Writing Roots

Writing Roots

A 10-minute podcast to improve your writing skills

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S22E8 – K/D Ratio: Beats in Dialogue

S22E8 – K/D Ratio: Beats in Dialogue

Dialogue can be tricky for authors, especially if you’ve never heard of the idea of beats in dialogue. It can either feel stilted in an attempt to make it grammatically correct, or end up nonsensical ...

27 Juli 202111min

S22E7 – Fog and Flame: Character Development

S22E7 – Fog and Flame: Character Development

Stories generally develop in one of two ways: with a focus on the plot with the characters playing their parts, or a focus on the characters as they navigate the world. In other words, plot-driven or ...

22 Juli 202111min

S22E6 – K/D Ratio: Character Voice

S22E6 – K/D Ratio: Character Voice

A key to unique characters is to develop and maintain character voice. Think of your favorite books. Can you tell who is speaking without needing to read the dialogue tag? If you can, that means that ...

19 Juli 202111min

S22E5 – Fog and Flame: Take it Back Now Y’all!

S22E5 – Fog and Flame: Take it Back Now Y’all!

Narrative flow is important for keeping your reader engaged in the plot. You want to keep driving them forward to the next event or next reveal. There are times, though, when it’s okay to reveal somet...

15 Juli 202111min

S22E4 – K/D Ratio: Setup and Payoff

S22E4 – K/D Ratio: Setup and Payoff

You’ve probably heard about the trope of Chekov’s Gun. We’ve talked about it here multiple times. The idea behind it is that if there’s something, such as a gun, described in the story then it needs t...

12 Juli 202111min

S22E3 – Fog and Flame: First-Person Omniscient

S22E3 – Fog and Flame: First-Person Omniscient

The narrative in a story has so much influence on how the story will progress. Most authors are familiar with the broad categories of first person and third person, but there are subtle differences wi...

8 Juli 202110min

S22E2 – K/D Ratio: Structural Changes

S22E2 – K/D Ratio: Structural Changes

One major part of the editing process is doing what’s known as developmental edits. These are structural changes to a story. That can be removing scenes or making sure the stage is properly set for th...

5 Juli 202111min

S22E1 – Editing Demonstration: Overview

S22E1 – Editing Demonstration: Overview

Editors are an invaluable piece of the publishing process. No one should publish without having someone with editing knowledge look at the manuscript. If you think about all of the books with a New Yo...

1 Juli 202111min

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