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Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.

Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel


Episode 80 - Maybe we are writing magic, and strong versus weak words.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Did soon-to-be famous writers know as they drafted their novels that they were creating magic for readers?   Maybe.   Maybe not.   And how can we choose the strong word instead the the weak, so that our sentence shines?  Also, here are thoughts on how long our chapters should be, and how to make sure they are not too long and not too short.Everything MattersEverything Matters is a weekly creepy fiction podcast set in a strange paranormal world. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show
Released:
Sep 29, 2023
Format:
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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.