Inside Creative Writing - A Podcast for Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Writers
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Episode 27: One Great Technique for Writing Subtext – The Third Thing
Subtext can be the difference between polished prose and an amateur-sounding story. Today, we look at one surefire way to[...]
Episode 26: How To Write Effective Beginning and Ending Scenes
Today we’re going to be talking about the importance of the first and last scenes of your novel or screenplay[...]
Episode 25: How to Prioritize Your Life for Writing
Today’s topic is about a challenge that affects every single writer that I know. “How do you prioritize your life[...]
Episode 24: How to Discover What Your Story is Really About (Using the SNBS)
Today we’re building off of an idea we explored in episode 14 called the Somebody-Wanted-But-So. We’ll modify that strategy today[...]
Episode 23: How to Write Great Fiction… with Barlow Adams
Today we explore the elements of good writing with Barlow Adams, a prolific and versatile writer well-known for both his[...]
Episode 22: You’re Not a Perfectionist—You’re Afraid
Today we’re talking about the root of so much of the resistance we face as writers: perfectionism. Where does[...]
Episode 21: Science Fiction… with Gareth L. Powell
Gareth L. Powell was born and raised in Bristol, England. He is a popular panelist and speaker at literary[...]
Episode 20: 5 Reasons Writers Should Practice Mindfulness Meditation
Today we’re talking about mindfulness meditation—what it is, how to do, and the 5 reasons that every writer should[...]
Episode 19: How to Find Your Next Killer Story Idea
It may be the most common question writers get: where do you get your ideas from? Today we answer that[...]
Episode 18: Why You Should Care About Rhetorical Devices
In this week’s episode, we explore the claim that “everything is an argument.” If this is true, then our[...]