Bonus: What Made Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone A Best Seller? (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)

In today's episode, we’re going to talk through four reasons why you should have a target word count for your story. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:50] Generally speaking, a novel is define...

17 Nov 202013min

In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the horror genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up in the movie Halloween. Here's a preview of what's inclu...

3 Nov 202019min

In today's episode, we’re going to talk about how to mislead and surprise your readers using red herrings. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:20] A red herring is anything that distracts reader...

27 Okt 202015min

In today's episode, we're going to talk about the key scenes that every performance story needs to have in order to work and to satisfy fans of the genre. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:30]...

21 Okt 202014min

In today's episode, we’re going to talk about crafting a great inciting incident for your story. I'm also going to show you how the global inciting incident looks different across the content genres. ...

6 Okt 202020min

In today's extra special bonus episode, I'm sharing my interview with Dr. Susan Hickman from the Conquering the Writing Blues Summit I took part in earlier this year. Here's a quick preview of what's ...

1 Okt 202037min

In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the worldview genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up in the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Here's ...

29 Sep 202022min

In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through ten steps to get ready for NaNoWriMo. Here's a preview of what's included: [03:40] Step 1: Choose one story idea to work on during NaNoWriMo. [04:40]...

15 Sep 202026min