In this new episode of Writing . . . Talks, Alex is once again joined by Sarah Rhea Werner, as they talk about the book "The Fisherman" by John Langan, what they liked about it, what they didn't like, and what they got out of it as writers. They also talk about motivation and then end the episode with recommendations for "Billy Summers" by Stephen King and "My Heart is a Chainsaw."You can find out more about Sarah at her website: https://www.sarahwerner.com/.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released November 1st.

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Writing Talks 24 - The Fisherman with Sarah Rhea Werner

In this special episode of Writing Walks, Alex is joined by a guest in Sarah Rhea Werner, of the Girl in Space Podcast, and the Write Now Podcast. They talk about a book they both read: The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry, from the viewpoint of writers when it comes to plot, writing style, characters, and the pros and cons of the book.They then talk about writing in the "zone" or "flow" and what it's like and where it may come from. They end the episode with recommendations for "The Fisherman" by John Langan, "The Book of Accidents" by Chuck Wendig, and "A Darker Shade of Magic" by V. E. Schwab.You could find out more about Sarah, as well as her work on her website: https://www.sarahwerner.com/.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released October 1st.

Writing Walks 23 - The Ghost Tree with Sarah Rhea Werner

In the latest episode of Writing Walks, Alex answers and talks about some prompts from a listener. First he talks about how to know when writing if you have too many characters or not enough, then he talks about how he does research for the Ostium Podcast. He ends it with a recommendation for "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released September 1st.

Writing Walks 22 - Too Many Characters or Two Few & Ostium Research

So this was the episode Alex was really hoping to record in Yosemite National Park while he was on vacation there, but unfortunately, as you'll hear in the episode, that didn't quite work out. In the episode he talks about where you can find ideas for conflict and using it in your writing.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released August 1st.

Writing Walks 21 - Conflict is All Around Us

In today's Writing Walks, Alex talks first about how he works: his writing process, schedule, writing spaces, his approach to writing; he then talks a bit about chapter lengths and how they are important. He ends the episode with a recommendation for the book Flash Forward by Rose Evereth based of the hit podcast of the same name. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander. You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com. The next episode will be released July 1st.

Writing Walks 20 - How I Work & Chapter Lengths

In today's Writing Walks, Alex talks first about how he writes a podcast and how it compares to other podcast writing, and then talks about the good days and the bad days of writing and how to work through those. He ends the episode with a recommendation for Love & Valor: Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Rittner edited by Charles Larimer.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander. You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com. The next episode will be released June 1st.

Writing Walks 19 - How I Write a Podcast & Good Days vs Bad Days

In this episode Alex goes into detail talking about query letters, going from the time he was submitting one of his manuscripts to agents and that whole process with a synopsis and putting the query letter together, and gives plenty of examples of rejections from agents, and a few acceptances requesting more material.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released May 1st.

Writing Walks 18 - Query Letters

In this episode, Alex talks first about the dreaded adverbs in writing, then on the importance and helpfulness of journaling, ending with a recommendation for the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released April 1st.

Writing Walks 17 - Adverbs & Journaling

In this new episode of Writing Walks, Alex review his writing goals for 2020 and how he did given the pandemic and everything else going on in 2020, and then lays out his goals for 2021, ending the episode with a recommendation for the "Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.In the episode Alex mentions the create-alongs Sarah Rhea Werner does; you can find out more about her and these events on her website: https://www.sarahwerner.com/.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released March 1st.

Writing Walks 16 - Writing Goals for 2021

In this new episode of Writing Walks, Alex once again gets to do the walking part of Writing Walks on a new trail at Crane Creek Canyon Regional Park, and the episode begins with some nice ambient sound. Nature really performed for this episode.Alex talks about the pros and cons of finding your own voice in your writing, then discusses the usefulness of idea generators, and ends the episode with a recommendation for Kim Stanley Robinson's "Ministry for the Future."If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released January 1st.

Writing Walks 15 - Discovering Your Voice & the Idea Generator

In Writing Walks episode 14, Alex talks about dreams, specifically when and how to use dreams in writing, and the potential pitfalls with them, and then how best to record and use your own dreams in your writing. He then talks about the importance of finishing you projects and how it's all part of being a writer. He ends the episode with a recommendation for Katie Mack's "The End of Everything."If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released January 1st.

Writing Walks 14 - Dreams & Finishing Projects

In this episode Alex finally makes it out to do the walking part of Writing Walks again, as well as talking about the importance of conflict in writing, as well as the troublesome art of making yourself write, ending the episode with a recommendation for Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released December 1st.

Writing Walks 13 - Conflict & Making Yourself Write

Alex is recording this Writing Walks from his home studio once again due to severe smoke pollution in California. In this episode who goes through his ten steps for how he writes a novel.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released November 1st.

Writing Walks 12 - How I Write a Novel

In this episode, Alex isn't able to get out and go for a walk due to the pandemic and severe fires that has made the air very smoky. He talks about Getting Stuck in your writing, the pros and cons of Word Counts, and then his recommendation for the Lady Astronaut Series by Mary Robinette Kowal. Alex mentions the podcast Podcast Pontifications in the episode, which you can find here: https://podcastpontifications.com/.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released October 1st.

Writing Walks 11 - Getting Stuck & Word Counts

In the tenth episode of Writing Walks, Alex talks about the keys to juggling multiple projects at the same time and still getting writing done. He then talks about research and the positives and potential negatives. He ends the episode with a review for the new Sandman podcast.In the episode he mentions about signing up for Audible. To get a free 30-day trial and a free audiobook, use this address: http://www.audible.com/ostiumpodcast.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, and if you have the time, leave a rating and review on iTunes. Episodes will be release on the first of the month. And if you'd like to support the show, you can do so through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ostiumpodcast. You can also catch blog posts tying in with each episode, as well as all the photos Alex took while on his walk.You can also support Alex through Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/alexctelander.You can reach Alex any time either on Twitter at @bookbanter, or email him at writingwalks@gmail.com.The next episode will be released September 1st.

Writing Walks 10 - Multiple Projects & Research

Take a walk with Alex C. Telander, as he takes a trip around the regional parks of Sonoma County, and talks about writing: what it means to him, what he's learned over decades of writing, and how it's changed his life. And be sure to check out the Writing Walks Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/writingwalks/) for photos of his trips.

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