Helping Writers Become Authors

601 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 785 ratings

Helping Writers Become Authors provides writers help in summoning inspiration, crafting solid characters, outlining and structuring novels, and polishing prose. Learn how to write a book and edit it into a story agents will buy and readers will love. (Music intro by Kevin MacLeod.)

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Episodes

16 Ways to Make Your Setting a Character in Its Own Right

July 24, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Writing Voice: 6 Things You Need to Know to Improve It

July 17, 2017 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

How to Ace the First Act in Your Sequel

July 10, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 60: Flat Plots

July 03, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

How to Calculate Your Book's Length Before Writing

June 26, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB

Learn How to Make the Most of the 5 Stages of the Writing Process

June 19, 2017 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

5 Ways to Write a Perfect First Draft (or Nearly)

June 12, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Are You a Writer or a Storyteller?

June 05, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

5 Misconceptions About Writing That I Used to Believe

May 22, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

When Does Writing Get Easier? The 4 Steps to Mastery

May 15, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 59: Overly Complex Plots

May 01, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.6 MB

3 Ways to Make Your Writing More Visual

April 24, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

3 Ways to Test Your Story's Emotional Stakes

April 17, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

How to Benefit From the Biggest Reason for Storytelling

April 10, 2017 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 58: Too Much Description

April 03, 2017 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

The 7 Stages of Being a Writer (How Many Have You Experienced?)

March 27, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

9 Tips for How to Write Opening and Closing Lines Readers Will Love to Quote

March 20, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

5 Rules for How to Write a Sequel to Your Book

March 13, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 57: Dead-End Relationships

March 06, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MB

The Lazy Author's 6-Question Guide to Writing an Original Book

February 27, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Learn How to Pace Your Story (and Mind-Control Your Readers) in Just 8 Steps

February 20, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

8 Ways to Troubleshoot a Scene--and 5 Ways Make It Fabulous

February 13, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 56: Unfulfilled Foreshadowing

February 06, 2017 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

How to Find Exactly the Right Story Hook

January 30, 2017 04:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

How to Outline a Series of Bestselling Books

January 16, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 55: Beginning Your Story Too Late

January 02, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Deepen Your Story With Character Misdirection

December 26, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

The #1 Way to Write Intense Story Conflict

December 19, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

A New Way to Think About Scene Structure

December 12, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 54: Story Events That Don't Move the Plot

December 05, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

How to Write a Scene Outline You Can Use (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 9)

November 28, 2016 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Making the Most of Character Interviews (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 8)

November 21, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

How to Structure Your Story's Outline (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 7)

November 14, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

3 Tips for Weaving Together Your Story's Pieces (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 6)

November 07, 2016 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

4 Ways to Write Backstory That Matters (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 5)

October 31, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

How to Find and Fill All Your Plot Holes (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 4)

October 24, 2016 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

3 Steps to Find the Heart of Your Story (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 3)

October 17, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Start Your Outline With These 4 Questions (How to Outline for NaNoWriMo, Pt. 2)

October 10, 2016 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

How to Outline for NaNoWriMo: Should You Outline Your Novel?

October 03, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

7 Questions You Have About Scenes vs. Chapters

September 26, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

The Secret to Writing Dynamic Characters: It's Always Their Fault

September 19, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

The Only 5 Ingredients You Need for Story Subtext

September 12, 2016 04:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 53: No Contractions in Dialogue

September 05, 2016 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

6 Reasons You Need to Make Way More Writing Mistakes

August 29, 2016 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

How to Find the Right Critique Partner: The 6-Step Checklist

August 15, 2016 04:00 - 16 minutes - 38.3 MB

15 More Reasons Writing Is Important (in Your Own Words)

August 08, 2016 04:00 - 14 minutes - 32.5 MB

How to Use Scrivener to Edit Your Novels

August 01, 2016 04:00 - 17 minutes - 39 MB

5 Reasons Writing Is Important to the World

July 25, 2016 04:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

4 Ways to Verify Your Story Concept Is Strong Enough

July 18, 2016 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB