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October 21, 2020

1 :: 3 Write the Novel

For Newbie Writers: How to take ideas and turn them into a story. A brief intro to the best plotting method around.

Find the show notes here: https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2020/09/for-newbie-writers-write-novel.html

October 14, 2020

1 :: 2 ~ 3 Notta Mistakes for Newbie Writers

Newbie Writers make mistakes when launching their careers. Here are 3 Notta Mistakes that writer M.A. Lee managed to stumble into when she launched in 2015.

Transcript for the episode is located at this link.

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October 7, 2020December 24, 2020

The Write Focus ~ Inaugural Episode

Find the transcript for the first episode at this link. New episodes are posted every Wednesday on The Write Focus.

7 Newbie Writer Mistakes

October 7, 2020

1 :: 1 ~ 7 Newbie Writer Mistakes

What mistakes did pro writers make as newbies? Here are 7 mistakes.

Find the transcript at this link. Also mentioned: Fiction Sales Copy, a course offered by Dean Wesley Smith & WMG Publishing & his nightly blog. WMG Courses on Teachable

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6:18 / Writers on Writing / Elizabeth Zelvin May 7, 2025
While most writers settle into the comfort of one format, Elizabeth Zelvin explores the contrasting realms of poetry, novels, novellas, short stories, and flash fiction, all of them distinctly different in approach, situation, and writing style. Zelvin even loves writing cross-genre. She shares freely her writing, building a community, and writing tool tips. Elizabeth Zelvin […]
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6:17 / Writers on Writing / Pamela Ebel April 30, 2025
Pamela Ebel offers a wealth of wisdom in this interview for our writer-focused series. She pursues writing with the drive and curiosity and wit that she devoted to her previous careers. Ebel has been published in Shotgun Honey, YELLOW MAMA EZINE, Kings River Life Magazine, The BOULD AWARDS 2020 and 2021 Anthology, Tomorrow and Tomorrow […]
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6:16 / Writers on Writing / Charlotte Morganti April 23, 2025
Charlotte Morganti uses a variety of tech, tracking her words, editing to improve those words, and formatting, all the way into marketing and newsletters. She shares tech helps, including ones that I haven’t heard of, as well as her journey into indie writing and publishing. Before turning to writing award-winning mysteries, Charlotte Morganti was, at […]
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6:15 / Writers on Writing / Joan Ramirez April 16, 2025
A writer does more than work with words. The heart becomes involved, often draining us emotionally. The logical side of our brain helps balance out emotions. When we venture beyond our desks and interact as Writer with the world, the ways we present ourselves and the opportunities we explore enrich us when we return to […]
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6:14 / Writers on Writing / O'Neil de Noux April 9, 2025
Does a life in law enforcement give a special insight into crime? It certainly seems that way to me after interviewing O’Neil de Noux. His first books were police procedurals, following his career in law enforcement just outside of New Orleans. Now he’s writing about private investigators and semi-retired detectives … and pursuing his stories […]
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6:13 / Writers on Writing / Randy Overbeck April 2, 2025
Fellow Podcaster (and fellow former English teacher) talks technology, writing, and his Haunted Shores mysteries. We delve into ways to avoid anachronisms when writing historical fiction before venturing into his writing process, linear rather than a mix-match puzzle process. Overbeck’s novel Cruel Lessons was categorized as “one of the best mysteries of 2023” and “ene […]
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6:12 / Writers on Writing / Denise Forsythe March 26, 2025
Business by day, fiction by night, writer Denise Forsythe is constantly looking for new ways to bring her writing into the world. She’s pursuing her longtime dream of writing fiction around the corners of her world and finding the vast differences between fiction and nonfiction, writing short vs. writing long, pantstering vs. outlining. Creativity comes […]
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6:11 / Writers on Writing / Paul O'Connor March 19, 2025
Jam-packed with goodness is this interview with Paul O’Connor, a writer of short stories and novels. You’re going to take tons of notes and bookmark this episode; the guidance is that fantastic. (No, that’s not hyperbole; that’s reality.) Paul O’Connor came into writing after he left the data-driven gaming industry. Gaming’s focus on productivity, Agile […]
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6:10 / Writers on Writing / Deede Blake March 12, 2025
First-time author Deede Blake shares the story of her first novel, The Russian Orphan. This epic thriller was a ten-year journey, required tons of research, and tells a story that demanded to be told. And we’re all over the world of writing in this interview. Deede is new to publishing although she’s been working on […]
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6:09 / Writers on Writing / Kathleen Kalb March 5, 2025
The mystery writer and seasoned audio broadcast pro Kathleen Kalb joins TWF for this episode. We have a wide-ranging conversation, touching on tech, the writing community and social media, her process, and changes in software. We end with her next release featuring Grace the Hit Mom, a consecrated assassin. That I have to read. Kathleen […]
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