Writing Roots
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S40 Bonus – Crafting a Book Blurb with Jessie of Book Blurb Magic
38 mins; February 25, 2023
S40E7 – The Pre-Launch Mindset
11 mins; February 23, 2023
S40E6 – Why to Get a Sensitivity Reader
12 mins; February 20, 2023
S40E5 – Writing an Author Bio
11 mins; February 16, 2023
S40E4 – Meeting Target Word Counts
11 mins; February 13, 2023
S40E3 – What Makes a Good Chapter
11 mins; February 09, 2023
S40E2 – Finding Motivation to Edit
11 mins; February 06, 2023
S40E1 – Accepting Imperfection
11 mins; February 02, 2023
S39E9 – Using Subtext in Dialogue
11 mins; January 30, 2023
S39 Bonus – Giving Your Characters Choices
30 mins; January 28, 2023
S39E8 – Starting Sentences Without Using the MC’s Pronoun
11 mins; January 26, 2023
S39E7 – Understanding Psychic Distance for Your Writing
11 mins; January 23, 2023
S39E6 – Knowing How to Use Italics in Your Novel
11 mins; January 19, 2023
S39E5 – Going Outside Your Writing Comfort Zone
11 mins; January 16, 2023
S39E4 – Improving Your Writing Through Short Stories
11 mins; January 12, 2023
S39E3 – Learning to Critically Read
11 mins; January 09, 2023
S39E2 – Giving and Getting Feedback
11 mins; January 05, 2023
S38E1 – Understanding Writing Community Lingo
11 mins; January 02, 2023
S38 Bonus – Who Are You?
26 mins; December 31, 2022
S38E9 – How Do I Make a Podcast?
11 mins; December 29, 2022
S38E8 – How Do I Write Women/Men?
11 mins; December 26, 2022
S38E7 – How Do I Write a Story with a Plot Twist?
11 mins; December 22, 2022
S38E6 – What Do I Do At a Live Author Event?
12 mins; December 19, 2022
S38E5 – How Do I Add Sensory Details to My Writing?
11 mins; December 15, 2022
S38E4 – How Do I Kill a Main Character?
11 mins; December 12, 2022
S38E3 – How Do I Write a Scene With Several Active Characters?
11 mins; December 08, 2022
S38E2 – How Do I Format My Book For Publishing?
12 mins; December 05, 2022
S38E1 – Does Taking a Break Mean I’m Not a Real Writer?
11 mins; December 01, 2022
S37E8 – It’s Published, It Must Be Good
11 mins; November 28, 2022
S37 Bonus – Write What You Know
25 mins; November 26, 2022
S37E7 – Those Who Can’t Do, Teach
11 mins; November 24, 2022
S37E6 – Characters Must Be Practically Perfect in Every Way
11 mins; November 21, 2022
S37E5 – You Should Publicly Respond to Criticism of Your Books
11 mins; November 17, 2022
S37E4 – Other Authors are Your Competition
11 mins; November 14, 2022
S37E3 – Don’t Write Dark Things, It Just Glorifies Them
10 mins; November 10, 2022
S37E2 – If You’re Good Enough, You Don’t Need a Second Draft
10 mins; November 07, 2022
S37E1 – You Should Only Write When You’re Inspired
11 mins; November 03, 2022
S36E9 – Dark Psychology: Supernatural Curses
11 mins; October 31, 2022
S36 Bonus – The Dark Triad: Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism
38 mins; October 29, 2022
S36E8 – Dark Psychology: Writing Realistic Dissociative Identity Disorder
11 mins; October 27, 2022
S36E7 – Dark Psychology: Writing Realistic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
11 mins; October 24, 2022
S36E6 – Dark Psychology: The Effects of Imprisonment
11 mins; October 20, 2022
S36E5 – Dark Psychology: Including Munchausen Syndrome in a Story
11 mins; October 17, 2022
S36E4 – Dark Psychology: Brainwashing in Fiction
11 mins; October 13, 2022
S36E3 – Dark Psychology: Adverse Childhood Experiences
11 mins; October 10, 2022
S36E2 – Dark Psychology: Writing Domestic Abuse
12 mins; October 06, 2022
S36E1 – Dark Psychology: The Use of Gaslighting in Fiction
11 mins; October 03, 2022
S35E9 – The Confusion Caused by Bad Blocking
11 mins; September 29, 2022
S35E8 – When the ClichΓ© is Too ClichΓ©
11 mins; September 26, 2022
S35 Bonus – Bad Writing Distracts from the Book
26 mins; September 24, 2022
S35E7 – Slow Beginnings Ruin Stories
11 mins; September 22, 2022
S35E6 – The Problem with Annoying Main Characters
11 mins; September 19, 2022
S35E5 – When Characters Make Bad Decisions
11 mins; September 15, 2022
S35E4 – One Impossible Thing in Fiction
11 mins; September 12, 2022
S35E3 – When There’s Buildup Without a Payoff
11 mins; September 08, 2022
S35E2 – Bad Beginnings Ruin a Story
11 mins; September 05, 2022
S35E1 – The Problem with Head-Hopping
12 mins; September 01, 2022
S34E9 – Two Publishing Paths: Pros and Cons
10 mins; August 29, 2022
S34 Bonus – Elements of a Villain
34 mins; August 27, 2022
S34E8 – How to Know When to Stop
12 mins; August 25, 2022
S34E7 – Imposter Syndrome and Your Writing Skills
12 mins; August 22, 2022
S34E6 – Writing Humor and Comedy
11 mins; August 18, 2022
S34E5 – The Rule of Three in Writing
11 mins; August 15, 2022
S34E4 – What’s in a (Book’s) Name?
11 mins; August 11, 2022
S34E3 – What’s in a (Pen)Name?
11 mins; August 08, 2022
S34E2 – Plotting vs. Pantsing, Take Two
11 mins; August 04, 2022
S34E1 – The Lessons We’ve Learned
11 mins; August 01, 2022
S33E9 – Avoiding the Info Dump: The Villain Monologue
12 mins; June 30, 2022
S33E8 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Within Dialogue
11 mins; June 27, 2022
S33 Bonus – It’s Okay to Info Dump, If You Do It Right
25 mins; June 25, 2022
S33E7 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Backstory
11 mins; June 23, 2022
S33E6 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Personalities and Descriptions
11 mins; June 20, 2022
S33E5 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Character Abilities
10 mins; June 16, 2022
S33E4 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Magic Systems
10 mins; June 13, 2022
S33E3 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s Culture
11 mins; June 09, 2022
S33E2 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s History
11 mins; June 06, 2022
S33E1 – Avoiding the Info Dump: Your World’s Politics
11 mins; June 02, 2022
S32E9 – Misunderstandings Between the Reader and the Story
11 mins; May 30, 2022
S23 Bonus – Evoking the Right Emotions in the Reader
48 mins; May 28, 2022
S32E8 – The Debate About Trigger Warnings
11 mins; May 26, 2022
S32E7 – The Reader and the Fourth Wall
9 mins; May 23, 2022
S32E6 – How Tropes and ClichΓ©s Play Into Reader Psychology
11 mins; May 19, 2022
S32E5 – The Psychology of Names and Sounds
11 mins; May 16, 2022
S32E4 – Because I Said So: When Readers Accept Fudged Facts
11 mins; May 12, 2022
S32E3 – Impact of Opinions on the Reader
12 mins; May 09, 2022
S32E2 – Reading to Escape
11 mins; May 05, 2022
S32E1 – The Mechanics of Reading
11 mins; May 02, 2022
S31 Bonus – Using Writing Skills from Multiple Mediums
35 mins; April 30, 2022
S31E8 – The Art of Writing Monologues for Actors
11 mins; April 28, 2022
S31E7 – Finding Story Within Gaming
11 mins; April 25, 2022
S31E6 – Artistic Storytelling Through Comics
11 mins; April 21, 2022
S31E5 – Journalistic Storytelling
11 mins; April 18, 2022
S31E4 – Stories in Advertising and Commercials
11 mins; April 14, 2022
S31E3 – What Makes Playwriting Unique
11 mins; April 11, 2022
S31E2 – Writing for the Silver Screen
11 mins; April 07, 2022
S31E1 – Storytelling for the Internet: Blogging, YouTubing, and Podcasting
11 mins; April 04, 2022
S30E9 – Coming of Age Stories
11 mins; March 31, 2022
S30E8 – The Odd Couple
11 mins; March 28, 2022
S30BE – The Unreliable Narrator
24 mins; March 26, 2022
S30E7 – The Fake Dating Experience
11 mins; March 24, 2022