Write A Novel: Making Your Authorship Dreams Come True

No one is an expert about everything, but there are many people who are, in fact, experts about something. So how can we as authors convince our readers into thinking that we know what the heck we're talking about, without actually dedicating lifetimes to the study of every topic in existence? That's what I'm talking about in this podcast. And be sure to subscribe on the platform you're currently listening on for help to put into practice methods to trick your readers. For a transcript of this episode, please go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. If you’d like to listen to future episodes, be sure to subscribe on the app of your choice, and be sure to give it a rating while you’re at it to let me know what you think of the podcast. If you'd like access to exclusive bonus content, such as my list and review of the top Character Name Generators on the web, you can go to TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. If you’d like to support the podcast, you can do so at Patreon.com/QJMartin.

In this episode, finalize my list of scenes for the first half of Act II, stopping at the midpoint. I also forget to mention why I'm missing one scene, so you'll find out the answer to that in next week's episode. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

In this episode, we're going to be working to finish crafting our scene lists up to the midpoint of our works-in-progress. I also discuss the huge leap in reasoning that has helped me greatly in the development of my second act. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

Welcome to the Write A Novel podcast. Thanks for taking the time to give it a listen. I hope you'll consider sticking around! For a transcript of this episode, please go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. If you’d like to listen to future episodes, be sure to subscribe on the app of your choice, and be sure to give it a rating while you’re at it to let me know what you think of the podcast. If you'd like access to exclusive bonus content, such as my list and review of the top Character Name Generators on the web, you can go to TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. If you’d like to support the podcast, you can do so at Patreon.com/QJMartin.

As much as I love and need to plot, there are times when the best thing to do is throw away my hard-earned outline and start from scratch. Why would I do such a thing? You can find out in this episode of the Write A Novel podcast. For a transcript of this episode, please go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. If you’d like to listen to future episodes, be sure to subscribe on the app of your choice, and be sure to give it a rating while you’re at it to let me know what you think of the podcast. If you'd like access to exclusive bonus content, such as my list and review of the top Character Name Generators on the web, you can go to TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. If you’d like to support the podcast, you can do so at Patreon.com/QJMartin.

In this bonus episode, I finish listing out my newly developed scenes for Act I of my novel. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

In the first episode of my rebranded podcast, I finish developing the scene list for Act I of my novel. This involves a few alterations to my original idea, but that just comes with the territory of being a writer. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

In this episode, I create a scene list for Act III of my novel, but much more importantly, I discuss theme, what it is, how to identify it, and how it should affect your story. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

In this episode, I translate my outline into a scene list for the second half of Act II. For a refresher on what constitutes a scene, please look at episode 9 of the #2021NovelChallenge here on this podcast. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.

In this episode, I translate my outline into a scene list for the first half of Act II, all the way until the midpoint. For a refresher on what constitutes a scene, please look at episode 9 of the #2021NovelChallenge here on this podcast. For a transcript of this episode, go to TheWritersEverything.org/transcripts. To gain access to my exclusive upcoming bonus content, such as my list and review of the best character name generators on the web, sign up for my newsletter at TheWritersEverything.org/newsletter. To support this podcast, please go to patreon.com/qjmartin.