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Punch Keys episodes
- Interview with Romance Author Imogen Keeper
This week, Poppy and Cass are excited to introduce award-winning author Imogen Keeper. Her tenth book, Outlaw, was just released and we chat about what the writing process is like for her.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.punchkeys.com
- https://www.imogenkeeper.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/imogenkeeperauthor/
- https://www.facebook.com/ImogenKeeper/
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
53 min - How to Create Character Chemistry in Fiction Writing
This week, Poppy and Cass talk about making characters click in all types of relationships. What key factors make readers attach to a relationship? Let's find out.
Article mentioned in episode:
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-create-character-chemistry/Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
39 min - How to Find That Sweet Spot For Details
This week, Poppy and Cass dig into the details of your story and how to use them to conquer the infamous show vs tell advice all writers hear over and over. There's a sweet spot for the right amount of details, let's find it!
If you're enjoying Punch Keys, please help us out with a review!Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
41 min - How to Use Your Synopsis Before You Query
In this episode, Poppy and Cass discuss how poking at your submission package while still in the first draft can help organize where the story is going. Novels feel longest when your lost in the middle weeds of the creation process, try using your query material to untangle. There may be some fake taglines and loglines that Cass thought were hilarious. Maybe.
Logline formula mentioned in episode:
When incident, occurs character with role and motivation pursues goal, only to discover that opposition threatens disaster.Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
46 min - How to Make Your Fight Scenes Hit
In this episode, Poppy and Cass talk about crafting fight scenes, both verbal and physical. Put on your boxing gloves and lets do this. Kapow!
Keywords: onomatopoeia, Carla Hoch, sentence structures, five senses, and dynamic wrting!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.punchkeys.com
- http://www.fightwrite.net
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
52 min - How to Layer Your Scenes to Add Depth to Your Story
This week, Poppy and Cass talk about eating onions. Haha. Nope. They're talking about layering your scene with all the glourious threads running through that word baby of yours. Define a scene, make it do MORE. Okay, not that much. Calm down.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
38 min - Pitfalls to Avoid when Naming Characters or Places
This week, Poppy and Cass talk about how they pick names for the things. All. The. Things. Because let's face it, names matter.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
47 min - Organization and Goals Make Finishing Easier
This week, Poppy and Cass discuss how to organize the chaos that a novel can become and how setting goals helps you finish. It's not easy, you don't have pretend it is, but you can find tools to make sure you finish. Okay fine, and then start again. We all know this doesn't end with one novel.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
46 min - Repetition in all its Glorious Forms
This week, Poppy and Cass discuss all the glourious ways repetition can sneak into fiction writing. Yes, we know, you can do a most used word search. There is so much more though, trust us.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
42 min - Tropes: Use them and Beware of them
This week, Poppy and Cass discuss what the deal is with tropes. They look at character tropes vs plot tropes, tropes vs. stereotypes, and how to get the most out of these familiar frameworks. Uncork a bottle and let's get started.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://punchkeys.com
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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About Punch Keys
From the publisher's feed
Punch Keys gives writer support to keep you punching those keys. Cass Kay and Poppy Minnix talk about fiction novel writing over a glass of wine every Wednesday night. Uncork and join us!