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#215. How to Write a Prologue Readers Won’t Skip (& When to Start at Chapter One Instead)

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#214. Subverting the Mainstream Lens: Writing Stories That Stay True to Your People (With Tiffany Grimes)

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#213. 5 Expert Tips To Edit Your Messy First Draft Without The Overwhelm

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#212. 5 Ways Writers Can Use AI to Help With Book Marketing

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#211. How to Write Romantasy Power Couples Readers Obsess Over With Jenna Moreci

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#210. 5 Tips For Writing A Multiple POV Novel Without Confusing Your Readers

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#209. How to Revise Your Novel Like a Pro (Without Losing Your Mind) With Alice Sudlow

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#208. Student Spotlight: 5 Lessons Learned from Notes to Novel (Season 6)

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#207. What Agents & Readers Want: How to Write a Story That Works

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#206. Student Spotlight: How Gina Elizabeth Went From Stuck to Publishing Two Books in Just One Year

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Bonus: Plotting for Pantsers: How 3 Writers Found Freedom in Story Structure

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#205. How Story Structure Can Free Your Creativity and Help You Finish Your Novel

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#204. Student Spotlight: Why Overlearning Is Holding You Back: Neroli Lacey’s Journey to Publishing Success

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Bonus: How 3 Perfectionists Finally Broke Free & Finished Their First Drafts

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#203. Why Writing Advice Is Keeping You Stuck (And What to Do Instead)

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#202. Student Spotlight: How Kara Kentley Turned a Messy Draft Into a Published Romance (and How You Can Too)

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#201. The Time Myth: Why ‘Finding Time to Write’ Actually Makes It Harder

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Bonus: From Stuck to Breakthrough: How 3 Writers Found Their Path Forward

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#200. Why Most Writers Give Up (And How to Finally Finish Your Novel)

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#199. Struggling With Flat Characters? These 5 Books Will Transform Your Writing

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#198. Book Reviews: Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster of Reader Feedback (With Emily Golden & Rachel May)

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#197. How to Write a Novel That Hooks Readers Through Curiosity (Not Confusion)

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#196. The Pros and Cons of Writing A Novel With Multiple Points of View

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#195. How Deliberate Practice Can Improve Your Fiction Writing (With Tim Grahl)

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#194. Self-Publishing Your Novel: A 10 Step Guide for First-Time Authors

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#193. How Dictation Can Help You Write Faster With Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

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#192. 5 Big-Picture First Draft Mistakes (& How To Fix Them)

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#191. Fiction Genres Made Easy: Understanding the 5 Dimensions of Genre

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#190. Novel Editing: 10 Steps to Editing Your First Draft

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#189. Student Spotlight: From First Draft to Published Novel at 72 With Cheryl Arko

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#188. 5 Mindset Hacks to Help You Finish Your First Draft

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#187. How To Write An Unforgettable Plot Twist In Your Novel With Samantha Skal

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#186. First Draft Roadmap: 10 Steps to Writing A Novel For Beginners

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#185. Student Spotlight: How Angela Haas Published TWO Books In 6 Months

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#184. 3 Must-Know Tips For Writing A Novel With Dual Timelines

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#183. From Screenwriter to Award-Winning Memoirist: Michael Jamin's Indie Publishing Journey

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#182. Writing Romantasy: How to Balance Fantasy Elements and Romance in Your Novel

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#181. First Chapter Analysis: House Of Earth And Blood by Sarah J. Maas

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#180. Student Spotlight: How Her Debut Novel Became An Amazon Bestseller With Margaret Mantor

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#179. Writing When You Have A Chronic Illness With Sandra Postma

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#178. First Chapter Analysis: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

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#176. Student Spotlight: 5 Lessons Learned from Notes to Novel (Season 5)

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#175. 5 Easy Time Management Strategies To Write Your Novel Faster

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#174. Counting Down The Best Writing Tips From FWME In 2024

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#173. 5 Mindset Tips For Revising Your First Draft

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#172. A Week in the Life: 7 Days Behind the Scenes with Savannah (December 2024)

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#171. How To Utilize Tone & Mood In Your Writing With Isobelle Lans

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#170. How To Pick Your Publishing Path With Nicole Meier

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#169. 5 Tips To Help Neurodivergent Writers Finish Their Books

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#168. Women's Fiction vs. Romance: What's The Difference?

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#167. Why Marketing Matters From Day One With Lacy Lieffers

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#166. Student Spotlight: How Jennifer Sold 5,000+ Copies of Her Debut Novel in 18 Months (Without a Big Social Media Following)

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#165. How To Interpret Agent Rejections (& What To Do Next)

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#164. Student Spotlight: Why She Ditched Her Agent And Self-Published Her Debut Novel With Stefanie Medrek

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#163. How To Find & Work With A Book Cover Designer With Zoe Norvell

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#162. Book Recs: 5 Books Every Aspiring Writer Needs To Read

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#161. Scene Beats: What They Are & Why They Matter

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#160. How Tim Grahl Wrote His Best Book Yet In 6 Months

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#159. A Week in the Life: 7 Days Behind the Scenes with Savannah (September 2024)

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#158. How To Strengthen Your Writing with the Power of Social Media With Lara Ferrari

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#157. 10 Surprising Lessons From My First Book Launch

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#156. Student Spotlight: 5 Lessons Learned from Notes to Novel (Season 4)

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#155. 10 Things That Will NOT Make You A Better Writer

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#154. Coaching Call: Critiquing Jac Sahlin's Query And First Five Pages

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#153. Scene Analysis: Chapter 5 "Diagon Alley" From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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#152. Three Act Structure Breakdown: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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#151. How Rowling Built A World Ripe For Life Or Death Conflicts (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)

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#150. How Rowling Created A Cast of Compelling Characters (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)

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#149. 5 Questions To Write Better Antagonists

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#148. How To Use Universal Fantasy To Write Better Books (& Sell More Copies) With Theodora Taylor

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#147. A Week in the Life: 7 Days Behind the Scenes with Savannah (June 2024)

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#146. 6 Ways Mindfulness Can Make You A Happier & More Productive Writer With April Dávila

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#229. 5 Signs Your Writing Process Is Broken (And How to Fix It)

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#228. Student Spotlight: How She Finished Her First Draft in 88 Days (While Working Full-Time) With Poornika Kakkanaiah

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#227. 5 Tips on Pursuing Your Writing While Holding Down a 9-to-5 Job

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#226. Counting Down The Best Writing Tips From FWME In 2025

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#225. Student Spotlight: From Zero Drafts to Dream Agent While Raising 4 Kids With Madi Unruh

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#224. The Truth About Writing Faster: It's Not What You Think

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#223. Permission to Start: How to Move Past ‘Not Ready Yet’ and Finish Your Novel

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#222. 3 Mindset Shifts Every Writer Needs to Finish Their Novel

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#221. 5 Line Editing Tips to Make Your Prose Shine

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#220. How to Build an Author Platform (Even if You're an Introvert) with Shelby Leigh

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#219. How To Build Story Tension by Sharing More (Not Less) with Daniel David Wallace

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#218. How to Find & Work With Beta Readers to Improve Your Manuscript

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#217. Save the Cat! Writes Horror: How to Write Truly Terrifying Stories With Jamie Nash

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#216. Story Structure: The 5 Scenes Every Story Needs (With Kristina Stanley)

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#215. How to Write a Prologue Readers Won’t Skip (& When to Start at Chapter One Instead)

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#214. Subverting the Mainstream Lens: Writing Stories That Stay True to Your People (With Tiffany Grimes)

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#213. 5 Expert Tips To Edit Your Messy First Draft Without The Overwhelm

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#212. 5 Ways Writers Can Use AI to Help With Book Marketing

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#211. How to Write Romantasy Power Couples Readers Obsess Over With Jenna Moreci

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#210. 5 Tips For Writing A Multiple POV Novel Without Confusing Your Readers

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#209. How to Revise Your Novel Like a Pro (Without Losing Your Mind) With Alice Sudlow

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#208. Student Spotlight: 5 Lessons Learned from Notes to Novel (Season 6)

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#207. What Agents & Readers Want: How to Write a Story That Works

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#206. Student Spotlight: How Gina Elizabeth Went From Stuck to Publishing Two Books in Just One Year

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#205. How Story Structure Can Free Your Creativity and Help You Finish Your Novel

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#204. Student Spotlight: Why Overlearning Is Holding You Back: Neroli Lacey’s Journey to Publishing Success

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#203. Why Writing Advice Is Keeping You Stuck (And What to Do Instead)

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#202. Student Spotlight: How Kara Kentley Turned a Messy Draft Into a Published Romance (and How You Can Too)

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#201. The Time Myth: Why ‘Finding Time to Write’ Actually Makes It Harder

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#200. Why Most Writers Give Up (And How to Finally Finish Your Novel)