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    Episode 112 - Writing in the past or present tense, and making submissions.

    Episode 112 - Writing in the past or present tense, and making submissions.

    FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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    Episode 112 - Writing in the past or present tense, and making submissions.

    FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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    Length:
    26 minutes
    Released:
    May 10, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing in the present tense?  And the past tense?   Also, a reminder about the importance of setting.  And I get on my high horse about writers needing persistence regarding submissions.Support the Show.
    Released:
    May 10, 2024
    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.