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Pro-novelist mother and aspiring novelist daughter discuss writing fiction for love AND money -- and how to do it yourself.
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Halloween - The Missing Tales!
We invite you to cozy on up to your listening devices for another two stories for our Halloween Special! There are two stories that had been mistaken...
3rd Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Episode Two - FINAL AIARWIP Episode
We invite you to cozy on up to your listening devices for part two of our Halloween Special! This spooky and spoopy, cute and morbid, heart-warming a...
3rd Annual Halloween Special: Listener Edition - Episode One
We invite you to cozy on up to your listening devices for part one of our Halloween Special! This spooky and spoopy, cute and morbid, heart-warming a...
How to Create a Story of Any Size using the Artifact
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) are covering The Artifact. We take on one way of creating...
Lazy Worldbuilding Workshop - Live and on the Fly
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) are taking on worldbuilding in a "lazy" way. We'll cover...
Character Creation Workshop - Live and on the Fly
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) put each other in the hotseat while showing how to create...
How to Plan a Series with an Octopus Map
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) cover a much, muchrequested topic: the Series Octopus Map!...
How to Worldbuild for Short Stories and Flash Fiction
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) discuss the basics of worldbuilding for short fiction. We...
How to Create Culture for Short Stories and Flash Fiction
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) discuss the basics of culture for short fiction. We'd lov...
How to Revise - The Big Basics
In this week's episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) discuss the basics of revision in general but with an eye...
Flash Fiction for Halloween - Finished Examples, Tips and Off the Cuff Ideas
How to Write Fiction:
In this episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) want to get you ready to write and su...
How to Create a Hero, Antagonist AND Villain that FIT - WORKSHOP
How to Write Fiction:
How do you create a hero and villain that are perfectly at odds? How can you create an antagonist that pushes the bounds...
Your Writing Questions - Final AMA
How to Write Fiction Questions! Or more accurately, how we do things.
In this final AMA installment, Author and Fiction Teacher Holly L...
From The Archives: Holly Lisle on Fiction – Part Three (Final)
Due to behind-the-scenes issues, today’s episode is the final installment of the Holly Lisle On Writing – Holly’s original 2006 podcast. The last hal...
AMA – Part Three (Answering Your Questions)
In this third AMA installment, Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) answer your questions! If you don’t hear yours an...
AMA - Part Two (Answering Your Questions)
In this second AMA episode, Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) answer your questions! If you don't hear yours answe...
AMA - Part One (Answering Your Questions)
In this episode Author and Fiction Teacher Holly Lisle and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) answer your questions! If you don't hear yours answered - or you...
How Fiction Writers Can Use Poetry for - not in - their Fiction
How to Write Fiction: Poetry has many uses!
Poetry can be difficult - to write, to understand and to share with others. However it can also be s...
How to Write Animal Points of View in Your Fiction
How to Write Fiction:
Whether you want to write a couple of scenes from an animal's perspective, a short story from only their point of view or...
Writing Naked - How to Put Yourself on the Page Honestly and Well-Disguised
How to Write Fiction: Being Naked and Proud
Only you can truly see through your eyes... that is until you put them on the page through your char...
Creating Your Personal Writing Space: Physical, Mental and Investigatory
How to Write Fiction:
We are such strange creatures. We desire comfort and chaos, routine and inspiration. In this episode Author and Fiction...
How to Build a Story Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Four - Final
How to Write Fiction: Stories using both the Editor and the Muse!
For three weeks we have been talking Sweet Spot Map. From building a one, to...
AIARWIP: Technical Difficulties... Temporary Placeholder
Becca is experiencing an internet outage. As soon as her provider gets her service back up, she'll get the podcast to you.
Please hang with us....
How to Build a Character Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Three
How to Write Fiction: Build Characters using the Muse's input!
Two weeks we went over building a Sweet Spot Map, last week we went over building...
How to Worldbuild Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Two
How to Write Fiction: Build your Fictional World using the Muse's input!
Last week we went over building a Sweet Spot Map. This week we go over...
How to Build a Sweet Spot Map Workshop - Part One
How to Write Fiction: How to Unleash Your Muse and Get Creative, Unexpected and Motivating Ideas
Our listeners have been asking for this episode...
Workshop: How to Find and Fix Scene Problems
In this episode, we're reading four scenes volunteered by four different writers, and demonstrating not just where the scenes work work and where they...
Series Fundamentals: How NOT to Break Your Series
How to Write Fiction:
Since we spoke so heavily last week on PRO-Indie and PRO-Series, Holly thought it was important to discuss some incredibly...
Series Fiction VS Stand Alone Book
How to Write Fiction: Which is best for building a readership and making a career from writing? Series Fiction? Or Stand Alone novels?
The bes...
How to Use Chapters as Structure Elements
How to Write Fiction: How to Define a Chapter in Your Written Works
What goes in a chapter? Is there a best way to use them? Are there differe...
Character Voice - Distinguishing Your Characters
How to Write Fiction: Why do people tell me all of my character’s sound the same and what can I do about it?
Ah… character voice. We’ve all be...
Creating Titles and How to Choose the Right One
How to Write Fiction:
Some people are naturally good at coming up with names for their projects.
This episode is not for them, but if they...
Internal Conflicts - How to Do Them Well
How to Write Fiction:
The Internal Conflict. This can be either the driving force of an entire series... or the doom of your book (and anywhere...
Process - What is it and How Does it Effect My Writing?
How to Write Fiction: What is Process and can I change it? How does Process effect my writing?
Have you been struggling with writer's block? M...
Fear of Bad Writing, Is a Scattered Draft Finished, Changing a Process You Love
How to Write Fiction:
Who doesn't worry at some point that they're going to bomb with their fiction? Many writers put off publishing, revising o...
How to Write Fiction: Boring Writing, Flashbacks, Dream Premonitions and Pre-Climax Info Dumps
How to Write Fiction: Listener's Questions!
How can I know if the writing is boring to just me as the writer or to everyone? How do you write f...
From The Archives: Holly Lisle on Fiction - Part Two
How to Write Fiction
Technical difficulties have left us in a bit of a lurch, but we're not leaving you without content. In today's episode we...
Too Many Writing Ideas - How to Focus on the Story
How to Write Fiction: With so many ideas, how do I know which ones are best?
If you're stuck in overwhelm on a current novel or story, surrounde...
How to Know if Your Idea is the Right Size for Your Story
How to Write Fiction: Story Ideas VS Fiction Length
Two common scenarios, each is one side of the same coin: 1. you're writing a short story tha...
The Process of Revision: Flash Fiction Example
How to Write Fiction: Example of How to Revise
Man... revision. Whew. 'Nuff said, am I right?
Revision can feel like you're stumbling ar...