Ranked #1
TAP025, How to Structure a Story Using the Hero's Journey (Part 1 of 4)
TAP025, How to Structure a Story Using the Hero's Journey (Part 1 of 4)
So, you’ve listened to the episodes on Three-Act Structure and discovered that it didn’t quite suit the story you’re try... Read more
18 Mar 2019
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13mins
Ranked #2
TAP011, Plotting Vs Pantsing: How to Decide Whether to Plot or Pants Your Novel
TAP011, Plotting Vs Pantsing: How to Decide Whether to Plot or Pants Your Novel
Are you struggling to decide whether you should plot or pants your novel? If you've been a writer for longer than a quic... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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9mins
Ranked #3
TAP018, How to Write the Midpoint of a Novel
TAP018, How to Write the Midpoint of a Novel
Is the middle of your story dragging? Are you halfway through writing your manuscript and not sure where to go from ther... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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8mins
Ranked #4
TAP007, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea Into A Synopsis (Part One of Two)
TAP007, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea Into A Synopsis (Part One of Two)
In this two-part mini-series, I discuss the exact steps you need to take to flesh out a story idea or one-liner pitch in... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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12mins
Ranked #5
BTS006, Blogging as an Unpublished Fiction Author
BTS006, Blogging as an Unpublished Fiction Author
I was recently listening to an episode of a podcast that was discussing how to build a platform as an unpublished author... Read more
19 Feb 2018
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6mins
Ranked #6
TAP013, How to Write a Great Structural Hook for Your Novel
TAP013, How to Write a Great Structural Hook for Your Novel
So, how do you start a story? How do you hook the reader from the very first page? In the literary world, there is a lot... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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11mins
Ranked #7
BTS014, My Top 5 First Draft Mistakes
BTS014, My Top 5 First Draft Mistakes
Now, that I’m well into revising the first draft of Missing, I’ve decided to share with you the top 5 first draft mistak... Read more
2 Mar 2019
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17mins
Ranked #8
BTS011, How to Revise a Novel in a Month
BTS011, How to Revise a Novel in a Month
I’ve been thinking about the upcoming revision stage of the writing process for my thriller novella. My inner writing ne... Read more
3 Jan 2019
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15mins
Ranked #9
TAP012, What is Three Act Structure?
TAP012, What is Three Act Structure?
So, you've got a story idea that you can't wait to write and you're wondering; how do you write a good story? Is there a... Read more
21 Oct 2017
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15mins
Ranked #10
BTS007, Writing Fiction, Non-fiction, and Dabbling with Dictation
BTS007, Writing Fiction, Non-fiction, and Dabbling with Dictation
In this behind the scenes video podcast diary, I discuss my plans and changes to the podcast going forward. As the podca... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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11mins
Ranked #11
TAP014, How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene
TAP014, How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene
Are you struggling to figure out how to start your novel? Quite often we place much emphasis on the first sentence or pa... Read more
25 Jan 2018
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15mins
Ranked #12
TAP017, How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel
TAP017, How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel
Are you struggling to figure out how to write the rising action scenes in your novel? I remember when I first started wr... Read more
8 Mar 2018
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11mins
Ranked #13
TAP004, How to Get Motivated to Write a Novel
TAP004, How to Get Motivated to Write a Novel
So, you know you should be writing, and you intend on writing, but you can't seem to get your butt in the chair and actu... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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7mins
Ranked #14
TAP015, How to Write the Inciting Incident Scene
TAP015, How to Write the Inciting Incident Scene
So, you've created a great narrative hook and an ordinary world scene for your story and you're thinking 'what next?' In... Read more
8 Feb 2018
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10mins
Ranked #15
TAP023, How to Write the Hero at the Mercy of the Villain Scene in a Novel
TAP023, How to Write the Hero at the Mercy of the Villain Scene in a Novel
So, you’ve reached the climactic sequence, and you’re wondering how to make these final scenes the most dramatic part of... Read more
24 Jan 2019
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12mins
Ranked #16
TAP008, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea (Part Two)
TAP008, How To Flesh Out A Story Idea (Part Two)
In this second part of my two-part mini-series, I discuss the final four steps you need to take to flesh out a story ide... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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9mins
Ranked #17
BTS016, Writer's Insecurity, Revising a Thriller Novel, Editing a Nonfiction Book, and Starting a New Series
BTS016, Writer's Insecurity, Revising a Thriller Novel, Editing a Nonfiction Book, and Starting a New Series
So, I started filming weekly writing Vlogs on my Youtube Channel after remembering, this had helped with my productivity... Read more
23 Mar 2019
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25mins
Ranked #18
TAP006, How to Know If You're a Writer
TAP006, How to Know If You're a Writer
You've probably just read the title of this episode, 'how to know if you're a writer' and thought, 'she's reading my min... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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7mins
Ranked #19
TAP005, How to Tell If Your Story Idea is Profitable
TAP005, How to Tell If Your Story Idea is Profitable
Are you stressing over whether your story idea is profitable? Are you worried that you'll get to the launching stage of ... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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7mins