Writer Syndrome is a podcast about writing – from start to finish. Russ and Tim chat about writing and their process as they work towards publishing their first books. Learn with them in this unscripted podcast navigating the absolute sh**show that is writing.
Read Between The Lines
37 mins; March 25, 2026
Formatting Your Novel
54 mins; March 13, 2026
Networking
36 mins; February 24, 2026
Short Stories
35 mins; February 10, 2026
Villians
47 mins; January 27, 2026
Tropes
34 mins; January 13, 2026
2025 Book Swap: Annihilation / Parable of the Sower
44 mins; December 31, 2025
Rediscovering The Path
32 mins; December 16, 2025
Not Worth The Paper It's Written On
36 mins; December 02, 2025
Facts In Fiction
33 mins; November 18, 2025
Foreshadowing
43 mins; November 04, 2025
Writing the Climax
35 mins; October 21, 2025
Audiobooks
37 mins; September 24, 2025
REPLAY - Story Beats Act III
23 mins; September 09, 2025
REPLAY - Story Beats Act II
23 mins; August 26, 2025
REPLAY - Story Beats Act I
32 mins; August 12, 2025
REPLAY - Story Archetypes
18 mins; July 29, 2025
The Third Draft & Beyond
36 mins; July 15, 2025
The Second Draft
36 mins; July 02, 2025
The First Draft
39 mins; June 17, 2025
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
29 mins; June 03, 2025
Research Methods
59 mins; May 20, 2025
Replay - Theme
18 mins; May 06, 2025
Pacing
50 mins; April 23, 2025
Violence In Writing
37 mins; April 08, 2025
The Writing On The Wall
28 mins; March 25, 2025
Time Jumps
48 mins; March 11, 2025
Getting Back Into It
42 mins; February 25, 2025
Tension & Suspense
51 mins; February 11, 2025
Coincidences In Storytelling
45 mins; January 28, 2025
Get The Ball Rolling
32 mins; January 14, 2025
2024 Year-In-Review
45 mins; December 31, 2024
Book Swap: The Troop / The Killing Floor
44 mins; December 17, 2024
What To Leave Out
48 mins; December 03, 2024
Epilogues
32 mins; November 20, 2024
Prologues
48 mins; November 05, 2024
Mistakes & Expectations
42 mins; October 22, 2024
Influences
52 mins; October 08, 2024
Self-Censorship
41 mins; September 24, 2024
Book Titles
36 mins; September 10, 2024
Pop Culture References
46 mins; August 27, 2024
Character Names
40 mins; August 13, 2024
Symbolism
37 mins; August 03, 2024
Backstory
50 mins; July 16, 2024
Where To Begin, Again
34 mins; July 02, 2024
Humor
40 mins; June 18, 2024
Special Guest - Michael Bahler
43 mins; June 05, 2024
Act III Pitfalls
42 mins; May 22, 2024
Scene Transitions
37 mins; May 08, 2024
50th EPISODE! Where Are We Now?
45 mins; April 23, 2024
Structuring Chapters
55 mins; April 11, 2024
Video Game Narratives
52 mins; March 26, 2024
Special Guest - Geoffrey Morrison
44 mins; March 12, 2024
Metaphors and Similes
42 mins; February 29, 2024
Finding Your Voice
35 mins; February 14, 2024
Myths About Writing
45 mins; January 30, 2024
Query Process
44 mins; January 17, 2024
Theme
24 mins; January 02, 2024
Interview w/ J.D. Edwin
42 mins; December 19, 2023
Characterization
36 mins; December 05, 2023
Character Archetypes
48 mins; November 22, 2023
Story Archetypes
32 mins; November 07, 2023
Story Beats Act III
32 mins; October 24, 2023
Story Beats Act II
31 mins; October 10, 2023
Story Beats Act I
39 mins; September 27, 2023
Writer’s Block
26 mins; September 12, 2023
Character Motivations
33 mins; August 29, 2023
Marketing & Social Media
46 mins; August 15, 2023
HOST Book Launch
40 mins; August 02, 2023
Cover Art Process
39 mins; July 18, 2023
Comps & Originality
29 mins; July 06, 2023
AI & Writing
41 mins; June 20, 2023
Dialogue Tags & Action Beats
25 mins; June 06, 2023
Writing Action
33 mins; May 23, 2023
Launching A Book
45 mins; May 11, 2023
Setting & Description
35 mins; April 25, 2023
Story v Plot
41 mins; April 11, 2023
Letting Go of Your Artistic Masterpiece
29 mins; March 28, 2023
Building Characters
42 mins; March 14, 2023
Self-Publishing Imprint, Yay or Nay?
35 mins; February 28, 2023
Developing Ideas
43 mins; February 14, 2023
Writing Goals
45 mins; February 01, 2023
From a Certain Point of View
48 mins; January 20, 2023
Copy / Line Edit Process
43 mins; January 03, 2023
Write What You Know. What Do You Know?
33 mins; December 20, 2022
Momentum & Refilling Your Well
40 mins; December 07, 2022
Genre Expectations
53 mins; November 22, 2022
Art / Life Balance
35 mins; November 08, 2022
The Editing Process
47 mins; October 26, 2022
Self-Publishing an Interview w/ Geoffrey Morrison Part 2
38 mins; October 11, 2022
Self-Publishing an Interview w/ Geoffrey Morrison Part 1
