Your First Fifteen Pages
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Your First Fifteen Pages
This podcast is for beginning writers AND for those who have a pile of thanks but no thanks rejections sitting in their inbox. It is for the novice writer with an inkling of a book idea AND for those who've heard crickets from the queries they've sent out. It is for those who dream of being on a b...
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12 Episoden
Episode 10 - Interview with Author Robert Bailey
In this episode, we talk with Robert Bailey, the author of the incredibly successful McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers, published through Thomas & M...
Episode 9: Writing Nonfiction
Up to this point, all the topics we’ve covered apply to both fiction and nonfiction. In this episode, we’ll talk about how writing fiction diverges f...
8B: Setting and Worldbuilding continued
In this episode, we talk about the 7 Deadly Sins of World Building based on an article by Charlie Jane Anders and we go through the elements of settin...
Episode 8A: Setting and World Building
Does your story begin in a kitchen or on a suburban street? Is it set in a dystopian world you have to create or is it set on a plantation in the pre...
Episode 7: Story Arcs and Organizing Devices
In this episode, we talk story arcs and other ways to organize you story. And help you discover ways to use arcs and organizing devices to create a b...
Episode 6: Plot and Structure
In this episode, we discuss the three types of plot. Mini Plot, which is driven by a character's internal conflict. The Hero’s Journey, which takes...
Episode 5: Find the Why of Your Story
Whether you are writing literary fiction or historical fiction, police procedurals or YA, before readers will fully invest in reading your story, to g...
Episode 4: Reading to Write
In this episode, we talk about why you need to read to be a better writer. We discuss books on craft and how to identify and read the books in your g...
Episode 3 - Genre and Conventions
Every murder mystery has a dead body. Every thriller a villain. Every love story a meet cute. And, every genre has elements that readers expect to...
Episode 1: Writing 101 - Story Ideas
In this episode, we discuss where story ideas come from. We look at where Liane Moriarty got the idea for The Husband’s Secret and talk about how Jud...
Episode 2: Writing 101 - Defining Your Audience
In this episode, we talk about audience and why it is important to define your audience and set goals for your book before you begin writing.
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Introduction to the Your First Fifteen Pages Podcast
Meet Sandra and Judd and hear about about the podcast and what we will be doing over the course of the next year.
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