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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writing great novels.
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SW 137 INT Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine
START WRITING Podcast: “Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine”
“DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wol...
SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels!
SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels!
“DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfh...
SW 135 INT Author of STAR WARS, HALO, STARCRAFT, HITMAN, and MASS EFFECT novels, William C. Dietz, explains HOW TO WRITE IN SOMEONE ELSE’S WORLD
START WRITING Podcast: “How to write in someone else’s world,” an interview with William C. Dietz, author of Star Wars, Halo, StarCraft, Hitman, and M...
SW 134 INT Write your novel AFTER WORK, an interview with B.C. Walker, author of THE MEADOWLARK
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SW 133 INT Character Arcs in Nonfiction with NYT Bestselling author of OUTLIVE, Bill Gifford
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STEALING INDIANA JONES audiobook first half (1:23) by J Washburn
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SW 132 INT Rob MacGregor, author of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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SW 131 INT ”Is Indiana Jones allowed to time travel?” with Max McCoy
Start Writing interview with author Max McCoy:
CAN INDIANA JONES TIME TRAVEL?
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SW 130 INT Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITE!
SW INT 130 Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITE
In this episode, we talk to Rennue Saunders, founder of Shut Up & Write, and organization desig...
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
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SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH
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SW 129 INT Raymond O’Connor: Stop letting stories die inside you!
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SW 128 INT Jeanne Cavelos: Scifi author and founder of OdysseyWorkshop.org
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Jeanne Cavelos is an author, editor, scientist, and writing coach. In this episode,...
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINS
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINS
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 4) TIPS FOR HEROES
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Episode 4 of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE to Writing a Novel gives you tips on how to...
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 3) HEROIC EQ
Episode 3 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches about building characters from the ground up. In this episode, J Washburn and Joe Bendoski...
SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 2) WORLDBUILDING
This episode covers how J Washburn goes through the worldbuilding process. He touches on examples from J.K. Rowling, Brandon Sanderson, and F. Scott F...
SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel (part 1) OVERVIEW
We've had a lot of listeners ask us where to start. Our backlog spans many years! So this is meant to be tips for a beginner. It was put together with...
SW 122 Marketing Group: Email Super-fan Model
In the marketing group, we discuss the Email Super-fan Model approach and talk about how it can change how you run FB ads, how to set up the email cha...
SW 121 INT Bryan Collins - Dialogue in Non-Fiction
We talk to Bryan Collins about writing dialogue in non-fiction, and how journaling can be used to inform and fuel it. He talks about how he and other...
SW 120 Marketing Group: Facebook & Amazon Ads Phase 1
We take a very detailed look at Facebook & Amazon ads, setting them up, evaluating them, and targeting. There is a video that goes along with this on...
SW 119 DIS: Dialogue 005: Switchtracking
We discuss what Swtichtracking and staying-on-your-own-track mean, and how to use them in dialogue to create tension and conflict.
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SW 118 DIS: Dialogue 04: Don't Write-On-The-Nose But If You Do
We talk about Writing-On-The-Nose and how to address it. We go over examples and explore how it is approached in different genres.
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SW 117 INT Brett Godfrey: How to get a world class narrator to read your book
Brett Godfrey talks about how he writes dialogue. How he got one of the top narrators to take on his books, even though he had just launched it, and i...
SW 116 DIS Dialogue 003: How the same action beats can kill or build tension
We look at the body language of action beats and breakdown how it can be used to build tension in a scene and look at multi-layering your dialogue for...
SW 115 INT Dialogue With Sandra Montanino
Sandra Montanino talks about her new book, The Weight of Salt: A Gripping Story of Love and Courage and how she crafts dialogue.
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SW 114 DIS Dialogue 002: Actions Beats & Subtext
We continue our discussion on dialogue. This time we dig into action beats, one-actor-per-paragraph, subtext, stuffing for emphasis vs. shuffling for...
SW 113 DIS Dialogue 001 - Grammar and Style
We begin our journey into dialogue and start with the basics. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Web: JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing
SW 112 INT on Exposition: Micheal Abramson
We discuss some of the ways Micheal Abramson handled exposition is his novel Dominant Trait. www.Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing jbendoski@gmai...
SW 111 INT Exposition Part 5 - Other Perspectives
We talk with Mark Everglade, T. K. Young, and Joseph Hurtgen about their views on exposition, and how they handled it in their own novels.Website: Jos...
SW 110 DIS Exposition Part 4 - Essential Parts
We cover interiority and the essential parts of the exposition that are needed for the story to work. Email us at: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our we...
SW109 DIS Exposition: Part 3
We are still talking about exposition, backstory, and flashbacks. email: jbendoski@gmail.com website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing
SW108 DIS Exposition: Part 2
We continue our discussion on EXPOSITION with examples from The Expanse and John Updike. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start...
SW107 DIS Exposition: Part 1
If Start Wars cut all exposition we wouldn't get this line, "Luke, I am your father." We talk about techniques to make exposition work and bring more...
SW106 DIS Chapter Cliffhangers
We discuss how to end chapters with cliffhangers, and what are the essential components that make a cliffhanger work, and what needs to come after. We...
SW104 DIS The End with Cliffhangers
We discuss why you would end a book with a cliffhanger, the risks, and rewards of doing it, and look at some examples that have ended stories with cli...
SW103 DIS Elements of a Happy Ending
We continue our discussion of ending with a specific focus on happy ones. email us jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our site www.josephbendoski.com