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We’re starting a NEW BOOK - Judith Barrington’s Writing the Memoir. And what better place to start than by discussing what a memoir is, what memoir isn’t, and just...
How do you tackle one of the most famous writing craft books, you take it “Bird by Bird.” That’s what we’ve done with Anne Lamott’s book over the past...
Well, why do you? The answer for most authors is to get published. But is that the only reason, or even the best reason? As we near the...
Anne Lamott (in her Bird by Bird book) says the dreaded writer’s block isn’t about being blocked, it’s about being empty. In today’s podcast we discuss Lamott’s approach to...
Behind most successful authors there is a writing group (at least according to their novel's acknowledgment section). But how does one find a writing group, and how do you...
Some advice is timeless, some is not. In this episode, we evaluate writing techniques from Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird and see if they still have value...
Sometimes just showing up isn’t enough. You’ve set time aside for writing and instead of your story unfurling on the page (or screen) other things come out. In this...
Sometimes just showing up isn’t enough. You’ve set time aside for writing and instead of your story unfurling on...
We’re onto the second section in Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird — The Writing Frame Of Mind — and...
Even published authors have problems getting the magical stories in their heads into finished manuscript. But Anne Lamott’s account...
We’re covering two different topics from Ann Lamott’s book Bird by Bird. First off is scene setting, both its...
We’ve gotten to some hearty chapters in Ann Lamott’s book Bird by Bird. First up is plot, which “grows...
So you’ve committed to Anne Lamott’s daily writing practice (as discussed in our previous podcast), good for you. Now...
How does one write an entire novel? It’s a bit like the advice for eating an elephant, one bite...
It’s time for a new season and it’s time for a new book! We’re starting Anne Lamott’s Bird by...
Think ChatGPT can finish your creative writing exercises? Let’s find out! In this episode we’re testing the cutting-edge artificial...
We’re on our penultimate episode for our reading of Jack Bickham’s Scene & Structure. So, what does the bullet...
Every composition teacher will draw out a rising action graph on the board (yes, we’re old school). But how...
Today we tackle Jack Bickham’s Common Scene Errors, and boy, are there a lot of them, 14 to be...
What writer hasn’t dreamed of leaving behind the stress and obligations of their day-to-day lives for a quiet, secluded...
In this episode, Kim interviews award winning science fiction author, Charlie Jane Anders about her recently published craft book,...
After 70 pages of Jack Bickham’s Scene and Structure we feel we’ve got a pretty good handle on how...
Making Your Memoir Matter
Baring one's soul in a memoir is hard work. Convincing others to care is one thing, but to engage in your life story? That's a whole other beast. In...