The Write Direction

The Write Direction

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The Write Direction episodes

  • Funny You Say That (Creating Cartoons, Humour, and Visual Storytelling with Tommy Siegel)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success? The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.


    Today's guest is Tommy Siegel, a great cartoonist who completed the insane task of making a series of 500 daily comics. In this episode, we talk about visual storytelling, burnout, when to take advice and when to bend or break it.


    Podcast links:


    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DiZUzJBqV0yJiTobddhyk

    Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-write-direction

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-write-direction/id1529206065 


    Tommy Siegel: https://www.instagram.com/tommysiegel/


    Where you can find me:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agmacdonald87/

    YouTube:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr 19 min
  • R. K. and A. G. Fix Star Wars (Where Did The Sequels Lose Their Way? with R. K. Gold)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success? The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.


    Today's going to be a little different: We're going to talk Star Wars! The sequel trilogy divided fans, and in this episode of The Write Direction, I sit down with author R. K. Gold and talk about how we would fix the sequels together and make a more cohesive story.


    R. K. Gold's Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorrkgold


    Where you can find me:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr 41 min
  • Go Your Own Way *In Publishing* (The Million Different Ways to Get Published with Sarah Epstein)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success? The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.


    Today's guest is Sarah Epstein, author of the Young Adult mystery novels Small Spaces and Deep Water. In this chat, Sarah talks about the unconventional paths she took to get traditionally published, and what she learned from following popular advice.


    This was an absolutely fascinating chat and a must listen for anybody who is considering publishing their work.


    Sarah Epstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahLEpstein


    Where you can find me:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr 19 min
  • Blood and Dystopias (Writing Dystopian Fiction in 2020 with Chris Panatier)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success?

    The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.

    Today's guest is Chris Panatier: a debut author (The Phlebotomist) and artist. We discuss everything from dystopians, how to use tropes to your advantage, and how to make your heroine a 67 year old working at a mandatory blood drive.


    Where you can find me:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr 27 min
  • So, You Wanna Self Publish? (Seeing Yourself as a Small Business with SAVY)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success?

    The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.


    Today's guest is SAVY: an amazing author (Sculpt Yourself, One Final Vinyl), a small business champion. She also runs a book and anti MLM YouTube channel. Today's topic is how you as an independently published author can find success by marketing yourself as a small business.


    Where you can find me:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr
  • Do You Wanna Build a Story? (Plotting and Pacing with Author R. K. Gold)

    Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success?

    The Write Direction is a discussion on writing and storytelling with professional artists about their craft.

    For our first episode, we're talking plotting and pacing with R. K. Gold (Author of Beds Are for Flowers and the upcoming Father in the Forest).


    Where you can find me:

    Discord: https://discord.gg/P4RFMgT

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AG_Macdonald


    Music by Our Music Box (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

    1 hr 11 min

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Are you looking for advice on writing and storytelling from professionals who have proven success? 

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