podcast

S36E1 – Dark Psychology: The Use of Gaslighting in Fiction

Enough with the lights, Rapunzel! You are not leaving this tower! Ever! … Great. Now I’m the bad guy. – Mother Gothel, Tangled

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S29 Bonus – Marketing Professionals with Janine Pangantihon

At its very core, marketing is storytelling. The best advertising campaigns take us on an emotional journey – appealing to our wants, needs, and desires – while at the same time telling us about a product or service. – Melinda Partin

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S29E6 – Developing Your Author Identity

We tell stories because we have a hollow place in our heart. You don’t fill that with success. You fill it by finding yourself in the stories you tell. – Guillermo Del Toro

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S28E9 – The Habit of Finishing Your Work

They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers than they could ever be in my hands. – John Green

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S28BE – Staying Inspired During the Writing Process

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London

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S28E7 – Learning While Consuming Stories

I always read books twice. The first time, you appreciate the story. The second time, you appreciate the writing. – Anonymous

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S28E4 – Hacking Your Brain to Make Writing an Addiction

The brain is like the muscle; books are the diet and writing is the workout. – Stewart Stafford

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S28E3 – Improving Your Writing Through Time Management

It’s not enough to be busy… The question is: what are we busy about? – Henry David Thoreau

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S26E8 – When in Doubt, Leave it Out

I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they’re writing nice sentences, even if it isn’t adding up to much. – James Patterson

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S26E6 – Uh, Phrasing!

Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it may bore you, but nothing will replace it, and once mastered it will support you like a rock. – B.J. Chute

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