Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on identifying the problems in one of her own stories and how she plans to correct those problems. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […] The post TSS306: Fixing a Broken Story appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

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TSS306: Fixing a Broken Story

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question on how she keeps track of and organizes all the details that crop up while writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […] The post TSS305: Keeping Track of the Details appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS305: Keeping Track of the Details

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about the value of using fewer words to get your point across with your writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS304: When Less is More appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS304: When Less is More

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her “writing in layers” process as a follow-up to a post she’d made on Patreon. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our […] The post TSS303: Writing in Layers appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS303: Writing in Layers

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a challenge she’s had dealing with a large block of her story, and deciding where and when to begin and end scenes within that text. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. […] The post TSS302: Determining When to Enter and Exit Scenes appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS302: Determining When to Enter and Exit Scenes

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about creating a believable and genuinely evil antagonist. She discusses the idea that there is no universally terrifying villain and that genre will play a prominent role in creating your antagonist. If you have questions or […] The post TSS301: How to Build a Believable Villain from Scratch appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS301: How to Build a Believable Villain from Scratch

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve chat about the six-plus-year journey from episode 1 to episode 300. No writing talk this week, but a fun chat about how things have changed over time. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to […] The post TSS300: Can you believe this is our 300th episode? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS300: Can you believe this is our 300th episode?

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Steve shares his first (and likely only) farm story, and then Taylor shares some thoughts on how to build out your story ideas without getting overwhelmed by the details. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS299: Staying out of the weeds when building story ideas appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS299: Staying out of the weeds when building story ideas

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a Facebook Group question about getting back to the creative process after stepping away from a project. She also shares some thoughts on the importance of “communicating with the work” on a regular basis. If you have questions or […] The post TSS298: Returning to the Creative Process appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS298: Returning to the Creative Process

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a treasure trove of information from author C.A. Newsome on managing misdirection, which she created after listening to the episode on story weight. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […] The post TSS297: Managing Misdirection in Mysteries and Other Genres appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS297: Managing Misdirection in Mysteries and Other Genres

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some feedback to our translation episode, and we discuss the value, both positive and negative, of adding POV characters who play minor roles in a story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from […] The post TSS296: More on Translations and a Discussion on POV Characters appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS296: More on Translations and a Discussion on POV Characters

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares how she analyzes what she reads and watches to understand better how to tell stories that meet reader expectations. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS295: Analyze your Reading and Viewing to Grow your Storytelling Skills appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS295: Analyze your Reading and Viewing to Grow your Storytelling Skills

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about foreign translations. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for […] The post TSS294: A Discussion on Foreign Translations appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS294: A Discussion on Foreign Translations

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about balancing the need for red herrings in mysteries and the importance of story weight. Thanks to author MZ Lowe for the question. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS293: How to Manage the Story Weight of Red Herrings? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS293: How to Manage the Story Weight of Red Herrings?

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to questions about what she called the inciting incident that led to her writing career in last week’s show. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS292: Q & A from the Inciting Incident in Taylor’s Writing Journey appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

TSS292: Q & A from the Inciting Incident in Taylor’s Writing Journey

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