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- Episode 87: Book Club – Write Your Novel from the Middle
This month, Alicia, Janet, Lon and Marianne join JP for another book club, this time reading Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book’s lessons into their writing craft.
Question of the week: Have you ever written from the middle? If you haven't, what does the midpoint look like in your current work in progress? Share your answer here.
Show NotesWrite Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell
Editing Your Novel Structure: Tips, Tricks, and Checklists to Get You From Start to Finish by Bethany A. Tucker
www.aliciamccalla.com
www.christinedaiglebooks.com
www.serialfictionshow.com
www.janetkitto.com
www.lonvarnadorewriter.com
www.mariannehansen.net
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29 min - Episode 86: How do you layer secrets to create depth in your story?
In this week's episode, JP and Crys continue their Author's Tarot Journey, this time using The High Priestess to guide their discussion. They talk about how they use the layering of secrets to write a better story.
Question of the week: What books use secrets really well to create depth in the story? What tips and tricks do you use? Share your answer here.
Show NotesWriters for Ukraine
Dark Matter
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
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25 min - Episode 85: What scenes does your character need to reach their end goal?
In this week's episode, JP and Crys continue their Author's Tarot Journey, this time using The Magician to guide their discussion. They talk about what tools and resources they use to determine the scenes and trials their characters need to reach their end goals.
Question of the week: How do you plan out the scenes that you need for your character's journey ahead of time? Share your answer here.
Show NotesVerbalize by Damon Suede
The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
Mugging the Muse by Holly Lisle
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14 min - Episode 84: How do you introduce your story world without overwhelming the reader?
In this week's episode, JP and Crys decide to try something new and guide their question using tarot, making this episode 0 in The Author's Tarot Journey: The Fool. They use this card to analyze how to introduce your story world without overwhelming their reader.
Question of the week: Do you have tips for introducing your story world? Share your answer here.
Show NotesBuilding Better Descriptions Worksheet
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16 min - Episode 83: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
In this week's episode, Crys and JP rant about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and offer alternatives to use in character creation.
Question of the week: How do you develop your characters in terms of wants and needs? Do you use any other methods that we may not have mentioned? Share your answer here.
Show NotesBeyond Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Why Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Is Wrong
The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow’s Hierarchy
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25 min - Episode 82: Book Club – Everything Is Figureoutable
This month, Janet and Lon join JP and Crys for another book club, this time reading Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book’s lessons into their author business and writing craft.
Question of the week: What were your hot takes from Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo? Share your answer here.
Show NotesEverything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
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24 min - Episode 81: How do you find theme in existing works?In this week’s episode, JP and Crys continue their conversation from last week about finding your theme. They discuss how to go about digging into existing work to figure out what themes you have included. Question of the week: Tell us about your themes! Share your answer here. Show Notes Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo Support us […]22 min
- Episode 80: How do you figure out your theme?
In this week's episode, JP and Crys discuss different ways to figure out the theme/armature of your book.
Question of the week: Tell us about your themes! Share your answer here.
Show NotesEverything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
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26 min - Episode 79: How do you co-write?In this week’s episode, Crys and JP talk about all things co-writing. They discuss the pros of co-writing, how to find a co-writer, contracts, how to split up work, how to split royalties, and more. Question of the week: Do you have more questions about co-writing? Share your answer here! Show Notes JP’s Goodreads Author Page […]40 min
- Episode 78: Book Club – How to Write Funny CharactersThis month, Crys is joined by Janet, Marianne, and J Thorn for another book club, this time reading How To Write Funny Characters by Scott Dikkers. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book’s lessons into their writing craft. Question of the week: What were your hot takes from How […]38 min
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Ditch traditional measures of success and pursue a life of freedom with your writing.