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Making a Big Stink: Using Olfactory Descriptions to Electrify Story by Emilie Christie Burack

Most authors work hard to include sensory descriptions in their work. We take years off our lives trying to capture what our characters see, touch, hear, and taste. So why do so many of us neglect scent?
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The End of All Things – Character and Plot by Tara Sim

One of my favorite parts of writing a book is developing the characters who inhabit it. The flaws, the relationships, the triumphant overcoming of obstacles and/or getting beaten down by…
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Susan Dennard on The Revision Process & Overcoming Perfectionist Tendencies

Susan Dennard is the author of the Something Strange and Deadly series as well as the New York Times bestselling books Truthwitch and Windwitch. Susan is one our community’s most requested authors…
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Sara Shepard on Writing What You Love & Creating Captivating Villains

Sara Shepard is the author of the popular NYT bestselling series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game. She takes us behind the scenes of her newest book, Follow Me, the…
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Kiersten White on Writing Page-Turners & Crafting Memorable Characters

We have Kiersten White with us this week, the New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken, a series that has been compared to Game of Thrones for the…
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PARK LITERARY & MEDIA: Pete Knapp, Emily Sweet, Andrea Mai

We have Pete Knapp, Emily Sweet, and Andrea Mai from Park Literary & Media on the show today! This is the very first time we’ve had an interview that features…
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Marie Lu on Confronting The Blank Page and Writing Tips on Creating a Complex Villain

[player] “I think of the first draft as draft zero. I don’t think of them as first drafts because, to me, a first draft is a book.” -Marie Lu I’m thrilled to…
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Brenda Drake on Pitching Yourself As A Writer & Discovering Your Voice

[player] “There’s always going to be dark times but sometimes we forget that writing takes us away from those dark times.“ -Brenda Drake Thrilled to share our newest episode of the…
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