START WRITING

By J Washburn, Joseph Bendoski

Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writ... more

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How many episodes does START WRITING have?

The podcast currently has 188 episodes available.

START WRITING episodes:

July 22, 2021 SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel (part 1) OVERVIEW
We've had a lot of listeners ask us where to start. Our backlog spans many years! So this is meant to be tips for a beginner. It was put together with J as the lead, rather than Joe. See the video version here: https://youtu.be/dB37b0tUIzs
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43min
June 16, 2021 SW 122 Marketing Group: Email Super-fan Model
In the marketing group, we discuss the Email Super-fan Model approach and talk about how it can change how you run FB ads, how to set up the email chain, and what you are selling beyond just books.
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Patreon.com/startwritingpodcast
Website: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
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46min
June 16, 2021 SW 121 INT Bryan Collins - Dialogue in Non-Fiction
We talk to Bryan Collins about writing dialogue in non-fiction, and how journaling can be used to inform and fuel it. He talks about how he and other authors build a business around their non-fiction writing, and how time and events can change things.
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Website: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
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25min
May 12, 2021 SW 120 Marketing Group: Facebook & Amazon Ads Phase 1
We take a very detailed look at Facebook & Amazon ads, setting them up, evaluating them, and targeting. There is a video that goes along with this on the Patreon Page.

Video: https://www.patreon.com/StartWritingPodcast
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Website: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
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43min
May 12, 2021 SW 119 DIS: Dialogue 005: Switchtracking
We discuss what Swtichtracking and staying-on-your-own-track mean, and how to use them in dialogue to create tension and conflict.
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Website: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
Hills Like White Elephants
https://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/
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23min
April 06, 2021 SW 118 DIS: Dialogue 04: Don't Write-On-The-Nose But If You Do
We talk about Writing-On-The-Nose and how to address it. We go over examples and explore how it is approached in different genres.
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Website: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
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26min
March 17, 2021 SW 117 INT Brett Godfrey: How to get a world class narrator to read your book
Brett Godfrey talks about how he writes dialogue. How he got one of the top narrators to take on his books, even though he had just launched it, and it's his first novel.
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54min
February 15, 2021 SW 116 DIS Dialogue 003: How the same action beats can kill or build tension
We look at the body language of action beats and breakdown how it can be used to build tension in a scene and look at multi-layering your dialogue for better pacing, and less predictable lines.
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24min
January 20, 2021 SW 115 INT Dialogue With Sandra Montanino
Sandra Montanino talks about her new book, The Weight of Salt: A Gripping Story of Love and Courage and how she crafts dialogue.
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44min
November 29, 2020 SW 114 DIS Dialogue 002: Actions Beats & Subtext
We continue our discussion on dialogue. This time we dig into action beats, one-actor-per-paragraph, subtext, stuffing for emphasis vs. shuffling for rhythm.
Website: Joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
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35min

FAQs about START WRITING:

How many episodes does START WRITING have?

The podcast currently has 188 episodes available.