Episode 64 - Research Respect and Reasoning: building the foundations of your story setting
Great stories require a lot of research, but there's more to it than just surfing the net for a...
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Episode 65 - The Magpie and the Compost Heap: Curiosity and Curation for your future projects
In episode 64 we looked at what we can do to build and enhance setting in a current project, and...
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EwK44 - Why learning individual words isn't enough
In this episode, I explain why it's more beneficial to learn words in context, and how this can...
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TAGP460 Matthew Turner : How App Entrepreneurs Learned From Their Most Successful Mistakes
Matthew Turner is the Chief Brand Storyteller in Turndog. He is...
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Episode 66 - Conversation with Becky Chambers
My guest this week is the author Becky Chambers, author of the critically acclaimed novel 'The...
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EwK45 - Expression with give, take, do and make
In this episode, I look at verbs that use "give", "take" "do" and "make". For further...
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TAGP460 Matthew Turner : How App Entrepreneurs Learned From Their Most Successful Mistakes
Matthew Turner is the Chief Brand Storyteller in Turndog. He is...
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EwK47 - What to do when you don't feel motivated
On some days, you feel enthusiastic about learning English. On other days, you keep finding other...
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You might have a lot of research for your story, but how do you apply it effectively to create a...
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This episode will guide you though the process of taking the raw material of your character...
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EwK48 - Keep yourself accountable
Yes, I really need to do that later. I’ll do it next week. I really want to do it, but I don’t...
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Episode 69 - Seasoning the story: how to seed information about character and setting into your work
So you've identified the key information about your settings and characters, and now you have to...
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Episode 70 - Three stories, three genres, three settings
Over the past ten episodes of the podcast we've looked at a range of strategies and techniques to...
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EwK52 - Are you annoying your readers?
Nobody wants to be annoying! However sometimes people write things in emails that don't come...
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Episode 71 - Interview with Ian McDonald
This episode is a conversation with Northern Ireland based author Ian McDonald. Ian has been a...
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Episode 72 - Six principles for the perfect setting
This episode wraps up our review of the dimension setting of creative writing, and building on...
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EwK54 - How can you persuade customers to trust you?
We often hear about the “know, like and trust” factor. The idea is that all three are important...
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Episode 73 - Improve the sound of your writing by understanding and using tone, style, and voice
This episode marks the start of a new series for the Creative Writer's Toolbelt, looking at the...
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The UK’s most prestigious Science Fiction literature prize, the Arthur C Clarke award, is 30 this...
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Episode 75 - Unlocking the secrets of excellent writing style
What is excellent writing style? And how can we develop that style without simply mimicking the...
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