How to Write Fiction: Alone in A Room With Invisible People TM: How to Write Fiction

By hollylisle

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Pro-novelist mother and aspiring novelist daughter discuss writing fiction for love AND money -- and how to do it yourself.

Episode Date
Halloween - The Missing Tales!
Nov 05, 2020
3rd Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Episode Two - FINAL AIARWIP Episode
Oct 31, 2020
3rd Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Episode One
Oct 27, 2020
How to Create a Story of Any Size using the Artifact
Oct 20, 2020
Lazy Worldbuilding Workshop - Live and on the Fly
Oct 13, 2020
Character Creation Workshop - Live and on the Fly
Oct 06, 2020
How to Plan a Series with an Octopus Map
Sep 29, 2020
How to Worldbuild for Short Stories and Flash Fiction
Sep 22, 2020
How to Create Culture for Short Stories and Flash Fiction
Sep 15, 2020
How to Revise - The Big Basics
Sep 08, 2020
Flash Fiction for Halloween - Finished Examples, Tips and Off the Cuff Ideas
Sep 01, 2020
How to Create a Hero, Antagonist AND Villain that FIT - WORKSHOP
Aug 25, 2020
Your Writing Questions - Final AMA
Aug 18, 2020
From The Archives: Holly Lisle on Fiction – Part Three (Final)
Aug 11, 2020
AMA – Part Three (Answering Your Questions)
Aug 04, 2020
AMA - Part Two (Answering Your Questions)
Jul 28, 2020
AMA - Part One (Answering Your Questions)
Jul 21, 2020
How Fiction Writers Can Use Poetry for - not in - their Fiction
Jul 14, 2020
How to Write Animal Points of View in Your Fiction
Jul 07, 2020
Writing Naked - How to Put Yourself on the Page Honestly and Well-Disguised
Jun 30, 2020
Creating Your Personal Writing Space: Physical, Mental and Investigatory
Jun 23, 2020
How to Build a Story Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Four - Final
Jun 17, 2020
AIARWIP: Technical Difficulties... Temporary Placeholder
Jun 16, 2020
How to Build a Character Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Three
Jun 09, 2020
How to Worldbuild Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Two
Jun 02, 2020
How to Build a Sweet Spot Map Workshop - Part One
May 26, 2020
Workshop: How to Find and Fix Scene Problems
May 19, 2020
Series Fundamentals: How NOT to Break Your Series
May 12, 2020
Series Fiction VS Stand Alone Book
May 05, 2020
How to Use Chapters as Structure Elements
Apr 28, 2020
Character Voice - Distinguishing Your Characters
Apr 21, 2020
Creating Titles and How to Choose the Right One
Apr 14, 2020
Internal Conflicts - How to Do Them Well
Apr 07, 2020
Process - What is it and How Does it Effect My Writing?
Mar 31, 2020
Fear of Bad Writing, Is a Scattered Draft Finished, Changing a Process You Love
Mar 24, 2020
How to Write Fiction: Boring Writing, Flashbacks, Dream Premonitions and Pre-Climax Info Dumps
Mar 17, 2020
From The Archives: Holly Lisle on Fiction - Part Two
Mar 10, 2020
Too Many Writing Ideas - How to Focus on the Story
Mar 03, 2020
How to Know if Your Idea is the Right Size for Your Story
Feb 25, 2020
The Process of Revision: Flash Fiction Example
Feb 18, 2020
How to Write Holiday Based Stories
Feb 11, 2020
Burn Out or Writer's Block in Writing Fiction and How to Overcome It
Feb 04, 2020
How to Include a Theme in Your Fiction and Characters
Jan 28, 2020
What is Telegraphing and the Truth About Writers' Groups
Jan 21, 2020
Should I Quit Writing This Thing?
Jan 14, 2020
Overcoming Focus Issues in Writing: Attention, Overwhelm and Scheduling Problems
Jan 07, 2020
Writing Goals Workshop: Setting Goals for the New Year
Dec 31, 2019
How to Turn What You Love into What You Write
Dec 24, 2019
How to Nail Your Endings
Dec 17, 2019
How to Expand Your Story Idea: Flash, Short Story and Novel Examples
Dec 10, 2019
How to Start Building a Language, Culture... and Story Ideas Workshop
Dec 03, 2019
How to Worldbuild Fast - Workshop
Nov 26, 2019
Listeners' Questions on: Which Idea is Best, Hitting Word Count and Why We Don't Name and Shame
Nov 19, 2019
How to Plot Twists that Fit
Nov 12, 2019
Who Are Your 10 Most Influential Writers and Why?
Nov 05, 2019
Second Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Part Two
Oct 31, 2019
Second Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Part One
Oct 29, 2019
How to Write Funny: Putting Humor into Fiction - Workshop
Oct 22, 2019
Workshop - How to Build Plot Arcs
Oct 15, 2019
Advice for Fiction Writers: What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
Oct 08, 2019
What are Common Traps for Aspiring Writers?
Oct 01, 2019
Procrastination in Writing Fiction - Outlining
Sep 24, 2019
How to Keep Your Scenes On Target
Sep 17, 2019
Pen Names - Why and Why Not?
Sep 10, 2019
How to Write Relationships in Fiction: Besties and Buddies
Sep 03, 2019
How to Write Fiction: Twists and What They Are
Aug 27, 2019
Fiction Writer Money Talks: Paid Markets VS Free Markets
Aug 20, 2019
How to Find Your Book-A-Likes... And Why.
Aug 13, 2019
Workshop - How to Build Novel Tie-Ins Using Flash Fiction & Short Stories
Aug 06, 2019
Perfectionism: Part Two - Revision
Jul 30, 2019
Perfectionism: Part One - First Draft
Jul 23, 2019
Answering Your Questions - Volume Two (Mini)
Jul 16, 2019
Answering Your Questions - Volume One (Mini)
Jul 09, 2019
30 Minute Worldbuilding Workshop
Jul 02, 2019
From the Archives: Holly Lisle on Writing Part One
Jun 25, 2019
Taming the Wild Middle - How to Prevent (Plot) Explosions
Jun 18, 2019
Event Writing Part Three: Follow Through
Jun 11, 2019
Event Writing Part Two: Process
Jun 04, 2019
Event Writing Part One: Preparation
May 28, 2019
When Do You Know it's Time to Go Indie? - How Should I Publish My Fiction?
May 21, 2019
Muse Toys - How to Connect with Your Muse
May 14, 2019
How to Write Endings for Fiction
May 07, 2019
How to Write Middles for Fiction
Apr 30, 2019
How to Write Beginnings for Fiction
Apr 23, 2019
Hard Drive Zombies
Apr 16, 2019
How to Build Your Writing System
Apr 09, 2019
How to Write Surprises and Mysteries in Any Genre - Part Two
Apr 02, 2019
How to Brainstorm Ideas from Scratch - A Workshop
Mar 26, 2019
When are Collaborations A Good Idea?
Mar 19, 2019
Writing to Market VS Selling Out
Mar 12, 2019
How to Write When You Don't Feel Like Writing
Mar 05, 2019
Competition VS Cooperation Between Writers
Feb 26, 2019
How to Write Sex and Romance in Any Genre
Feb 19, 2019
How to Write Surprises and Mysteries in Any Genre
Feb 12, 2019
11 Common Stereotypes: How to Make Them (and others) Real People - Part Two
Feb 05, 2019
11 Common Stereotypes: How to Make Them (and others) Real People - Part One
Jan 29, 2019
Living Inside Your Story - Connecting to Your Characters and Fiction
Jan 22, 2019
Connecting to Your World - Worldbuilding Extras
Jan 15, 2019
Learn Your Genre – How to Dissect a Novel You Love
Jan 08, 2019
Goal Setting - and Goal KEEPING - for Writing Fiction
Jan 01, 2019