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TSS136: Sentence Order, Navel Gazing and More – A Hack the Craft Episode
TSS136: Sentence Order, Navel Gazing and More – A Hack the Craft Episode
In this week’s episode, the first of a two-part series, Taylor digs into some listener submitted material and shares her... Read more
13 Mar 2018
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TSS123: Line Editing to Shape a Compelling Narrative (Part 2 of a 3 part series)
TSS123: Line Editing to Shape a Compelling Narrative (Part 2 of a 3 part series)
This week’s episode is the second of a three-part series where Taylor takes a deep dive into how removing detail can hel... Read more
5 Dec 2017
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41mins
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TSS226: Adding your Worldview to your Stories
TSS226: Adding your Worldview to your Stories
We begin this week’s episode by discussing Taylor’s recent email / Patreon post about Covid-19. If you haven’t read it ... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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TSS096: Taylor’s Favorite Books on the Craft of Writing
TSS096: Taylor’s Favorite Books on the Craft of Writing
I think an illusion, is that if you did every single thing in this book you would write a novel that’s a breakout novel ... Read more
23 May 2017
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TSS131: Restructure Word Order for Maximum Impact – Part 3
TSS131: Restructure Word Order for Maximum Impact – Part 3
This week’s show is part three of a Hack the Craft series on the importance of word order to your to maximizing the impa... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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49mins
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TSS089: Going from Concept to Story – A real time example
TSS089: Going from Concept to Story – A real time example
… I got to the end and I realized oh, somethings missing and as an author, you can go back and rewrite history in a way ... Read more
4 Apr 2017
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TSS146: Line Editing for Texture and Characterization
TSS146: Line Editing for Texture and Characterization
This tutorial is part 5 of a 5 part series in which, at the author’s request, we go through the process of converting a ... Read more
29 May 2018
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19mins
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TSS158: How to Avoid Having ‘Moving Prop’ Characters In Your Stories
TSS158: How to Avoid Having ‘Moving Prop’ Characters In Your Stories
In this week’s show, we get into the importance of character motivation, and when (and why) to share it with readers. I... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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TSS227: The Importance of Cause and Effect to Keeping Your Story on Track
TSS227: The Importance of Cause and Effect to Keeping Your Story on Track
In this episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on the importance of cause and effect in storytelling. Then she shares how ... Read more
24 Mar 2020
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21mins
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TSS178: What Can Happen When You Allow Plot To Drive Your Characters
TSS178: What Can Happen When You Allow Plot To Drive Your Characters
In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a problem that she’s had for the past week or so with the way two of her point of ... Read more
12 Feb 2019
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25mins
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TSS162: Line Editing to Strengthen Clarity and Prose (Part Two)
TSS162: Line Editing to Strengthen Clarity and Prose (Part Two)
This is part two of a two-part episode to show how your line editing can strengthen your clarity and prose. Steve sent ... Read more
25 Sep 2018
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41mins
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TSS192: What to do when your material isn’t working
TSS192: What to do when your material isn’t working
In this week’s show, we hear Steve’s reaction (recorded immediately after we recorded the four back-to-back Hack The Cra... Read more
2 Jul 2019
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31mins
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TSS195: Keeping Your Scenes Connected to Your Story
TSS195: Keeping Your Scenes Connected to Your Story
In this week’s show, Taylor tackles a question from an author who is curious about the possibility of including scenes w... Read more
23 Jul 2019
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30mins