Here’s the fifteenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of the Writing Talk Podcast, we’re looking at creating memorable and genuine characters. Plus this week’s writers’ toolbox tip and some listener feedback. There’s also a quick review of my news. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show […]

Here’s the fourteenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode, we’re looking at ways to break you out of a slump and get you writing again. Plus this week’s writers’ toolbox tip and some listener feedback. There’s also a quick review of my news. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical […]

Here’s the thirteenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. A critical review of the experience of using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate a novel. Plus this week’s writers’ toolbox tip and some listener feedback. There’s also a quick review of my news. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show notes of […]

Here’s the twelfth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. Today we are looking at the subject of writing faster and achieving your goals. I hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show notes of this older episode were lost. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Here’s the eleventh episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. It’s time to tackle the writing. Today we’re going to kick off with starting to write seriously. In other words, we’re taking a serious look at building up your expertise as a writer. I hope you enjoy listening Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show […]

What is the single greatest challenge in tackling a new piece of writing? The biggest and probably the most important hurdle is in the storytelling – it’s as simple, and as difficult, as that. It’s too easy to write a collection of scenes or snippets, but where is the metaphor that will give significance to […]

In this episode of Writing Talk Podcast we’re looking at assessing your ideas – will they make a great novel or short story? Just as I tend to begin DIY projects around the house without having any clear idea what I’m doing, many people begin a writing project that might take months or years without […]

Firstly, apologies if you were one of the first wave of listeners and you wondered where this podcast had vanished to. I’ve had a lot of work on with my writing. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show notes of this older episode were lost. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Here’s the seventh episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of The Writing Talk Podcast, I’m talking about the ways that beta readers can help, and ask whether head hopping is okay in your writing. For those who aren’t familiar with the term “beta reader. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show […]

Here’s the sixth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of The Writing Talk Podcast, I’m talking about the ways that you can give your writing the edge by keeping it in the moment. Writing in the moment is the opposite of being heavy handed. It keeps us rooted in the action Regrettably, […]