Ranked #1
LTN030 - Indie Publishing: What You Need To Know To Get Started
LTN030 - Indie Publishing: What You Need To Know To Get Started
It has never been easier to get published, but that doesn't mean getting published is easy. In this episode Jack gives a... Read more
14 Apr 2015
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15mins
Ranked #2
LTN029 - Setting: The Ugly Sister of Novel Writing
LTN029 - Setting: The Ugly Sister of Novel Writing
In this episode Jack teaches how to create settings that are as dynamic and alive as any character.
7 Apr 2015
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12mins
Ranked #3
LTN028 - Writer to Writer: Sell It First Then Write It
LTN028 - Writer to Writer: Sell It First Then Write It
Will the advice that launched Jack's traditional writing career also be the key to successful indie publishing?
20 Mar 2015
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9mins
Ranked #4
LTN027 - Test Your Novel Idea With These 5 Questions
LTN027 - Test Your Novel Idea With These 5 Questions
Is your idea novel worthy? Does it have high-concept mass audience appeal? Here's how to test it.
17 Mar 2015
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15mins
Ranked #5
LTN026 - The Princess Principle
LTN026 - The Princess Principle
Trust your readers. In this episode Jack warns against micromanaging your story.
13 Mar 2015
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5mins
Ranked #6
LTN025 - Laugh Your Way to the Bestseller List
LTN025 - Laugh Your Way to the Bestseller List
Humor - a tool that should be in every writer's toolbox. In this episode Jack teaches how to use humor to spice up your ... Read more
10 Mar 2015
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16mins
Ranked #7
LTN024 - A Writer's Equivalent To An Energy Drink
LTN024 - A Writer's Equivalent To An Energy Drink
In this episode Jack shares quotes and anecdotes he uses that inspire him to write.
6 Mar 2015
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10mins
Ranked #8
LTN023 - How Do You Know Your Novel Is Finished?
LTN023 - How Do You Know Your Novel Is Finished?
In this episode Jack takes a unique look at the author's final pass on a novel manuscript before sending it in for publi... Read more
4 Mar 2015
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10mins
Ranked #9
LTN022 - Macbeth vs The Mac
LTN022 - Macbeth vs The Mac
If Shakespeare had written Macbeth on a Mac would it be as good? A light-hearted look at modern day writing.
27 Feb 2015
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5mins
Ranked #10
LTN 003 — Creating and Maintaining the All-Important Story Bubble
LTN 003 — Creating and Maintaining the All-Important Story Bubble
As readers, we’ve all experienced the magical phenomenon of getting so involved in a novel it's as though this world no ... Read more
9 Dec 2014
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18mins
Ranked #11
LTN004 - Writer to Writer: Perseverance Counts
LTN004 - Writer to Writer: Perseverance Counts
In this first Writer-to-Writer episode, Jack relates the story behind Dean Koontz's personal inscription to him in the n... Read more
11 Dec 2014
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9mins
Ranked #12
LTN005 - Does Your Novel Have Bestseller Potential?
LTN005 - Does Your Novel Have Bestseller Potential?
In this episode Jack reveals the 8 elements of novel writing that characterizes bestselling fiction.
17 Dec 2014
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20mins
Ranked #13
LTN006 - Writer to Writer: Make It Shine
LTN006 - Writer to Writer: Make It Shine
In this episode Jack encourages writers not to be satisfied with good writing, but to do justice to their story ideas by... Read more
18 Dec 2014
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8mins
Ranked #14
LTN021 - No Grammar Rules Were Harmed In the Making of this Podcast
LTN021 - No Grammar Rules Were Harmed In the Making of this Podcast
An irreverent look at breaking the rules of grammar and making up your own words.
24 Feb 2015
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12mins
Ranked #15
LTN020 - Writer to Writer - Confessions of a Polymath
LTN020 - Writer to Writer - Confessions of a Polymath
In this episode Jack takes a humorous look at a personal affliction.
20 Feb 2015
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4mins