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
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START WRITING Podcast: “Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine” “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * * This episode is dedicated to my daughter. It’s an interview with Gail Carson Levine. I am sure you are familiar with her book Ella Enchanted…
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SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels!
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SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels! “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *Today I’m excited to introduce Kevin Sinclair! He writes LitRPG, which I had heard about, but before I read his book, I’d never read the…
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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
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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 Mass Effect novels! “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *I’m a fan of the StarCraft videogames, and I recently read a spin…
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SW 134 INT Write your novel AFTER WORK, an interview with B.C. Walker, author of THE MEADOWLARK
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://www.youtube.com/@JWashburnau…
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SW 133 INT Character Arcs in Nonfiction with NYT Bestselling author of OUTLIVE, Bill Gifford
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://www.youtube.com/@JWashburnau…
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STEALING INDIANA JONES audiobook first half (1:23) by J Washburn
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AUDIBLE: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com/ KINDLE: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com/ NEWSLETTER: http://theinformant.jwashburn.com/ EMAIL: me@jwashburn.com SW SPECIAL STEALING INDIANA JONES: An essay on inspiration and death and how George Lucas hijacked the greatest stories of our time.†“[Stealing Indy] will pique your intellect and break y…
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SW 132 INT Rob MacGregor, author of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * *WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/vY3Q0CpGEWw * * * Rob MacGregor w…
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SW 131 INT ”Is Indiana Jones allowed to time travel?” with Max McCoy
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Start Writing interview with author Max McCoy: CAN INDIANA JONES TIME TRAVEL? Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH ON …
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SW 130 INT Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITE!
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SW INT 130 Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITEIn this episode, we talk to Rennue Saunders, founder of Shut Up & Write, and organization designed to give writers camaraderie and motivation to complete their writing goals. Watch the interview video here: https://youtu.be/RGKwlIEBmpM * * * LET’S BE FRIENDS:If you have questions, EMAIL US: pleasestar…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHERWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/wsDodceAOqg Episode 10 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teach about getting feedback from peers and readers. First, Raiders of the Lost Ark is an excellent example of how to cut all but the best stuff. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/dcrIFhpq6HY Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you should NOT be editing. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing, and we review exa…
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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 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode) WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/HOYNat1l03Y Episode 8 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to do subplots. First, we review PLOT CLOCKS. Then we look at a model called SUBPLOT RAINBOWS. We follow along with how J.K. Rowling outlined…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/zR-IPvGfAbg Episode 7 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how J Washburn structures a story using a PLOT CLOCK! The main points of this clock are (1) HOOK, (2) PLEDGE, (3) TURN, (4) PRESTIGE, (5) FINALE. We take an in-depth lo…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/_dWnYmQ83M8 Episode 6 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel is the easiest way to write a plot! We start with a letter from a listener, and we address questions like these: - Should I write my story from the finale and work backward?…
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SW 129 INT Raymond O’Connor: Stop letting stories die inside you!
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OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/StartWritingPodcastWATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Ggg13QPw8qs Ray's RUNNING OFF THE RAILS podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/running-off-the-rails/id1546572690https://pca.st/podcast/6c329090-2adc-0139-32e0-0acc26574db2https://runningofftherails.com/WEAVE BREAKER D&D build: https://www.dmsguild.co…
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SW 128 INT Jeanne Cavelos: Scifi author and founder of OdysseyWorkshop.org
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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YaUGPWGYM0wJeanne Cavelos is an author, editor, scientist, and writing coach. In this episode, we talk about several of her works, including THE SCIENCE OF STAR WARS, several BABYLON 5 novels, and her upcoming near-future scifi novel called FATAL SPIRAL. She is the founder of a nonprofit that brings o…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINS
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINSWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/9aTS_YrWPhI HOMEWORK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IYvaxzh7cfys4LP6CJZqje1wspxuNy5U-970mH7EvMY/edit?usp=sharingEpisode 5 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel is about how to create DEEP CHARACTERS. This means making them dynamic. Villa…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 4) TIPS FOR HEROES
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WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/6I_9yB4vojs Episode 4 of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE to Writing a Novel gives you tips on how to create real and empathetic characters: Keep your cast small. Make every character physically and emotionally unique. Make sure readers can find the right button on the microwave. Use simple tags to remind yo…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 3) HEROIC EQ
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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 tag team in a lecture that covers emotional intelligence, mimicry, and character names. We look at examples from Charles Dickens, George Lucas, J.K. Rowling, and George R.R. Martin. To see the visuals…
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SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 2) WORLDBUILDING
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This episode covers how J Washburn goes through the worldbuilding process. He touches on examples from J.K. Rowling, Brandon Sanderson, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He explains how to make a Story Bible. Oh, and maybe most importantly, he teaches you about finding and defining your genre.Watch the episode on YouTube if you want to see the slides: https…
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SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel (part 1) OVERVIEW
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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 J as the lead, rather than Joe. See the video version here: https://youtu.be/dB37b0tUIzs Let us know what you think: me@jwashburn.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 122 Marketing Group: Email Super-fan Model
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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 chain, and what you are selling beyond just books.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing…
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SW 121 INT Bryan Collins - Dialogue in Non-Fiction
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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 authors build a business around their non-fiction writing, and how time and events can change things.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.c…
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SW 120 Marketing Group: Facebook & Amazon Ads Phase 1
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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 the Patreon Page. Video: https://www.patreon.com/StartWritingPodcastEmail: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing…
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SW 119 DIS: Dialogue 005: Switchtracking
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We discuss what Swtichtracking and staying-on-your-own-track mean, and how to use them in dialogue to create tension and conflict.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writingHills Like White Elephantshttps://miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/…
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SW 118 DIS: Dialogue 04: Don't Write-On-The-Nose But If You Do
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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.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-writingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 117 INT Brett Godfrey: How to get a world class narrator to read your book
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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 it's his first novel.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comjbendoski@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 116 DIS Dialogue 003: How the same action beats can kill or build tension
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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 better pacing, and less predictable lines.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comjbendoski@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 115 INT Dialogue With Sandra Montanino
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Sandra Montanino talks about her new book, The Weight of Salt: A Gripping Story of Love and Courage and how she crafts dialogue.Email: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comjbendoski@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 114 DIS Dialogue 002: Actions Beats & Subtext
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We continue our discussion on dialogue. This time we dig into action beats, one-actor-per-paragraph, subtext, stuffing for emphasis vs. shuffling for rhythm.Website: Joseph-bendoski.com/start-writingEmail: Pleasestartwriting@gmail.comjbendoski@gmail.comPatreon.com/startwritingpodcastAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 113 DIS Dialogue 001 - Grammar and Style
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We begin our journey into dialogue and start with the basics. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Web: JosephBendoski.com/Start-WritingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 112 INT on Exposition: Micheal Abramson
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We discuss some of the ways Micheal Abramson handled exposition is his novel Dominant Trait. www.Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW 111 INT Exposition Part 5 - Other Perspectives
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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: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-WritingEmail: jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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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 website Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-WritingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We are still talking about exposition, backstory, and flashbacks. email: jbendoski@gmail.com website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-WritingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We continue our discussion on EXPOSITION with examples from The Expanse and John Updike. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-WritingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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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 life into your work. Visit our site JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing or send us an email: jbendoski@gmail.com. Pick up the material for the examples on our website and help support the show.…
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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. Website: Joseph-Bendoski/Start-Writing Email:jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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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 cliffhangers successfully. Contact us: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit us for show notes at JosephBendoski.com/Start-WritingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We continue our discussion of ending with a specific focus on happy ones. email us jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our site www.josephbendoski.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We look at how to make an ending satisfying, different types of endings, and the reason they work. email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski/Start-Writing.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW101 DIS Villains and Antagonists: Part 2
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We discuss the differences and importance of political villains and physical villains among other things. Email us at jbendoski@gmail.com Website: joseph-bendoski.com/start-writingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We discuss the chemistry and style behind writing for specific genres and what emotional experiences readers are looking for. Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing Email: jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We discuss how to slow down and expand scene, and which type to use for different kinds of scenes and stories. joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing email:jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW098 DIS Villains and Antagonists Part 1
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We discuss the making of great villains and antagonist and why it's such an important part of the story. joesph-bendoski.com/start-writing jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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SW097 DIS Story Focus: Lisa Cron Part 2
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www.joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing We discuss how the protagonist builds the structure of the story and why it's important.Autor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We discuss the two short stories you have to write, why and what to do with them.Autor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We cover everything we've learned about Patreon from various interviews, and our own research and put it all together for you. website Joseph-Bendoski.com/start-writing email: jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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We interview Jenna Meoreci about her Patreon and Youtube author marketing. joseph-bendoski.com/star-writing. jbendoski@gmail.comAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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How to differentiate your characters so your readers don't get confused. jbendoski@gmail.com www.joseph-bendoski.com/start-writingAutor: Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn
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