Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
Why is worldbuilding is essential in your writing? Today, we answer this question and dive into some working definitions of... more
Sometimes we know the action and themes of your story, but you don’t know how to build an economy that... more
How do you find the right size for your story? And speaking of size, what do novellas do differently than... more
Today we get to talk to the inimitable Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. Amal and Max are on the podcast... more
As we conclude our first deep dive of our close reading series, we want to explore how the evolution of... more
What's epistolary writing? Well, it's writing through letters. But it's also a lot more than that. As we continue to... more
On our third episode diving into Voice through the novella “This Is How You Lose The Time War,” we begin... more
Today, we are doing a very close read of Red's opening narration and how Red’s voice communicates both character and... more
The book that became a New York Times Bestseller because of a tweet. Well, it won LOTS of awards when... more
You’ve probably seen us posting about our Close Reading Series, and in his episode, we finally officially introduce it! For most... more
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