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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the str

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Total: 102

SW VOC 009 Weekly Vocabulary and Poetry
2018/1/27

This week's vocab and poem. Listen at double speed and it will be less than 5min. Sign up for the ne

SW073 UPDATE DIS Theme in Setting
2018/1/27

We have an update for an older podcast: Theme in setting. I add in some details about how the hopele

SW VOC 008 Weekly Vocabulary for Writers
2018/1/20

We cover week vocabulary for writers along with the history and etymology of the words for those wri

SW072 DIS Cat & Dogs
2018/1/20

We discuss the importance of first impression, relatability, and how to engineer those moments for y

SW VOC 007 Weekly Vocabulary and Poetry.
2018/1/13

Weekly vocabulary for writers. Less than 5min if you listen at double speed.

SW071 GRA Go On a Which Hunt
2018/1/13

We cover what it means to "go on a which hunt" and "delete all your thats" and cover when you can't.

SW070 INT Taylor Stevens
2018/1/10

We discuss Taylor Stevens' journey to becoming an author. Her in-depth approach to writing craft in

SW VOC 005 Weekly Vocabulary for Writers
2017/12/30

Weekly vocabulary and roots for writers.

SW069 RE DIS Author Promise & Climax
2017/12/30

What is the author's promise and how does it impact how people feel about your climax?

SW068 DIS Relavent Setting
2017/12/22

We begin our exploration of Lisa Cron's work on writing, starting with the setting.

SW VOC 003 December 15, 2017
2017/12/16

SW067 INT Patrick Adams
2017/12/16

We talked with Patrick Adams about indie publishing children's books. What he’s tried in marketing,

SW VOC 002
2017/12/8

Weekly Vocabulary for writers. December 8th 2017

SW066 G&P Singular They
2017/12/8

We discuss the use and history of singular they, along with a poem by W. B. Yeats

SW VOC 001 December 1st 2017
2017/12/2

Weekly vocabulary for writers.

SW065 EX Revising Action Beats
2017/12/2

We take an in-depth look at Action and rewriting them for a specific emotion. Also, creating an emot

SW064 DIS RE Set Pieces & Sequences
2017/11/24

We discuss the difference between set-pieces and sequences and how to use them.

SW063 INT Dave Chesson
2017/11/18

We talk to Dave Chesson about blurb writing for different markets and how to get better conversions.