By Paula B
Information and Inspiration for Writers
Screenwriter/director Dan O'Bannon's widow and protege discuss Dan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Structure
The Writing Show is ending! We've had a lot of fun over the last seven years, but it's time to move on to other things.
Welcome to The Writing Show Slush Pile Workshop! This podcast series is designed to help you practice capturing readers' attention.
Raised in communes across the globe and denied an education beyond the sixth grade, Stevens broke free of the Children of God and is now a bestselling author.
Join us as Ronald J. Craft describes the kinds of mistakes fantasy writers make and offers advice for avoiding similar pitfalls.
Writing Show listener Neil Trigger analyzes first chapters from three famous fantasy novels.
From now on, The Writing Show will be all slush pile workshops all the time. Please submit your chapter! The site will remain up. The forum will remain up. Paula B. will continue her mentoring/consulting/editing services. You can purchase a...
Young adult fiction is white hot these days. Leigh Moore, an avid fan and aspiring YA fiction writer, tells us what the phenomenon is all about.
Please join us as we present 12 minutes of bone-chilling, skin-crawling horror and fright as Alan Chaney reads Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Here for your listening pleasure are three perfect newspaper columns by longtime Writing Show listener Sudie Crouch. See if you agree that she's the next Erma Bombeck. We think so.
Michele Wallerstein discusses the secret rules of Hollywood screenwriting. Ignore them at your peril.
Guest host Ricardo Amigo starts a new series on the POD business he's opening in Latin America.
Now that HBO is running the series Boardwalk Empire, we thought you might enjoy listening to Nelson Johnson again. Note: We originally ran this interview in October of 2009.
Writing Show guest host Alanna Klapp discusses the writer's life with author Sarah Willis.
Aspiring writer Bart Silverstrim comments on author Robert Sawyer's fears that the days of being able to make a living as a novelist are numbered.
You don't have to be a screenwriter or filmmaker to promote your books at film festivals.
Andy Hayes offers quick tips for presenting yourself effectively on the Web and tackles two case studies involving Writing Show listeners.
The Writing Show's very own Mark Leslie interviews multi-genre author Kelley Armstrong.
Guest host Ricardo Amigo presents the fourth installment in his series on text management for writers, offering more about EditPad Lite and introducing us to his new POD service in Mexico City.
If you procrastinate, this is the show for you!
This week The Writing Show explores Nigeria through its stories.
A couple of years ago, Roger Morris made the transition to full-time writing. How's that worked out for him?