Goodbye to Genres: Parting Words for Writers (Clip Show #17)
We're closing the book on genre, two seasons, dozens of subgenres, and a lot of overthinking later. This week we revisit some highlights: novel architecture and the dreaded middle-of-the-book slump, w...
23 Juli 13min
How Genres Change Over Time: From Castle Walls to Femgore
Genres and subgenres are ever-evolving. This week, we trace one horror lineage from a crumbling 1764 castle all the way to today's femgore boom, dig into a detective fiction metamorphosis that spans t...
16 Juli 16min
The Two-Minute Wait: Time Management and Storytelling Around the World
How much can you really accomplish in two minutes?This week on Writing Break, I share a simple exercise I call The Two-Minute Wait, which can help you better understand your relationship with time and...
9 Juli 16min
The Kitchen Table Test: What Writers Can Learn from Film, Theatre, and Video Games
Everyone in your life thinks your book would make a great movie, play, or video game. But adaptation isn't a copy-paste job because every medium solves storytelling problems differently. This week, we...
2 Juli 24min
Who Owns the Story? AI, Copyright, and Authors
AI continues reshaping publishing, and writers cannot afford to ignore what's happening. In this week's news episode, we explore the growing legal, ethical, and professional questions surrounding AI, ...
25 Juni 27min
Writing What You Want vs. Writing What Sells
Should you write what you love or write what sells? Is it possible to do both?In this episode of Writing Break, we explore how writers can stop chasing trends and, instead, find the overlap between pe...
18 Juni 10min
Cross-Genre Mashups: Blending Genres and Gaining Readers
Cross-genre fiction is thriving, but blending genres successfully requires more than adding a dragon to a murder mystery (sad, but true). If you're writing a cross-genre novel, planning to write one, ...
11 Juni 10min
What Does the Reader Need to Know Next? Writing Stronger Novels
What keeps a novel interesting after the premise stops being new?In this episode, I share the most important question to ask yourself while writing, no matter what genre you're writing. I also analyze...
4 Juni 17min
