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Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

Hosted by James Thayer, the podcast is a practical, step-by-step manual on how to craft a novel. It presents a set of tools for large issues such as story development and scene construction (Kirkus Reviews said Thayer"s novels are "superbly crafted") and it also examines techniques that will make your sentence-by-sentence writing shine. The New York Times Book Review has said Thayer"s "writing is smooth and clear. it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm only confident stylists achieve.

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25:55

Episode 119 - Making our sentences instantly stronger.

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2024/06/28

Here is a technique--it's magical--to make our sentence-by-sentence writing instantly stronger; avoiding qualifiers. And how to use good dialogue tags so the reader hears the dialogue rather than the clunky tags. And important tips regarding back-story.How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Support the Show.

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Episode 118 - Naming characters and the framing device.

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2024/06/21

Naming our story's characters is fun but there is a big technique involved, which we talk about in this episode. Also; the iceberg theory of writing, and the story framing device. Plus, examples of showing rather than telling about characters' moods.How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Support the Show.

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24:30

Episode 117 - Making multiple submissions, and a...

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2024/06/14

It's critical for us writers to make multiple simultaneous submissions. Here are some thoughts on why it's so important. And I mention a wonderful but counterintuitive technique that makes our dialogue smoother. Also: the importance of a scene playing out minute-by-minute, without time skips.How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Support the Show.

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30:21

Episode 116 - Advice from your lifestyle counselor,...

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2024/06/07

Where can we turn when wondering about whether we should continue reading a novel? Right here, for some thoughts on reading. Also, here is a discussion on big mistakes we might make when creating our story's setting, and how to avoid them.How to Start a Podcast Guide: The Complete GuideLearn how to plan, record, and launch your podcast with this illustrated guide.Support the Show.

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Episode 115 - Downer titles and words that echo poorly.

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2024/05/31

Some novels--even novels that are great literature--have titles that are downers: titles that are sour and pessimistic. Here are thoughts on why we might not want to give our novels downer titles. Also, why we should avoid words that when too close together echo poorly, creating a distracting dissonance. And how we writers can practice.Support the Show.

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24:26

Episode 114 - A critical technique to make our story...

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2024/05/24

Details are proofs, evidence offered to the reader about our story. Details will make our fiction engaging and will allow the story to grab readers. But there are right and wrong ways to use details, and we'll talk about the difference. Also, how should we handle back-story, politics, and society in our story? And a goofy pop quiz.Support the Show.

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Episode 113 - The clear window technique.

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2024/05/17

For most of us our sentence-by-sentence writing should be a clear window to our story rather than a barrier to seeing the story. Here are thoughts on the clear window. Also, how George Orwell worked.Support the Show.

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Episode 112 - Writing in the past or present tense,...

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2024/05/10

What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing in the present tense? And the past tense? Also, a reminder about the importance of setting. And I get on my high horse about writers needing persistence regarding submissions.Support the Show.

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28:35

Episode 111 - If we have to have a big meeting, show...

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2024/05/03

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Episode 110 - Book cover design, and regaining...

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2024/04/26

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Episode 109 - How we can stop stalling and get going.

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2024/04/19

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Episode 108 - Every description should do double duty.

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2024/04/12

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Episode 107 - The differences between literary and...

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2024/04/05

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Episode 106 - How to write a scene's sequel, and...

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2024/03/29

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Episode 105 - A technique for plotting scene to...

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2024/03/22

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Episode 104 - Let's get to work, and showing with...

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2024/03/15

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Episode 103 - The joy of creating something out of...

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2024/03/08

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Episode 102 - Lovely sentence-by-sentence writing,...

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2024/03/01

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Episode 101 - The phrases notebook, and avoiding our...

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2024/02/23

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Episode 100 - Getting into the flow, and the power of...

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2024/02/16

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