Trouble With Writing Podcast

Welcome to Writing a Novel, a podcast with focused, hard-won techniques for solving all the problems you might encounter when planning, writing, and editing novels.

Episodes are intentionally brief and to-the-point, and can be listened to in any order. You can find a list of episodes below in chronological order, and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts or using the feed.

Episodes

Podcast episode: An Introduction and a Pep Talk What the Trouble With Writing is about, and why you can absolutely write a novel.	Apr 10th, 2023
Podcast episode: Motivation Getting into a working mindset, and striving to be a writer every day.	Apr 11th, 2023
Podcast episode: Inspiration Inspiration is something that comes after you start work, not a prerequisite for it.	Apr 12th, 2023
Podcast episode: Finding the Idea Noticing story ideas is a skill you can learn, as is finding the emotional centre of a tale.	Apr 16th, 2023
Podcast episode: Plotting vs Pantsing A full plan, or no plan at all, can each be appropriate for different authors or works.	Apr 19th, 2023
Podcast episode: Routine The deep magic of writing consistently is to make the task very boring.	Apr 23rd, 2023
Podcast episode: Tools Always use the right tools for each stage of the creative process.	May 1st, 2023
Podcast episode: Plot and Structure Stories have a common and intuitive structure, and it's a useful tool for writing a novel.	May 8th, 2023
Podcast episode: Prologues and Epilogues There's no need to avoid prologues and epilogues, as long as you don't let them get in the way of the story.	May 15th, 2023
Podcast episode: Chapters You should only start thinking about chapters after you've written the first draft of your book.	May 22nd, 2023
Podcast episode: Research Details in fiction aren't about adding information, but rather creating the appearance of knowledge and truth.	May 29th, 2023
Podcast episode: Truth Stories should tell lies that are truer than real life allows.	Jun 5th, 2023
Podcast episode: Outlining How to outline your story before starting, to make the writing process easier.	Jun 19th, 2023
Podcast episode: The First Draft The best way to approach your first draft, and guarantee you'll finish it.	Jul 17th, 2023
Podcast episode: Editing How to edit your manuscript, and why you'll need other pairs of eyes to help you.	Jul 24th, 2023
Podcast episode: Themes and Subtext The arty parts of writing don't need to be engineered up-front.	Jul 31st, 2023
Podcast episode: Front and Back Matter What to include before and after the story itself.	Aug 8th, 2023
Podcast episode: Cover Design How to meet the reader's expectations and give your book its best chance.	Aug 21st, 2023