In this episode, we talk with Robert Bailey, the author of the incredibly successful McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers, published through Thomas & Mercer. Join us to hear all about Robert's tumultuous path to publishing.
Support the showUp to this point, all the topics we’ve covered apply to both fiction and nonfiction. In this episode, we’ll talk about how writing fiction diverges from writing nonfiction. There plenty for nonfiction writers to take away from all the episodes but this show is all about the memoir and nonfiction.
Support the showIn this episode, we talk about the 7 Deadly Sins of World Building based on an article by Charlie Jane Anders and we go through the elements of setting.
Support the showDoes your story begin in a kitchen or on a suburban street? Is it set in a dystopian world you have to create or is it set on a plantation in the pre-Civil War South? Some of these settings require very little detail to conjure an image of place in the reader’s mind. Others require the writer to create a world using specific language and details. In this episode, we’ll talk about setting and world-building and how to use each to elevate your story.