The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
By Andrew Chamberlain
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Episodes: 182
Description
The Creative Writers Toolbelt gives practical accessible advice and encouragement to Creative writers.
Each episode explores an aspect of creative writing technique, with examples, allowing you to apply what you learn immediately to your writing. We also throw in the occasional interview with writers and other artists, exploring their wisdom on subjects like story, style, character and the writing process
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Do you know your dead salmon from your downpipe?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Getting the marketing basics right with Written Word Media's Clayton Noblit
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 179: Escaping the submissions treadmill: could a service like Submitit be the way forward?
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 178: Trust the process that gives you joy! With Jessie Kwak
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Episode 177: The mind of the warrior. A conversation with Nick Narbutovskih of the US Air Force Special Operations Command
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 176: Making peace with the internet. Practical advice for your digital presence, with Jason Smith of Social Shapes
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 175: A guest at the reader's table, with veteran publisher and literary agent Tony Collins
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 174: Writing your novel is part of your heart - with Lynn Hightower
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Episode 173: Make your reader feel smart, with Jessica Brody
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Episode 172: Immersed in the sensorium: how we can enjoy, and learn from poetry, with Aaron Poochigian.
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 171: The layers of character with H. Claire Taylor
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 170: Be the hero of your own story, with Donna Lichaw
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 169: Creating stories that work: content and structure
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Episode 168. Passion Focus and Discipline with Dave Chesson
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 167. Building your authority as a writer, with Bryan Collins
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 166 From Aristotle to Hollywood with Susan Isaacs
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Episode 165. Flightpath to publication with James Blatch
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Episode 164. A citizen of two worlds. Juggling writing and life with Sam Mills and Michael J. Harvey
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 163. Getting in touch with our own inner champion - with Cami Ostman
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 162. Keep the faith! With Sarah Moorhead
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Announcement: The Creative Writer's Toolbelt will return on Friday 3rd September 2021
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode 161 Writing your memoir
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 160 Lockdown for writers
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Episode 159 Thank you for listening, and goodbye
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Mar 14, 2020 |
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Episode 158 Take the advice that works for you. A conversation with freelance editor Ellen Brock
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Episode 157 - Keep your eyes on your own paper! Maintaining your balance as an author - with Barbara Poelle
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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Episode 156 - Observing your characters with compassion. A conversation with Abbigail N. Rosewood
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Episode 155 Dana Kaye saves the day! Branding Marketing and a Crisis Consultation if you need it. With branding and marketing expert Dana Kaye
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Episode 154 - From perseverance to publication. A conversation with writer and speaker Joan E Histon
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Episode 153 Kandy Kingdom's Most Wanted! A conversation with Greg Millman
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 152 - From the page to the stage with Tony Award winning Broadway producer Ken Davenport
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Episode 151 - Do it without having to prove you're good! Encouragement for the writer's life with Cynthia Morris
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Episode 150 - 'Trust the truth; trust your writing.' A conversation with the Pope's Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Episode 149 Cops and Writers! Tips for authoring your police procedural with Wendy H Jones and Sergeant Patrick O'Donnell
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Episode 148 - More than Pandas! The renaissance in Chinese Science Fiction and what it means for readers and writers in the West
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Episode 147 - Perseverance branding and podcasting for writers with Sarah Werner
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Episode 146 - A request to hear about YOUR writing challenges and it's time for a story!
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Episode 145: Own it! How to take charge of your own destiny as a writer with Abidemi Sanusi
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Episode 144 What writers can learn from 'Emeralds of Oz'. A conversation with Peter Guzzardi
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Aug 24, 2019 |
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Episode 143 Disrupted! How self-publishing became the most significant thing to happen to the publishing business for centuries - with Orna Ross
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Episode 142 The renaissance in poetry: new opportunities in poetic expression with Orna Ross
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Episode 141 So why did it take you 10 years to write this book? And other awkward questions for writers
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Episode 140 How to work with your development editor. With Amanda Rutter and examples from The Centauri Survivors
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Episode 139 When characters go rogue.
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Jul 13, 2019 |
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Episode 138 "The smell of saffron; the shadow of war". Writing and publishing out of a non-Western background with Dr Pamela Fernandes
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 137 Tools and markets for the Indie Author. With Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy.com
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May 23, 2019 |
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Episode 136 Your guide for the journey. The work of the sensitivity reader with Patrice Williams Marks
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Episode 135 'You are valuable just as you are. And so is your writing.' A conversation with Jen Louden.
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Episode 134 "All successful books have this one thing in common..." A conversation with Dr Ginger Moran
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Episode 133 - Why it's so important for writers to feel proud of their work
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Episode 132 "Challenge Accepted!" A conversation with full time independent writer Steff Green
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Episode 131 - Get them off their smartphone and make them care about your work. A conversation with Tade Thompson
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Episode 130 - Energising each scene in your novel with polarity shifts and scene turns
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Nov 10, 2018 |
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Episode 129 "Walking up a mountain in the mist" A conversation with writer and scientist C. John Arthur
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Episode 128 - Plotting your journey to traditional publishing success with Derek Künsken
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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Episode 127 - A conversation with Ellen Brock: professional novel editor and writing coach Part 2 of 2:
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Episode 126 A conversation with Ellen Brock: professional novel editor and writing coach (Part 1 of 2)
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Episode 125 A conversation with Book Coach and Literary Agent Sandra O'Donnell (Part 2 of 2)
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Episode 124 A conversation with Book Coach and Literary Agent Sandra O'Donnell (Part 1 of 2)
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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Episode 123 Face the fear and finish the job. A conversation with creative professional Sarah Rhea Werner
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Episode 122 - You’re not reading you're performing! A conversation with audiobook narrator Sean Pratt
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Episode 121 Another tour of duty - surviving and thriving in the world of book marketing
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May 28, 2018 |
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Episode 120 - A conversation with award winning travel writer and entrepreneur Tim Leffel
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May 18, 2018 |
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Episode 119 - The responsibilities of being a god: omniscient PoV - Point of View part 2
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May 07, 2018 |
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Episode 118 Getting to grips with PoV - Point of View part 1
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May 06, 2018 |
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Episode 117 "Who are you and why are you good to tell it?" A Conversation with Brendan O'Meara of the Creative Non-fiction Podcast
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Episode 116 - Climbing the North Face. Why completing the first draft of your writing project is so hard and how to achieve it
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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Episode 115 Keeping the god in the machine. Why 'Deus Ex Machina' endings suck and how to avoid them
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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Episode 114 "You've got to know what you want to say!" A conversation with Story Grid Certified Developmental Editor Lori Puma
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Mar 03, 2018 |
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Episode 113 - You have the most important job in the world and here's why
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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Episode 112 Of Monkeys and Manuscripts: a conversation with writer and BSFA Award winner Gareth L. Powell
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Episode 111 - Do you know what your book is really about? Cutting through the noise with book coach Jennie Nash
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Episode 110 - Why writing is hard work and how to keep doing it anyway
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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Episode 109 Conversation with Juliet Mushens of CaskieMushens Literary Agency
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Episode 108 "If it wasn't for the money everyone would be doing it" A conversation with Jon Wallace and Antonia Honeywell
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Episode 107 Why fake news is toxic for writers - and how to avoid it
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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Episode 106 - What we can learn from literary fiction
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Episode 105 - "Creativity is not a luxury item." Interview with Jeff Leisawitz
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Episode 104 - Interview with Jeff Goins
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Oct 05, 2017 |
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Episode 103 - A look inside the Creative Writer's Toolbelt Handbook
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Episode 102 - Interview with Monica Leonelle
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Jul 13, 2017 |
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Episode 101: Dare to write - dare to submit - dare to publish
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Episode 100: Reflecting on the best advice and insight from one hundred episodes of the Creative Writer's Toolbelt with writer editor and fellow podcaster Sarah Werner
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May 20, 2017 |
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Episode 99 - Six simple principles for living well as a writer.
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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Episode 98 - How to look after yourself and not be a jerk - living the writer's life well with Marie Bilodeau and Derek Künsken
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Apr 09, 2017 |
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Episode 97 - If you only get one thing right in your writing make it this
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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Episode 96 - Different routes into publishing: Interview with Wendy H Jones and Ryan Dalton
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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Episode 95 Into the crucible - empowering your work with symbol dilemma and innovation
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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Episode 94 Jesse Pinkman meets Lady Macbeth. Themes ethics and morality in your story
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Feb 20, 2017 |
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Episode 93 - Interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Feb 13, 2017 |
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Episode 92 - A home and a market for your story. Navigating your way around trope and genre
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Feb 06, 2017 |
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Episode 91 - Stay on target! How to write a great action scene.
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Jan 31, 2017 |
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Episode 90 - Let the romance do the talking! Writing a great love scene
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Jan 14, 2017 |
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Episode 89 - Power up your prose! Making sentences paragraphs and scenes work for you
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Jan 07, 2017 |
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Episode 88 - My favourite reads of 2016 and the CWT Survey
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Dec 27, 2016 |
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Episode 87 - Inside the publishing house - conversations with the team at Gollancz
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Dec 21, 2016 |
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Episode 86 - Handle with care! Writing and placing the flashback scene
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Dec 15, 2016 |
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Episode 85 - An interview with Anne Perry editor at Hodder and Stoughton
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Nov 27, 2016 |
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Episode 84 - Finishing well. Principles for writing a great closing scene
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Nov 23, 2016 |
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Episode 83 - Curtain Up! Essential Principles for the Opening Scene
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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Episode 82 - Interview with children's author Bob Hartman
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Oct 15, 2016 |
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Episode 81 - You have a deal with your readers - here's how to deliver your side of it
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Oct 05, 2016 |
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Episode 80 - The absolute essentials of writing a scene
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Sep 24, 2016 |
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Episode 79 - The sound of your writing is critical to your success - here's how you can improve it
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Sep 14, 2016 |
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Episode 78 - Conversation with Becky Chambers and Nisi Shawl + Indiegogo launch for the Handbook
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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Episode 77 - Listen to the voices! What we can learn about voice from great writing
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Aug 29, 2016 |
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Episode 76 - It's not just what you say it's the way that you say it. Why the sound of your writing matters.
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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Episode 75 - Unlocking the secrets of excellent writing style
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Aug 08, 2016 |
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Episode 74 - Thirty Years of the Arthur C Clarke Award. A conversation with Award Director Tom Hunter
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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Episode 73 - Unlocking the secrets of tone style and voice
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Jul 24, 2016 |
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Episode 72 - Six principles for the perfect setting
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Episode 71 - Interview with Ian McDonald
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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Episode 70 - Three stories - three genres -three settings
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Jul 03, 2016 |
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Episode 69 - Seasoning the story: how to seed information about character and setting into your work
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Jun 16, 2016 |
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Episode 68 - Building characters from the foundations up: how to develop compelling characters & backstory
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Jun 08, 2016 |
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Episode 67 - From Research to Reality: using the raw material of research to create compelling setting and backstory
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Jun 02, 2016 |
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Episode 66 - Conversation with Becky Chambers
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May 14, 2016 |
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Episode 65 - The Magpie and the Compost Heap: Curiosity and Curation for your future projects
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May 12, 2016 |
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Episode 64 - Research Respect and Reasoning: building the foundations of your story setting
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May 05, 2016 |
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Episode 63 - Interview with Peter F Hamilton
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Apr 28, 2016 |
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Episode 62 - In at the deep end. How to immerse readers in your story
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Apr 16, 2016 |
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Episode 61 - Are you sitting comfortably? Why your setting must be Credible and Immersive
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Apr 07, 2016 |
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Episode 60 'Writing the Other' with Nisi Shawl and Daniel José Older
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Mar 30, 2016 |
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Episode 59 - Character and characterisation: series wrapup
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Mar 17, 2016 |
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Episode 58 - Deep and narrow or broad and shallow? The essentials of Point of View
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Mar 03, 2016 |
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Episode 57 - Outstanding performance in a supporting role - making your supporting characters excellent
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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Episode 56 - Toolbelt EXTRA: Interview with Al Robertson
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Feb 11, 2016 |
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Episode 55 - Don't just talk the talk! Squeezing everything out of your characters interactions
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Feb 04, 2016 |
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Episode 54 - Interview with crime writer Wendy H Jones
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Jan 21, 2016 |
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Episode 53 - Perfecting the devil. How to create a deliciously wicked antagonist
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Jan 07, 2016 |
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Episode 52 - Superfood for the writer's brain
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Dec 25, 2015 |
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Episode 51 - True to the End. The keys to developing your protagonist's character arc
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Dec 09, 2015 |
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Episode 50 - Interview with Nancy Kress
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Nov 27, 2015 |
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Episode 49 - Tailored for a perfect fit. Find the right characteristics for your cast of characters
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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Episode 48 - The blade in the mind. Exploiting the interior life of your characters
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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Episode 47 - Get 'em off the couch! Goals motivation and passion as the driving forces for your characters
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Oct 15, 2015 |
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Episode 46 - The Essence of character
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Oct 03, 2015 |
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Episode 45 - Interview with editor and agent Julie Crisp
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Sep 18, 2015 |
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Episode 44 - Finish with Style! The Resolution stage of your story
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Sep 04, 2015 |
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Episode 43 - Judgement Day! How to get the best out of the climax stage of your story
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Aug 21, 2015 |
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Episode 42 - Exploiting the Crisis stage of your story
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Aug 06, 2015 |
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Episode 41 - Conversation with historian writer and speaker Nick Page
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Jul 23, 2015 |
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Episode 40 - Show them the magic. Making your story excellent through the Momentum stage
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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Episode 39 - Harnessing the power of human psychology for your story
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Jun 25, 2015 |
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Episode 38 - We have lift off! Getting the best out of the inciting incident
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Jun 12, 2015 |
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Episode 37 - Grab them by the eyeballs!
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May 29, 2015 |
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Episode 36 - The DNA of Story. The six stage model of great storylines
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May 16, 2015 |
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Episode 35 - Interview with Lee Harris Senior Editor at Tor.com
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May 02, 2015 |
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Episode 34 - Story theory: a powerful addition to your writer's toolbelt
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Apr 18, 2015 |
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Episode 33 - Self-publishing for everyone. Advice for all writers from four authors who published their own work
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Apr 03, 2015 |
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Episode 32 - Interview with Alastair Reynolds
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Mar 21, 2015 |
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Episode 31 - From Aristotle to Stephen King. Story theory tips for your writer's toolbelt
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Mar 21, 2015 |
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Episode 30 - Hit the ground running: how to write a great opening line
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Mar 07, 2015 |
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Episode 29 - Interview with Jeanne Cavelos
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Feb 19, 2015 |
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Episode 28 - Harness the power of foreshadowing
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Feb 07, 2015 |
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Episode 27 - What is the guiding principle behind your story?
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Jan 24, 2015 |
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Episode 26 - How to deal with a mid-story crisis
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Jan 10, 2015 |
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Episode 25 - Interview with Marie Bilodeau
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Dec 27, 2014 |
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Episode 24 - Planners and Pantsers
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Dec 13, 2014 |
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Episode 23 - Story structure - first things first
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Nov 29, 2014 |
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Episode 22 - Interview with Claire Keane
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Nov 15, 2014 |
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Episode 21 The Fundamentals of Plot
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Nov 01, 2014 |
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Episode 20 - Building a story from the ground up
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Oct 18, 2014 |
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Episode 19 - Writing for others-writing for yourself
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Oct 04, 2014 |
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Episode 18 - The HARVARD Model for developing characters
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Sep 20, 2014 |
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Episode 17 -Interview with Derek Kunsken
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Sep 05, 2014 |
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Episode 16 - Three tests that will tell you how successful your characters really are
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Aug 23, 2014 |
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Episode 15 - Characters with Edge
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Aug 09, 2014 |
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Episode 14 - Deeds not words
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Jul 27, 2014 |
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Episode 13 - Character Motivation
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Jul 12, 2014 |
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Episode 12 - What three qualities do you need to be a good writer?
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Jun 26, 2014 |
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Episode 11 - Creating the individual character
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Jun 13, 2014 |
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Episode 10 - Getting to know you! Believability and consistency as the keys to developing character integrity
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Jun 01, 2014 |
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Episode 9 - Get Active! Using the right verbs and the right voice to energise your story
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May 03, 2014 |
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Episode 8 - 'Just in time' storytelling
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Apr 19, 2014 |
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Episode 7 - What the rejection letter doesn't tell you
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Apr 05, 2014 |
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Episode 6 - The serious business of writing something funny
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Mar 22, 2014 |
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Episode 5 - The power of suggestion
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Mar 08, 2014 |
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Episode 4 - The zest of the orange the icy tingle of the stream in winter
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Feb 22, 2014 |
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Episode 3 - Sparse and Specific Description
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Feb 16, 2014 |
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Episode 2 - Dialogue
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Feb 07, 2014 |
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Episode 1 - Showing not telling
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Jan 24, 2014 |