Inside Creative Writing - A Podcast for Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Writers
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Episode 37: How to Deal with Resistance… and Our Podcast Farewell
Episode 37: Today we’re talking about resistance to writing, and how it can so easily disguise itself as productivity. Sadly,[...]
Episode 36: How to Write Better Dialogue… by not Writing Dialogue!
Episode 36: Writing great dialogue can be one of the biggest challenges a writer faces. Today we explore a technique[...]
Episode 35: How To Make Your Reader Feel What You Want Them to Feel Using the 5 Senses
Episode 35: How do you get your reader to really FEEL what you’re trying to get them to feel? It’s[...]
Episode 34: How and Why to Get Every Scene Brimming with Conflict
Episode 34: Today we tackle the single most important element that a story must have: Conflict. What is it? Why[...]
Episode 33: Insights from an Aspiring Writer… with Guest Host Jesse Hawley
Episode 33: Today we’ve got our first guest-hosted episode with writer Jesse Hawley! Get ready for some great insights into[...]
Episode 32: Answering Listener Questions – Q & A
Episode 32: Today we’re taking a step back from our more formal explorations of a single, dedicated topic, and answering questions[...]
Episode 31: What is “Confirmation Bias” and How Can We Use It To Our Advantage as Writers?
Episode 31: Today we’re exploring a concept called “confirmation bias” and how we can use it to influence readers, agents,[...]
Episode 30: Everything is an Argument (and How Knowing That Will Make You a Better Writer)
Episode 30: Today we’re exploring a technique of looking at the world from a new perspective that will result in[...]
Episode 29: What is “Theme” and How Can We Use it to Engage Our Readers?
Today we’re tackling one of the most misunderstood, but vital, elements of writing fiction. Today is all about “theme.” What[...]
Episode 28: How to Deal With Writer’s Block… and Does it Really Exist?
In today’s show, we’re exploring the writer’s nemesis: writer’s block. What is it? Where does it come from? And how[...]