#43: 10 Tips for Writing Better Scenes

Learn what makes cozy fiction work—and how to balance warmth, tension, character growth, and community to create the hopeful reading experience cozy readers expect.You know the feeling a cozy book gives you—warm, safe, like a world you don't want to leave. But when you sit down t ...  Show more

What are the most common first-draft mistakes writers make—and which ones actually need your attention while you’re drafting?In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Brody, author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel and Page One to Done, to compare the mistakes we see writers make when ...  Show more

In this episode, I offer some tips and tricks to improve your writing. The book I reference: Kate Turabian's Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers, Fifth Edition *Sorry for the poor audio quality* If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://w ...  Show more

Good writing connects you to your listeners, grabs their attention and makes them remember your story. BBC Academy trainer, Sam Upton, shares some tips to take your writing to the next level.This is the fourth in a series of minipods on audio storytelling, where Sam shares some i ...  Show more

Using these simple brainstorming tricks, you can figure out how to troubleshoot a scene and turn it into one of the highlights of your entire manuscript. 

In this episode of the Write Your Screenplay Podcast, Jacob Krueger explores how K-Pop Demon Hunters transforms a wild premise into a moving story. You’ll discover 3 tools every writer can use to elevate their screenwriting: research that makes your world culturally rich and emot ...  Show more