With the approach of Memorial Day here in the US, the ladies take some time to reflect upon the holiday, its origins, its traditions, and what it means to each of them.
287: Learning from Others’ Mistakes
Warren Buffett once said,”It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn from other people’s mistakes.” We at the podcast agree, and that is what we are going to talk about on this week’s episode. We start off with a cautionary tale as Jamie’s “what’s up” and then launch into a discussion of mistakes we’ve either made or witnessed in our writing careers so that you can avoid them.
Sprint Prompt: Second Friday Sentence: “She had watched it all unfold from a distance, quietly vowing never to make the same mistake.”
286: Mechanics of Dialogue
Last episode, we discussed dialogue Dos and Don’ts. This week we are continuing the discourse, honing in on the specifics of writing dialogue that works!
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Sprint Prompt: Write an entire scene using only dialogue
285: The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue
Perhaps you like your hero to be the ‘strong silent type’ or your female protagonist to be introverted and bookish, exuding “black cat energy.” Perhaps you enjoy taking your readers on a scenic meandering of a town or vista, and wonder, “who needs dialogue, anyway?” But guess what? Without dialogue, you couldn’t even wonder such a thing! On today’s episode, we’re going to show you what else dialogue can do for the betterment of your story.
219: Spirituality in Your Writing
What makes Christian fiction, well… Christian? Is the definition of Christian fiction dependent on genre? How do you add spirituality to your novel if you are writing a Christian novel? Join the ladies as they answer these questions and more in this episode!
218: Downright Doable Dialogue: 5 Don’ts and Dos for Writing Dialogue
Hey Christian Indies,
I hope that you were able to pick up some helpful tips and tricks about including conflict in your story during last week’s episode. If you missed it, you can catch the replay here. If there was something that really helped you, or an additional suggestion you have let us know. We would love to hear from you.
This week on the podcast we will be discussing 5 dos and don’ts for writing dialogue. Things you should and shouldn’t include, the use of dialogue tags, exposition, quirky language, and dialects are a few of the things we’ll cover.
As always our active chat will surely have lots of sage advice to add to the conversations. Come join us if you can!
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We can’t wait for you to join us on today’s podcast!
In Him, Tina
217: Adding Conflict to Your Story
Dear Christian Indies,
You may not enjoy conflict in real life, but how about in your story? In this episode, the ladies discuss why conflict is important and how you can add it to your novel for a better story.
We hope their won’t be any conflict in real life that would keep you from joining us today!
See you there,
Tina and Jen
216: Character Interrogations: Questions to ask Your Characters
Dear Christian Indies,
This week we are returning to our Writing Craft series. This week, we’ll be talking about character development, specifically, character interrogation. What is character interrogation? Why should one do it? How can effective interrogation be helpful to writing a great book?
We’ll be discussing all of this and more, so it’s an episode you won’t want to miss.
See you there,
Jamie
215: Public Speaking for Authors with Kirsten Holmberg
Dear Christian Indies,
This week, we have a special treat in store for you, a guest appearance!
Kirsten Holmberg is a professional public speaker, and has agreed to come on air with us to discuss how independent authors can use public speaking to grow an audience, increase confidence, and potentially sell more books.
Kirsten specializes in confidence building and equipping others for the task of speaking in front of audiences of all sizes, and we’re excited to see what hints, tips, and advice she has for independent authors.
It’s an episode you won’t want to miss.
See you there,
Jamie
214: Using Lore in Your Novel
Dear Christian Indies,
Coming off our St. Patrick’s Day episode and all the conversation about the “lore” surrounding St. Patrick, we started considering how the term does not necessarily have to center on fantastical events or creatures, made-up “fairy tale” sounding stories, but that “lore” can also just mean the foundations of a family or a community. We discussed how each of us, when we think about it, has our own family “lore”. Some of us, like co-host Christina Cattane, have a more complicated history, and pieces of the past come together for us later in life, providing answers to some long-asked questions. Some of us are more steeped in tradition, with very firm ideas about who we are and how we live.
It made us wonder, dear Indie, how lore affects the characters we write, and the communities in which they live. How big of a role does lore play in our novels? Are there genres which have a greater expectation of lore?
Tune in this week as we discover how lore impacts your characters and your writing—and perhaps explore/discover, along with us, times when it absolutely shouldn’t.
See you there,
Jamie
