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Aesthetic Law and Artistic Mastery

October 21, 2021
Season 1
Episode 2
 admin The Art of Fiction 00:41:23 Comments Off on Aesthetic Law and Artistic Mastery

We’re starting our first book – John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction. Let’s find out why writing instructors...

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Basic Skills, Genre, and Fiction as Dream

November 12, 2021
Season 1
Episode 3
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:31:38 Comments Off on Basic Skills, Genre, and Fiction as Dream

Onto Chapter 2 of John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction. We begin with Gardner’s opinions about grammar, and our...

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Interest and Truth

December 8, 2021
Season 1
Episode 4
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:38:10 Comments Off on Interest and Truth

Moving along to Chapter 3 in The Art of Fiction. We go to war over the various dichotomies that...

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Metafiction, Deconstruction, and Jazzing Around

December 29, 2021
Season 1
Episode 5
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:32:06 Comments Off on Metafiction, Deconstruction, and Jazzing Around

After last episode’s mother of all chapters, we get a reprieve – a much shorter and lighthearted chapter...

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Common Errors

January 19, 2022
Season 1
Episode 6
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:42:20 0 Comments

Enough with the theoretical, in this episode we get some practical advice out of Gardner's book, The Art of...

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Techniques

February 23, 2022 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:42:28 Comments Off on Techniques

Gardner promises to show us the proper way for the young writer to achieve artistic mastery. Doesn’t that sound...

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Come for the Plot. Stay for the Stripper

March 8, 2022
Season 1
Episode 8
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast 00:41:09 Comments Off on Come for the Plot. Stay for the Stripper

Wow! We've gotten to the final chapter of John Gardner's book, The Art of Fiction and it's all about...

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Goodbye Gardner, Hello Bradbury

March 23, 2022
Season 1
Episode 9
 admin The Art of Fiction, Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:35:33 Comments Off on Goodbye Gardner, Hello Bradbury

Thinking of reading The Art of Fiction, "Young Writer?" Listen to this podcast first. Despite dying in a motorcycle...

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Writing with Gusto

April 6, 2022
Season 2
Episode 9
 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:46:16 Comments Off on Writing with Gusto

Ray Bradbury shares his secrets for how he wrote so many unforgettable short stories in the first two chapters...

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How to Feed and Care for your Muse

April 20, 2022 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:45:35 0 Comments

Oh Muse, well-spring of creativity, why are you so unreliable? How can we entice you? In this episode, we...

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Writing Marathons and Playing with Memories

May 4, 2022
Season 1
Episode 12
 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:43:38 Comments Off on Writing Marathons and Playing with Memories

According to Bradbury’s retelling, it took him nine days, a library typewriter, and a pocketful of dimes to crank...

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Five People a Writer Needs in their Career

May 18, 2022
Season 1
Episode 13
 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:43:34 Comments Off on Five People a Writer Needs in their Career

No one succeeds all by themselves, and that includes Ray Bradbury.  In his book Zen in the Art of...

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So You Want to be a Screenwriter

June 1, 2022
Season 1
Episode 14
 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:48:29 0 Comments

In todays episode, Bradbury tells us how loathing Ireland pushed him to becoming a playwright/screenwriter,  why these absurdest plays...

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Work! Relax! Don’t Think! No problem

June 15, 2022
Season 1
Episode 15
 admin Words to Write by Podcast, Zen in the Art of Writing 00:42:28 Comments Off on Work! Relax! Don’t Think! No problem

In this episode we dive into the final chapter of Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing, titled:...

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Auf Wiedersehen, Bradbury, and on to Scene & Structure

July 6, 2022
Season 1
Episode 16
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In this episode we bid a fond farewell to Bradbury with one last conversation about his book, Zen in...

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Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Oh My!

November 20, 2024
Season 3
Episode 17
 admin Words to Write by Podcast 00:48:16 Comments Off on Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Oh My!

What really happens between “accepting the call” and facing the big bad? Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey skims through this crucial story phase with vague talk of Tests, Allies,...

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Crossing the Threshold

November 13, 2024
Season 3
Episode 16
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:59:33 Comments Off on Crossing the Threshold

Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Four: Meeting with the Mentor&Stage Five: Crossing the Threshold Subscribe to our Newsletter So much has happened you haven’t even made it to the...

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Writing Your College Application Essay

September 19, 2024
Season 3
Episode 15
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:23:15 Comments Off on Writing Your College Application Essay

In today's episode we take a break from discussing and analyzing creative fiction to examining possibly one of the most important, and certainly most stressful, nonfiction projects in a...

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Answering the Call to Adventure

September 4, 2024
Season 3
Episode 14
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:55:45 Comments Off on Answering the Call to Adventure

How do you shift your book’s hero from their nice, cozy ordinary world into the adventure? According to Christopher Vogler’s, The Writer’s Journey, you have them answer the call....

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Workshop: Plotting a Murder with Colette Clark

August 29, 2024
Season 3
Episode 13
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:27:20 Comments Off on Workshop: Plotting a Murder with Colette Clark

Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Subscribe to our Newsletter Does the mystery genre follow the Hero’s Journey? According to historical mystery writer Colette Clark....

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You are Now Leaving the Ordinary World

August 21, 2024
Season 3
Episode 12
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 01:08:51 Comments Off on You are Now Leaving the Ordinary World

If you have read even just the first part of a blog post on the Hero’s Journey, you know the hero starts off in the Ordinary World before embarking...

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Boy Bands & Archetypes

August 14, 2024
Season 3
Episode 11
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:33:27 Comments Off on Boy Bands & Archetypes

In our regular podcast, we’ve successfully made it through all of Vogler’s archetypes (from his book, The Writer’s Journey). Armed with this knowledge we decided to see if we...

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The Role of the Trickster and Other Archetypes

August 8, 2024
Season 3
Episode 10
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 01:00:52 Comments Off on The Role of the Trickster and Other Archetypes

Are we done with archetypes now? Almost! There are just three more archetype chapters in Christopher Vogler’s book, The Writer’s Journey, and we have issues with two of them. The...

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Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Oh My!

November 20, 2024
Season 3
Episode 17
 admin Words to Write by Podcast 00:48:16 Comments Off on Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Oh My!

What really happens between “accepting the call” and facing the big bad? Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey skims through...

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Crossing the Threshold

November 13, 2024
Season 3
Episode 16
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:59:33 Comments Off on Crossing the Threshold

Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s JourneyStage Four: Meeting with the Mentor&Stage Five: Crossing the Threshold Subscribe to our Newsletter So...

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Writing Your College Application Essay

September 19, 2024
Season 3
Episode 15
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:23:15 Comments Off on Writing Your College Application Essay

In today's episode we take a break from discussing and analyzing creative fiction to examining possibly one of the...

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Answering the Call to Adventure

September 4, 2024
Season 3
Episode 14
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:55:45 Comments Off on Answering the Call to Adventure

How do you shift your book’s hero from their nice, cozy ordinary world into the adventure? According to Christopher...

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Workshop: Plotting a Murder with Colette Clark

August 29, 2024
Season 3
Episode 13
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:27:20 Comments Off on Workshop: Plotting a Murder with Colette Clark

Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey The Hero’s Journey Study Guide Subscribe to our Newsletter Does the mystery genre follow...

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You are Now Leaving the Ordinary World

August 21, 2024
Season 3
Episode 12
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 01:08:51 Comments Off on You are Now Leaving the Ordinary World

If you have read even just the first part of a blog post on the Hero’s Journey, you know...

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Boy Bands & Archetypes

August 14, 2024
Season 3
Episode 11
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:33:27 Comments Off on Boy Bands & Archetypes

In our regular podcast, we’ve successfully made it through all of Vogler’s archetypes (from his book, The Writer’s Journey)....

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The Role of the Trickster and Other Archetypes

August 8, 2024
Season 3
Episode 10
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 01:00:52 Comments Off on The Role of the Trickster and Other Archetypes

Are we done with archetypes now? Almost! There are just three more archetype chapters in Christopher Vogler’s book, The Writer’s...

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Workshop with Madix: Writing and Revising LitRPG

July 31, 2024
Season 3
Episode 9
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:56:01 Comments Off on Workshop with Madix: Writing and Revising LitRPG

What if writing the first draft was the easy part? Every week on serial writing websites like Royal Road, hundreds...

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Female Shapeshifters and Other Questionable Archetypes

July 24, 2024
Season 3
Episode 8
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:57:10 Comments Off on Female Shapeshifters and Other Questionable Archetypes

Everyone who’s read a blog post on the Hero’s Journey can spot the Hero and Mentor archetypes, but what...

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Workshop with Elana Gomel: What to do if your Hero is a Girl?

July 17, 2024
Season 3
Episode 7
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In response to Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousands Faces, aka The Hero's Journey, folklorists and academics (many of...

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The Mentor Behind Every Great Hero

July 10, 2024
Season 3
Episode 6
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:55:57 Comments Off on The Mentor Behind Every Great Hero

The Mentor -- arguably the second most identified archetype from The Hero's Journey (after the eponymous hero). In his...

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Workshop: Renee Creates a Monster-Hero

July 3, 2024
Season 3
Episode 5
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:49:43 Comments Off on Workshop: Renee Creates a Monster-Hero

Last episode we explored the concept of the hero archetype as presented in Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey. But...

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What Makes a Hero

June 25, 2024
Season 3
Episode 4
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Whether every protagonist is a Hero is open to debate (and debate it we do in this episode) but...

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Workshop: Mapping Kim’s Novel to the Hero’s Journey

June 20, 2024
Season 3
Episode 3
 admin The Writer's Journey, Words to Write by Podcast 00:26:39 Comments Off on Workshop: Mapping Kim’s Novel to the Hero’s Journey

Writing Workshop with Kim & ReneeThe Writer’s Journey Subscribe to our Newsletter The Hero’s Journey Study Guide The Writing...

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