The Plotcast: Fiction Writing & Editing Tips with Authors and Experts

I’m joined tooday by Allie Nava. Her debut novel July and Everything after has just recently come out and it tells the Story of an American woman’s transformation after experiencing horrific events during a visit to her birth country in Asia at the inception of civil war.

Pick up July and Everything After here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/July-Everything-After-Allie-Nava/dp/1965253067 

Allie's website: https://allienava.com/  

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

I'm joined by Carson Long, a Youtube writing creator and author of Starlight Farm's Kennel for Talking Dogs, as we discuss the best trick to get through writing your first draft, shedding the fear of imperfection and discovering what your story is about.

Pick up Starlight Farm's here: https://amzn.to/478cvAM

Join Carson's Discord group events: https://discord.gg/5yR34spzeV

Carson's Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@writing-theory

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

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It's a painful truth that writers of this day and age are expected to have an online presence, and with this comes the choice of what social media platform you can get the most out of as an author. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear why social media shouldn't be your priority and what you should actually put your energy into instead.

Submit books for judging or questions for answering: https://www.the-plottery.com/the-plotcast 

I'm on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

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Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

I'm joined by one of my clients who's a full-time student, and has written and published a book on a 4-month timeline, then written a subsequent one in the next year. She shares her tips to keep herself writing without sacrificing sleep.

Submit books for judging or questions for answering: https://www.the-plottery.com/the-plotcast

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

Tokyo Yume's The Apple of My Eye: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-My-Eye-Tokyo-yume/dp/B0CFMCCZVV 

Tokyo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyoyume_/ 

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

Fleshing out your character doesn't come down to personality traits or fun quirks but to a more fundamental depth of a character - their internal conflict, their story arc & purpose, motivation, and their backstory. We dive into all of that in this episode.

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We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

Apply for editing: https://www.the-plottery.com/editing

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Jasmina's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminareadstoomuch/

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

Today, I'm joined by Kai Wissler, screenwriter and short film producer/director working in post-production for film & TV. We dive into the golden rule of storytelling and what you can learn from screenwriting to strengthen your prose.

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

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Join my Soft Plotting Program: https://www.the-plottery.com/soft-plotting-program

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Kai's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaiwiiii/ 

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

If you struggle finding motivation to actually sit down and work on your novel, Char & Jasmina share their best tips in what gets them to write versus what makes them hate the process.

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

Apply for editing: https://www.the-plottery.com/editing

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Join my Soft Plotting Program: https://www.the-plottery.com/soft-plotting-program

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Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Jasmina's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminareadstoomuch/

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

Your first chapter is the first impression of your novel, and so many authors religiously get stuck on it. There's a plethora of advice online on what you should and shouldn't include in a first chapter, so we thought we'd add to the pot, hopefully, to clarify this hodgepodge rather than stir further confusion into your brain. You'll be the judge of that!

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

Apply for editing: https://www.the-plottery.com/editing

Apply for coaching: https://www.the-plottery.com/coaching

Join my Soft Plotting Program: https://www.the-plottery.com/soft-plotting-program

Char's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.plottery/

Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Jasmina's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminareadstoomuch/

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/ 

In the first episode of the Plotcast, Char & Jasmina discredit the most toxic advice you might hear circulating around the writing community to pave the way for a more nurturing and positive approach to writing your novel.

We're on a mission to help authors change their relationship to writing to bring them joy instead of stress, self-doubt, and overwhelm. Find our resources & free content below:

Apply for editing: https://www.the-plottery.com/editing

Apply for coaching: https://www.the-plottery.com/coaching

Join my Soft Plotting Program: https://www.the-plottery.com/soft-plotting-program

Char's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.plottery/

Char's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUEKadKCk5xQ-RyJkZQ6XQ

Jasmina's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasminareadstoomuch/

Website: https://www.the-plottery.com/