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Episode 78 -  Developing a distinctive voice, and flashbacks.

Episode 78 - Developing a distinctive voice, and flashbacks.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel


Episode 78 - Developing a distinctive voice, and flashbacks.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A distinctive voice can add a charming or compelling aspect to a story.  What is voice?  And do we need a distinctive voice?  Maybe not, maybe so.  Here are thoughts about a voice for our stories.  Also mentioned are ideas and techniques regarding flashbacks.Support the show
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by James Thayer, the podcast is a practical, step-by-step manual on how to craft a novel. It presents a set of tools for large issues such as story development and scene construction (Kirkus Reviews said Thayer's novels are "superbly crafted') and it also examines techniques that will make your sentence-by-sentence writing shine. The New York Times Book Review has said Thayer's "writing is smooth and clear. it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm only confident stylists achieve.