It’s what the entire story has been building toward. The climax! The promise set at the beginning of your story comes to a breaking point, all is revealed, and your characters’ flaws are resolved (maybe). In this episode, Russ and Read more
With their popularity increasing year after year Audiobooks are a massive business. Making it a must have in your distribution arsenal as an author. Using Russ’ recently launched audiobook for HOST as an example. Russ and Tim discuss the production, Read more
Wrapping up our replay series on Story Beats from 2023 with Act III. It all comes down to this…Act III. Our heroes have been removed from their normal world, thrust into a chaotic Act II world, been through the ringer, Read more
Continuing the Story Beats replays from 2023. Doing their best to avoid strong act II vibes, Russ and Tim continue their deep dive into Save the Cat! Writes A Novel story beats with Act II.
Diving into the Writer Syndrome archive we’re revisiting our Story Beats episodes from 2023. Using Save the Cat! Writes A Novel as a jumping off point, Russ and Tim do a deep dive into the Act I story beats, and Read more
A replay of an episode recorded in 2023. Story archetypes are a great starting point for building your narrative. In this episode Russ and Tim discuss the seven core story archetypes that can be found in most fiction, how they Read more
If you’ve survived the second draft, congrats! But you still have quite a way to go on your journey, which brings us to the third draft and beyond. Refining sentence structure and word choice, incorporating beta reader feedback, eliminating crunch Read more
So you’ve completed a first draft of your manuscript. Now what? The real work begins. Writing is re-writing and the second draft is a heavy lift of fixing those major character and plot issues that creep in during that first Read more
The first draft, often called the “vomit draft,” is one of the most important parts of the writing process. Once you type “the end,” you can truly begin. In this episode, Russ and Tim revisit their first drafts and discuss Read more
The battle is on! Pens vs swords! In this episode, we explore the variations of the classic idiom “the pen is mightier than the sword.” We discuss its fascinating history, discover who made it what it is today, and why Read more