Listener C.A. (Carol) Newsome is refreshing the first book in her Lia Anderson Dog Park Mystery Series, to try and bring the level of her craft up to that in the later books in the series.  Carol send the prologue and some of the first chapter to Taylor to get her input on a couple […]

Listener C.A. (Carol) Newsome is refreshing the first book in her Lia Anderson Dog Park Mystery Series, to try and bring the level of her craft up to that in the later books in the series.  Carol send the prologue and some of the first chapter to Taylor to get her input on a couple […]

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of doing the hard work that will make your writing standing out.  The show uses some real examples from Steve’s WIP and provides the opportunity for Taylor to discuss how to use the three Vs (vivid, vibrant, and vicarious) to strengthen your writing. Thanks so much for […]

In this week’s episode, we discuss some of Taylor’s pet peeves with regard to dialogue. How to avoid unnecessary dialogue, conversations that are too formal, and questions that are too pointed. Thanks so much for joining us again this week! If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. […]

In this week’s abbreviated episode, we discuss the use of Natural Disaster’s in fiction as a way to drive tension, Taylor offers up a juicy hurricane-related plot, and we discuss the synopsis she’s preparing for book two in her new series. Thanks so much for joining us again this week! If you have questions or […]

In this episode, we talk transparency and then get into writing advice, discussing character traits or quirks and how they can bond readers to your characters. Thanks so much for joining us again this week! If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […]

In this week’s episode, Taylor walks us through several examples of how to quickly show readers the traits of some characters through movement, dialogue, self-talk, action and more.  Thanks to author C.A. Newsome for providing the idea for today’s shows. Show notes Thanks so much for joining us again this week! If you have questions […]

This week we respond to this question, from author J.W. Benshoof, who wonders how to split a single novel that’s growing larger than anticipated, into a series that will still appeal to readers.  Taylor points out several things J.W. should consider, including giving the reader a sense of completion with each book, and the resolution […]

In this week’s show, Taylor and Steve discuss the fungibility of books, and what Taylor has done to try and make her books less fungible to those who enjoy her work. Wikipedia defines fungibility as follows:   In economics, fungibility is the property of a good or a commodity whose individual units are essentially interchangeable. […]

In this week’s episode, we take a look behind the curtain, at the decision-making process Taylor went through before deciding how to publisher her next book.  Things like writing style, speed, self-knowledge and the library market all played a part in the journey that’s just beginning with her new publisher. Thanks so much for joining […]