The Art of the Ages: The How and Why of Writing

By Paul Lytle

A podcast on writing - why we write, how the mechanics of writing work, and what we can learn from others.... more

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

The Art of the Ages: The How and Why of Writing episodes:

February 21, 2019 HOW: Storytelling Practice
How Dungeons and Dragons can help us become better storytellers

http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
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15min
February 14, 2019 HOW: Seeking Out Criticism
As writers, it is critical that we get criticism for our work.

This being November and therefore National Novel Writing Month (https://nanowrimo.org/) thought we would chat a little about keeping a writing schedule and minimum word count.

Podcast version of the show: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-ages-the-how-and-why-of-writing/id1441023257?mt=2

http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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16min
February 07, 2019 HOW: Where Do Ideas Come From?
Where does a writer gets ideas? Where kinda from everyone. How do you develop them is a better question.

Podcast version of the show: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-ages-the-how-and-why-of-writing/id1441023257?mt=2

http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH

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18min
January 31, 2019 HOW: The Look of the Page
Writers of works that are required to be read have a particular issue that they have to face - what the does the page look like? Does it help with the reading or distract from it? How do we know?

http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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18min
January 23, 2019 HOW: Exposition and Narration
Using Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane as our guide, we look at exposition and narration and how to use each one.
http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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20min
January 09, 2019 WHY: The Art of the Ages in the Art of the Ages
Explaining the title of the podcast whiel delving a little more into Tolkien's concept of sub-creation.

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One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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14min
January 02, 2019 HOW: Ending a Story when the Book Ends
Yeah, it's totally possible to end a story long before a story is over, and it is something we should be guarding against.
http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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21min
December 27, 2018 HOW: Read Poetry (and not Free Verse)
If you learn how to control word choice, rhythm, and pacing, you can make the reader read your work in the way that you want him to. But to do that, we have to read poetry. And not free verse poetry.

http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
...more
23min
December 19, 2018 WORKSHOP: A Christmas Carol
Looking at the structure and strategy of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
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16min
December 12, 2018 WORKSHOP: The Milky Way
Discussing when and how to deal with repeatative phrasing by using my own work as an example and also Train's "Drops of Jupiter."
http://www.paullytle.com
One of my novels, The Yellow Canary:
https://amzn.to/2D9ojXH
...more
17min

FAQs about The Art of the Ages: The How and Why of Writing:

How many episodes does The Art of the Ages: The How and Why of Writing have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.