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S1E21 Bromance on Romance (but mainly Game of Thrones)
Nathan and Wesley try to discuss romances in fiction but get derailed by a conversation about Game of Thrones six years past its relevance-good-by date.Nathan's website:…
S1E20 Creativity: the Priapism Build-a-Bear
In this very special crossover episode between the Plotless podcast and Fiction in Focus, Wesley, Nathan, Vikki, and Steph attempt to discuss creativity, but buckle up, this one jumps the…
S1E19 Pacing: The Tick-Tick-Tock of a Story
Nathan and Wesley recently spoke about finding time to write while navigating the really real world. Now they're talking about time within the story. The space between what happens then and next,…
S1E18 Time Management, Writing Processes, and Cyndi Lauper?
Nathan and Wesley talk about finding time to write while navigating the really real world. Now with 43% more pop-culture footage.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's…
S1E17 Measuring Success
What does success look like? Money? Fame? Award shows and fancy galas? Or maybe just a few kind words from a stranger every now and then?Nathan and Wesley talk about internal and external validation…
S1E16 Killing Your Characters for Fun and Other Reasons
In this episode Nathan and Wesley discuss the gentle art of killing off our fictional friends. We have to talk in hypotheticals because we never kill off our characters in our own writing.Nathan's…
S1E15 Subtext: What's Beneath the Words
Nathan and Wesley set out to discuss subtext but mostly end up off-topic because they--SQUIRREL!!!Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts…
S1E14 All About Audiobooks with Voice Over Artist: Brandi Baelfire
The guys bring in special guest, the lovely, the talented, Brandi Baelfire to discuss audiobook narration and voice over work and give tips on finding and working with voice over artists.Get in touch…
S1E13 Generative AI in writing: Part 2
Nathan and Wesley finish their long awaited talk on generative AI in writing, sort of. It's mostly rambling. Part 2 goes after Part 1. Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's…
S1E12 Generative AI in writing: Part 1
Nathan and Wesley finally have their long awaited talk on generative AI in writing, but it takes too long so they have to split it up. Part 1 goes before Part 2. Nathan's website:…
S1E11 Audience Surrogate Characters
What the heck even is an audience surrogate character? In this episode we talk about it, and discuss what we've been up to.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree:…
THE WRITE MATCH!
Wesley needs to find a new writing community. Nathan helps him navigate this process by playing THE WRITE MATCH. Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/Wesley's Linktree:…
Hiring a Cover Artist featuring Caleb Harms
Nathan and Wesley bring in special guest, Caleb to discuss cover art and how indie authors can better reach out and negotiate with cover artists.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/…
Exposition
In this episode, Nathan and Wesley tackle the topic of including exposition in their fiction.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's…
Discussing Dialogue
Nathan and Wesley have a long talk about characters talking to each other.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's…
Feedback and Critiques During Writing
Nathan and Wesley discuss some of the benefits and possible pitfalls of getting and receiving different types of feedback during the writing process. Nathan's website:…
Motivation with Andrea Rose Washington
Wesley and Nathan have the pleasure of speaking with Andrea Rose Washington about her writing process and how she stays motivated.Connect with Andrea Rose Washington:Website:…
All About Outlines
Nathan and Wesley discuss their practices for outlining stories.
Bad Writing Advice Part 2
In the second half of this series, Nathan and Wesley continue discussing writing advice they disagree with.
Bad Writing Advice Part 1
Wesley and Nathan discuss some common writing advice they're none too fond of.
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