Aeryn Rudel from Privateer Press and Skull Island X joins us at GenCon Indy to talk about editing.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
In this outlining demonstration Mary reads from an early outline, then Brandon, Dan, and Howard brutally dissect it.
A practical, example-filled look at tuning up rough dialog.
Brandon, Dan, and Howard demonstrate line-editing on an ancient manuscript.
You’ve probably seen us posting about our Close Reading Series, and in his episode, we finally officially introduce it! For most of the remainder of 2024, we’ll be diving into five core elements of writing by focusing on five different literary texts. We’ll spend five episodes on each one, and…
An agent, an editor, and a writer walk into a Zoom room and record a podcast… but really… that’s (part of) what this episode is! First off, a reminder that your agent, your editor, and you are all on the same team! They are all trying to make the same…
For our second episode in this three-part series on revising your NaNoWriMo novel—or any other larger project you have—we are diving into intentions with Tor editor Ali Fisher. We asked her how she helps writers figure out what their books are about, and how she helps set intentions for revisions.…
Ali Fisher, editor at Tor Books and member of the podcast Rude Tales of Magic, joins us for a three-part series on editing. First up: length! How do you edit your work—whether it’s a book or a short story or a novella? Maybe you wrote a draft during NaNoWriMo, maybe you…
“Your short story should definitely be a novel.” It’s something writers are often told when they write short stories. What tips and tricks can you use to keep your idea within the length of the story you’re trying to tell? We dive into worldbuilding in miniature, pacing, and character development. We also…
All unreliable narrators aren’t unreliable in the same way. How do they differ and how does that change the way that we write them? Erin shares her unified theory (look at the graphic below!) of unreliable narrators. Homework: Take an event that you’re familiar with, and write about it as…