Episode 162 - The state fair plotting technique.

Episode 161 - Ways to give readers what they want.

Episode 160 - Should our story have a theme?

Episode 159 - A surefire way to generate plot, the sidekick.

Episode 158 - A lifetime's writing advice reduced to one minute.

Episode 157 - How we writers can create a world.

Episode 156 - How to write the fast start.

Episode 155 - The single most important ingredient in an unforgetable story.

Episode 154 - Learning from the masterful writer Edna Ferber.

Episode 153 - A legendary novelist's lesson for us writers.

Episode 152 - How the masters create their settings.

Episode 151 - Mad Magazine, and techniques for riveting dialogue.

Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

Episode 149 - How masterful writers use details.

Episode 148: A magical way to end one scene and begin another.

Episode 147 - Make sure it's important and make it short.

Episode 146 - How to make our character unforgettable.

Episode 145 - Bringing our settings to life.

Episode 144 - One sentence can bring our character to life.

Episode 143 - The three most important sentences when writing a scene.