Writing Roots

Every writing journey has to start somewhere. No writer out there started with perfect stories, even the bestselling authors we know and love. One thing we want all of our listeners to know is that wr...

25 Marras 202328min

Head hopping is one of those problems that, unless you know what to look for, you probably don’t realize you’re doing. Unlike an omniscient point of view, where the narrator is talking about the event...

23 Marras 202311min

It’s too easy to accidentally create contradictions in your writing. Often it happens at the sentence level, coming through in the form of gerunds or misaligned descriptions. In this episode, we talk ...

20 Marras 202312min

There is a delicate balance to providing descriptions to the readers. Write too little and your characters are empty shapes on a blank stage. Too much and it slows the pace of the book. Of all the pro...

16 Marras 202312min

Nothing can confuse a reader quite like having too many characters in a single sentence. This is especially the case when pronouns get involved. This problem extends beyond just characters, though. Li...

13 Marras 202311min

If you’re trying to pare down a complicated sentence, you may want to look for any extra adjectives and adverbs. While clarity and descriptions are good, they can also bog down your writing and cause ...

9 Marras 202311min

Keeping a cohesive timeline through your story is more than simply maintaining an order of scenes. Even sentences can be out of order, causing little bursts of confusion that send the reader backwards...

6 Marras 202311min

We talk a lot on this podcast on how to fix problems with your writing or story. The most difficult aspect of that is figuring out if there’s even a problem in the first place. Throughout November, we...

2 Marras 202311min