Episode 41 - Conversation with historian, writer, and speaker Nick Page
This episode is an interview with the author and historian, Nick Page. Nick, who describes...
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Episode 40 - Show them the magic. Making your story excellent through the Momentum stage
This is the second of two podcasts focusing on stage three of the six stage story process. What...
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Episode 39 - Harnessing the power of human psychology for your story
In this episode we start to explore the third of the six stages of story, and answer the...
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Episode 38 - We have lift off! Getting the best out of the inciting incident
How do you get the most out of the inciting incident in your story? Here are three challenges...
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Episode 37 - Grab them by the eyeballs!
What are the three key objectives you need to achieve at the start of your story? In this episode...
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Episode 42 - Exploiting the Crisis stage of your story
In this episode we look at stage four of the six stage story process, the Crisis. There is no...
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Episode 43 - Judgement Day! How to get the best out of the climax stage of your story
In this episode we look at stage five of the six stage story process - the climax stage. We are...
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Episode 44 - Finish with Style! The Resolution stage of your story
Finishing your story takes as much skill and wisdom as telling it, and there's more to a good...
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Episode 45 - Interview with editor and agent Julie Crisp
This episode is an interview with the freelance editor, script doctor, and literary agent Julie...
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Episode 46 - The Essence of character
What is the essence of a character? Why is the creation and presentation of that essence the most...
16:59
Jeanne Cavelos, the Director of the Odyssey Writing Workshop says that the number one piece of...
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Episode 48 - The blade in the mind. Exploiting the interior life of your characters
What is the interior life of the character, and what sort of interior life should we be showing...
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Episode 49 Tailored for a perfect fit. The perfect characteristics for your cast
Sometimes it's just one or two well placed,well fitting characteristics that make a character. In...
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Episode 50 - Interview with Nancy Kress
For the fiftieth episode I'm delighted to present an interview with Nebula and Hugo award winning...
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Episode 51 - True to the End. The keys to developing your protagonist's character arc
Nothing holds the reader in your story like a compelling, authentic character, and an essential...
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Episode 52 - Christmas 2015: Superfood for the writer's brain
In this episode, released on Christmas Day 2015, we take time out from the usual teaching and...
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Episode 53 - Perfecting the devil. How to create a deliciously wicked antagonist
This episode is all about the protagonist's nemesis, the antagonist. Traditionally seen as 'the...
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Episode 55 - Don't just talk the talk! Squeezing everything out of your characters interactions
I'm responding to a listener question in this episode by looking at the issue of character...
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It's no surprise that many of the principles that we use to develop our lead characters also...
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Episode 58 - Deep and narrow, or broad and shallow? The essentials of Point of View
Point of view (PoV) is critical to your story. The authorial decision you make about PoV will set...
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