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TSS178: What Can Happen When You Allow Plot To Drive Your Characters

February 11, 2019 by Stephen Leave a Comment

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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 view characters interacted in a scene. She explains the source of the issue and a simple solution that solved the problem for her and could work for us as well.

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TSS176: What Happens When you Don’t Hit Your Writing Goals?

January 29, 2019 by Stephen Leave a Comment

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We open this week’s show with a discussion of superhero movies and how they relate to a previous show, then we get into this week’s topic on not hitting our (Steve’s) writing goals.

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TSS175: How Your Life Impacts Your Writing

January 22, 2019 by Stephen Leave a Comment

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In this week’s episode, we discuss Taylor’s post-publication marketing activities and then get into the ways in which the life you’ve lived can affect your writing in ways that you may not understand.

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TSS174: How To Keep Your Fight Scenes Interesting

January 15, 2019 by Stephen Leave a Comment

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In this week’s show, we discuss fight sequences and how to keep them interesting for your readers while maintaining the non-fight-scene drama of your story.

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TSS173: Empathy As A Tool In The Writer’s Toolbox

January 7, 2019 by Stephen Leave a Comment

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In this week’s show, Taylor shares her thoughts on the value of empathy when writing. She believes empathy is a great tool for creativity, which can expand and improve your storytelling.

In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a story about a story written for a college class and explains how telling a story in the way we might experience a video game can improve our writing.

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TSS171: How Important Are Plot Points to Your Story Building?

December 11, 2018 by Stephen 1 Comment

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In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on plot points and other story building techniques. Not surprisingly, her insights are thought-provoking.

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