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In this episode, we discuss the critical nature of the inciting incident in fiction, which Tayor describes as “a single thing without which none of the characters in the story would have come together.”

We use examples from Taylor’s book, THE CATCH and a story that Steve is working on to illustrate how the inciting incident drives the story forward. We also discuss the reasons to avoid episodic elements in your writing, Taylor’s special talent as a chef and her Thanksgiving cooking plans.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

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

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In this episode, we attempt to answer the question of completion for authors.  More specifically, when is a book finished? As you might expect the answer varies, but Taylor makes a valiant effort to respond, both as an author writing under contract and as an author writing a speculative novel.

Along the way to finding our answer we delve into the value of rejection, the pain of paper cuts and hear Taylor trying to keep a response going while the doorbell is ringing and the dog is barking.

Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com

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

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