Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on a movie that she felt was very much like reading a book and how this movie can serve as a tutorial to authors. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor continues with her thoughts from a listener question about setting and whether or not it can become a type of character in your story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the phrase Cut to the Chase, and how it can be used to amp up our fiction. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […]

In this short show, Steve asks Taylor if she has thoughts about a prologue technique he’s seen an author use across multiple series. As you can imagine, Taylor did have some thoughts. Please let us know if you like more of these ‘short take’ kind of shows.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about setting and whether or not it can become a type of character in your story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss two different television series and ask what about their different storylines make them so compelling. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! This week’s show is the fifth and final in a series of Hack the Craft Episodes dealing with a submission from author M.Z Lowe. This week’s episode details Taylor’s line edits also has video which you can find here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62316056 If you have questions or suggestions […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! This week’s show is the fourth in a series of Hack the Craft Episodes dealing with a submission from author M.Z Lowe. This week’s episode also has video which you can find here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61936830 If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! This week’s show is a Hack the Craft Episodes dealing with questions on story stakes from author M.Z Lowe. This week Taylor’s responses focus on story stakes. You can find the worksheet that Taylor created here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hack-craft-scene-57649003 If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! This week’s show is the second in a series of Hack the Craft Episodes dealing with a submission from author M.Z Lowe. This week Taylor responds to several questions from the author on the use and style of flashbacks as well as some story issues. You […]