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How do we decide what to write next? It’s a large question and one that we’ll spend the next three episodes discussing. In part one we discuss several factors you might consider when deciding on your next writing project. At the top of that list of considerations are your goals as a writer. Are you writing for fun, writing to indie publish, or are you writing to sell a project to a publisher? Do you have an established fan base? If so, is your next project big enough to meet their expectations? Taylor shares her thoughts on the subject and delivers specific examples from her current project list.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

Taylor’s Hack the Craft website www.hackthecraft.com

 

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This episode is all about characters. Everything from character arcs for supporting characters to the number of point of view characters we should have in our stories.  Then we get into character names, the value of common names for characters and we discuss the value of limiting the number of named characters in our work.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

Taylor’s Hack the Craft website www.hackthecraft.com

 

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What best supports your writing, inspiration or desperation? In this episode, we discuss the way each can be used to keep the writing engine moving forward. Everything from using music to jump start creativity to the desperation of deadlines. We consider a variety of activities that can trigger creative progress. Of course, Taylor also advises that there’s nothing quite like the inspiration of just sitting down and getting to work.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

Taylor’s Hack the Craft website www.hackthecraft.com

 

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In this episode, we respond to a listener question by discussing different ways of improving the dialogue in your writing. Taylor shares several tips and some specific advice on what to do and what to avoid when writing dialogue. Among the specifics we discuss are dealing with accents and foreign languages, how to avoid info dumping with your dialogue, and why reading our own dialogue aloud isn’t as valuable as having someone else read it to us.

If you have questions you’d like us to discuss on a future show please email them to contact at taylorstevensbooks dot com and include as much detail as possible.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

Taylor’s Hack the Craft website www.hackthecraft.com

 

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