The Writerly Bites Podcast
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Episodes: 129
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The podcast that gives you quick tips to make your writing and your writing life better.
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134: What Makes You Reject a First Page?
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May 28, 2026 |
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133: 5 Nice Little Things You Can Do for Your Novel
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May 13, 2026 |
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132: Let an unlikely hero have their day
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May 07, 2026 |
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131: Make it Personal
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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130: Only Write it if You Love It
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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129: Reconsider what Power Means
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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128: Cut the first half of what you write
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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127: Be a Detective for a Day
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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126: Trust Your Story Instincts
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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125: Print Your Story Out Differently, and Something Magic Happens
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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124: Put Your Butt in the Chair
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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123: Most Writers Write Past Their True Ending
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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122: Life will Disappoint You
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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121: Everyone's Story is Complex
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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121: Make everyone's story more complex
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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120: Imagine Yourself in the Room
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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119: My Favorite Reads of 2025
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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118: Cut "I thought"
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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117: Turn the Eye Outward
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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116: Cut One Weak Sentence from Every Paragraph
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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115: Revive an Old Project
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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114: Write from a Place of Compassion
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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113: Make the Bad Guys Come Back
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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112: Re-connect with Your Writing
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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111: Write about What Was Going on in School
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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110: What Wakes You in the Night?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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109: Make an Index Card Wall
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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108: Send a Friend Your Story
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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107: Go on a Retreat
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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106: Have Your Character Tell a Story
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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105: Find the Person Who Will Hold You Accountable
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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104: My Favorite Reads of 2024
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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103: Don't Forget to Write
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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102: Spark Joy with Your Writing
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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101: Trace the Threads of Your Story
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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100: Begin Again
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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99: Have One Character Tell the Truth and One Character Tell Lies
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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98: Try Second Person
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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97: Watch Out for Third Person
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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96: Try Third Person
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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95: Watch Out for First Person
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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94: Re-think Point of View
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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93: Interview with Rachel Cantor
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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92: My novel, MINOR PROPHETS, is now available
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May 08, 2023 |
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91: My Favorite Reads of 2022
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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90: The Magic of Showing Up
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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89: No Place Like Home
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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88: Tell a Ghost Story
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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87: Tell a Story Backwards
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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86: Break Your Story's Form
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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85: Make a New Pair
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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85: Make a New Pair
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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84: Spiral into Your Story
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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83: Remember How it Feels
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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82: Write a Discovery Draft
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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81: Interview with Valerie Lute
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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80: Ending Your Story, Part II
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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79: If the Ending Isn't There Yet, the Story Isn't Either
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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78: Don't Write an Origin Story
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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77: Two Summer Favorites
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May 31, 2022 |
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76: Revision is Revolution
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May 17, 2022 |
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75: Find the Dark Room
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May 10, 2022 |
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74: Give it Structure
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May 03, 2022 |
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73: Type it Up!
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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72: Are You Writing a Story, Or Are You Writing About a Story?
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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71: It's All Just Vibes: Build Your Story's Mood
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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70: Break Your Writing Loop
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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69: Interview with Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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68: Ten Minutes to a Better Five Pages
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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67: Interview with Hillary Jordan
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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66: Don't Run Away from the Story that Scares You
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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65: Show What Your Character Loves
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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64: Writers Love Having Written
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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63: Walk One Block to the Left
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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62: You Don't Have to Be Everything
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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61: Dialogue is Like a Horse Race
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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60: Embrace the Unexpected
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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59: Make Writing Resolutions That Will Stick
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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58: Two Favorite Episodes in One
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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57: Make a Holiday Plan for Writing
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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56: Write the Scene You've Been Avoiding
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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55: Interview with Thea Lim
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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54: Art is About Making Choices
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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53: Don't Neglect the Middle
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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52: One Hour is Just for Writing
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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51: Have You Earned That Ending?
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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50: All the Bad Advice I've Gotten
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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49: Creativity is Putting Two Things Together
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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48: Remember the Excitement
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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47: Draw from Another Story
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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46: Mix the Bitter and the Sweet
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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45: Schedule Time for Nothing
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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44: Really?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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43: Let Music Make the Mood
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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42: Find the Missing Ingredient
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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41: Cut the "As" Clause
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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40: Have the Courage to Try Again
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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39: Seek and Destroy Your Weakest Sentence
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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38: Build the Beats of Your Story
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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37: Respect Your Work and Organize It
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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36: Betray Someone
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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35: Interview with Arif Anwar
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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34: Scene-ify Your Story
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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33: Take a Step Closer to Your Character
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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32: Plagiarize Just a Little
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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31: Turn Off the Lights
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May 25, 2021 |
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30: Interview with Laura Hankin
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May 18, 2021 |
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29: Speak in a Different Voice
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May 11, 2021 |
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28: Let Go of What's Holding You Back
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May 04, 2021 |
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27: Just Play
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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26: Plant a Seed
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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25: Interview with Ann Y.K. Choi
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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24: Write by Hand
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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23: Don't Use the Verb "To Be"
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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22: Get to the Fireworks Factory
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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21: Find What's Fragile
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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20: Interview with Kirstin Allio
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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19: Use the ABDCE Method
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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18: Try a Roving Perspective
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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17: Self-Doubt Doesn't Create Anything
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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16: Don't Punch Down
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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15: Interview with Iva, Vocalist, Songwriter, and Composer
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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14: Sketch Your Lean Layer
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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13: Give a Gift No One Wants
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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12: Find the Strangest Sentence
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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11: Things Could Have Gone Another Way
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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10: Interview with Rachel Lyon
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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9: Make a Weekly Scene Goal
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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8: Sink into Detail
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Dec 08, 2020 |