Helping Writers Become Authors

Helping Writers Become Authors provides writers help in summoning inspiration, crafting solid characters, outlining and structuring novels, and polishing prose. Learn how to write a book and edit it into a story agents will buy and readers will love. (Music intro by Kevin MacLeod.)

Helping Writers Become Authors

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Ep. 595: Clearing Up Some Misconceptions About In Medias Res

Ep. 594: 8 Ways to Avoid Cardboard Characters (and Plot Contrivances While You're At It)

Ep. 593: Understanding the New Normal World of a Story's Resolution

Ep. 592: Understanding the Underworld of a Story's Third Act

Ep. 591: Understanding the Adventure World of a Story's Second Act

Ep. 590: Understanding the Normal World of a Story's First Act

Ep. 589: Deepening Your Story's Theme With the Thematic Square

Ep. 588: 6 Ways to Find Your Best Ideas Before You Start Writing

Ep. 587: The Role of the Antagonist in Story Structure, Pt. 2 of 2

Ep. 586: The Role of the Antagonist in Story Structure, Pt. 1 of 2

Ep. 585: Do You Have to Write Every Day? 10 Pros and Cons

Ep. 584: The 6 Challenges of Writing a Second Novel

Ep. 583: 14 Tips for Dealing With the Passage of Time in a Story

Ep. 582: 6 Ways to Craft Spectacular Set-Piece Scenes

Ep. 581: How to Know When You're a Successful Author?

Ep. 579: 9 Ways to Approach Relationship Dynamics in Fiction

Episode #578: Archetypes and Story Structure: How They're Connected

Ep. 577: Making Story Structure Your Own

Ep. 576: Conflict in Fiction: What It Really Is and Why It's Important to Plot

Ep. #575: The Writer's Inner Critic: 10 Ways to Tell if Yours Is Healthy