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Writing Roots

A 10-minute podcast to improve your writing skills

S30E6 – Heist Stories, aka The Caper

11 mins; March 21, 2022

S30E5 – A Descent Into Villainy and Madness

11 mins; March 17, 2022

S30E4 – The Portal Fantasy

11 mins; March 14, 2022

S30E3 – The Locked Room Mystery

11 mins; March 10, 2022

S30E2 – Rags to Riches

11 mins; March 07, 2022

S30E1 – Enemies to Lovers

11 mins; March 03, 2022

S29E8 – Making the Most of Keywords and Blurbs

11 mins; February 28, 2022

S29 Bonus – Marketing Professionals with Janine Pangantihon

38 mins; February 26, 2022

S29E7 – What To Do While Your Editor Edits

11 mins; February 24, 2022

S29E6 – Developing Your Author Identity

11 mins; February 21, 2022

S29E5 – The Purpose and Value of News Releases

11 mins; February 17, 2022

S29E4 – Marketing Books Through Newsletters

11 mins; February 14, 2022

S29E3 – Building an Effective Author Website

11 mins; February 10, 2022

S29E2 – About the AIDA Funnel

11 mins; February 07, 2022

S29E1 – How to Waste Money on Marketing

11 mins; February 03, 2022

S28E9 – The Habit of Finishing Your Work

16 mins; January 31, 2022

S28BE – Staying Inspired During the Writing Process

34 mins; January 29, 2022

S28E8 – The Best Resources for Your Writing

11 mins; January 27, 2022

S28E7 – Learning While Consuming Stories

11 mins; January 24, 2022

S28E6 – Building a Writing Community

11 mins; January 20, 2022

S28E5 – Preparing Your Environment for Writing

11 mins; January 17, 2022

S28E4 – Hacking Your Brain to Make Writing an Addiction

11 mins; January 13, 2022

S28E3 – Improving Your Writing Through Time Management

11 mins; January 10, 2022

S28E2 – Setting Realistic Writing Goals

11 mins; January 06, 2022

S28E1 – Discovering Yourself Through Writing

11 mins; January 03, 2022

S27E9 – What Are the Current Trends in Fiction, and Should I Follow Them?

11 mins; December 30, 2021

S27E8 – How Do I Transition From One Scene to Another?

11 mins; December 27, 2021

S27 Bonus – What Is a Query Letter, and How Do I Write One?

36 mins; December 25, 2021

S27E7 – How Do I Know Where My Story Begins?

11 mins; December 23, 2021

S27E6 – Can I Use Swear Words in My Novel?

11 mins; December 20, 2021

S27E5 – How Do I Write Morally Gray Characters?

11 mins; December 16, 2021

S27E4 – How Do I Write a Fight Scene? How Accurate Should It Be?

11 mins; December 13, 2021

S27E3 – How Important is Being Unique?

11 mins; December 09, 2021

S7E2 – How Do I Describe Characters Without Boring the Reader?

11 mins; December 07, 2021

S27E1 – How Do I Write a Good Short Story?

11 mins; December 02, 2021

S26E9 – How to Avoid Crippling Your Language

11 mins; November 29, 2021

S26 Bonus – Playing with Language

21 mins; November 27, 2021

S26E8 – When in Doubt, Leave it Out

11 mins; November 25, 2021

S26E7 – The Basics of Sentence Structure

11 mins; November 22, 2021

S26E6 – Uh, Phrasing!

11 mins; November 18, 2021

S26E5 – The Rules of Commas

11 mins; November 16, 2021

S26E4 – The Parts of Speech (Part Two)

11 mins; November 11, 2021

S26E3 – The Parts of Speech (Part One)

11 mins; November 08, 2021

S26E2 – The Basics of Formatting Styles

11 mins; November 04, 2021

S26E1 – Becoming a Student of Language

11 mins; November 01, 2021

S25 Bonus – A Guide to Finishing Your Book

44 mins; October 30, 2021

S25E8 – A Guide to Building an Author Brand

11 mins; October 28, 2021

S25E7 – A Guide to Publishing

11 mins; October 25, 2021

S25E6 – A Guide to Plotting the Series

10 mins; October 21, 2021

S25E5 – A Guide to Designing Support Characters

11 mins; October 18, 2021

S25E4 – A Guide to Designing the Main Character

11 mins; October 14, 2021

S25E3 – A Guide to Worldbuilding

11 mins; October 11, 2021

S25E2 – A Guide to Plotting a Hero’s Journey

11 mins; October 07, 2021

S25E1 – A Guide to Stirring the Imagination

11 mins; October 04, 2021

S24E9 – Futuristic and Dystopian Stories

11 mins; September 30, 2021

S24E8 – The History of Superheroes

11 mins; September 27, 2021

S24 Bonus – How Film Impacted Storytelling

52 mins; September 25, 2021

S24E7 – The Creation of Monster Fiction

11 mins; September 23, 2021

S24E6 – Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories

11 mins; September 20, 2021

S23E5 – Shakespeare and the Printing Press

11 mins; September 16, 2021

S24E4 – Educational Storytelling and the Use of Theater

11 mins; September 13, 2021

S24E3 – Introduction of Man vs. Man and Character Arcs

11 mins; September 09, 2021

S24E2 – Stories of Gods and Fate

11 mins; September 06, 2021

S24E1 – Storytelling in Prehistoric Times

11 mins; September 02, 2021

S23E9 – Choose Your Adventure

11 mins; August 30, 2021

S23 Bonus – Episodic and Serial Stories

42 mins; August 28, 2021

S23E8 – Reverse, Reverse! Telling a Story Backwards

11 mins; August 26, 2021

S23E7 – A Story Within a Story

11 mins; August 23, 2021

S23E6 – Structuring a Paradigm Shift

11 mins; August 19, 2021

S23E5 – Using Amnesia in a Story Plot

11 mins; August 16, 2021

S23E4 – Structure with Recursion

11 mins; August 12, 2021

S23E3 – Rashomon Stories

11 mins; August 09, 2021

S23E2 – Parallel Structure

11 mins; August 05, 2021

S23E1 – Stories About Time

11 mins; August 02, 2021

S22 Bonus – Favorite Moments

48 mins; July 31, 2021

S22E9 – Fog and Flame: Worldbuilding

11 mins; July 29, 2021

S22E8 – K/D Ratio: Beats in Dialogue

11 mins; July 26, 2021

S22E7 – Fog and Flame: Character Development

11 mins; July 22, 2021

S22E6 – K/D Ratio: Character Voice

11 mins; July 19, 2021

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

11 mins; July 15, 2021

S22E4 – K/D Ratio: Setup and Payoff

11 mins; July 12, 2021

S22E3 – Fog and Flame: First-Person Omniscient

10 mins; July 08, 2021

S22E2 – K/D Ratio: Structural Changes

11 mins; July 05, 2021

S22E1 – Editing Demonstration: Overview

11 mins; July 01, 2021

Extended Archives: Determining the Genre

17 mins; June 23, 2021

Extended Archives – Before You Write

15 mins; June 09, 2021

Extended Archives – Getting Effective Reviews

16 mins; June 03, 2021

Extended Archives – Social Media and Marketing

18 mins; May 27, 2021

Extended Archives – Writing Right Right Now

18 mins; May 19, 2021

Extended Archives – Rules of Writing

17 mins; May 12, 2021

Extended Archives – Target Audience

17 mins; May 05, 2021

S21E9 – Villainy: Should Villains Be Evil?

12 mins; April 29, 2021

S21E8 – Point of View: Single or Multiple?

11 mins; April 26, 2021

S21 Bonus – Story Building: Plot First or Character First?

18 mins; April 24, 2021

S21E7 – Stories: How Many Different Stories Exist?

11 mins; April 22, 2021

S21E6 – Point of View: Third- or First-Person?

11 mins; April 19, 2021

S21E5 – Romantic Subplots: Are They Necessary?

11 mins; April 15, 2021

S21E4 – Word Count: Push the Limits or Stay Reserved?

11 mins; April 12, 2021

S21E3 – Word Choice: To Use Big Words or Not to Use Big Words

12 mins; April 08, 2021

S21E2 – Fanfiction: Is it Really Writing?

11 mins; April 05, 2021

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