Hg9N-/
Forest app:
https://www.forestapp.cc
Other useful links:
https://www.novelmarathon.com/links
Good luck & happy writing!
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15min
March 21, 2022 Mile 6: Subplots, point of view, opening scene and how to use scene cards to avoid plot holes
Welcome to episode #6 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 9 & 10 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 6 of STORY GENIUS. For next time, the suggested reading is: Ch. 11 & 12 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, work through ch. 9 of STORY GENIUS. Good luck & happy writing!
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14min
March 07, 2022 Mile 5: Review of main story elements + get inside your protagonist’s head
Welcome to episode #5 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 7 & 8 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 8 of STORY GENIUS. For next time, please read and complete the writing prompts in ch. 9 & 10 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, read and work through ch. 6 of STORY GENIUS. Good luck & happy writing!
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13min

FAQs about Novel Marathon:

How many episodes does Novel Marathon have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.