Novelist Journey

Guild members all asleep, but a few shadows run around in the night. Come along as we set up the first Novelist Journey mystery! Questions arise, characters collide. You start to wonder what's really going on here. What haven't I told you? Maybe I don't even know. We can find out together. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJourney to share questions, comments...

Try not to be too loud... Kidding, talk as loud as you want! No one's asleep just yet. But they will be. While everyone's awake, it's time to share figure out what the dynamic is. What's everyone's vibe? Come along as I spoil Loki, get deep, and ignore the plot. It's a little bit of everything! Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJourney to share questions, com...

A key ingredient to a great story is the plot. Whether you make it using characters, or the world around them. After 13 long chapters we finally get to find out where this whole thing has been headed. This chapter... the plot thickens. Some of the characters become more than just a name, but a driving force in this story. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJou...

Who are you? If I were to read something you wrote, would I be able to feel like I know you a little better? You'd be surprised how important that sort of thing is to your writing. In chapter 12, I tell you more about me than I have before and show you how I add that into my writing. I reveal new players from the Juktarn guild as we look for our hidden villain. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail...

There are some things about writing that just don't fit within a story. In this first ever bonus episode we take things in a different direction. Looking at the resources (beyond this amazing podcast) that you can use to grow as a writer and fulfill your goals. Come along for a quick side arc as I share some the things that worked for me throughout the years. Maybe, just maybe, one will work for y...

You might have thought them up, but your characters think for themselves. And sometimes they do things you didn't plan for. They are and they become more than you expected. For this chapter, we want to what drives them to do all that. Where does it come from? How does it change over the course of the story or series? Take a look as we see motivation and a little villainy among the characters we th...

It's alive! Does that line get old? Everything is alive if you can imagine it. And today we're taking our imaginations into the dark. Nighttime dark that is. In this chapter we explore what it means to have spectacular animals like you've seen before. Only, you haven't seen it before. We're collecting creatures from all over my story world to inspire a whole new creature for our journey. Email me...

When walking into a new room, what do you notice first? The smell? The layout? Are you looking for the snacks or who's in it and where they are? When you're looking around for something specific, even the most mundane things start to catch your eye. Even if just to move them out of the way. Come sneak around with me and look at what you might have missed before. At what your reader might be missin...

Sometimes the answers to your problem are so obvious yet so hard to see. Other times, there are no answers. As an author, you have the unique opportunity to go back and sneak those answers, those clues into the story so that when your character is out of options, they're not without help. Come along as we discover what was under our noses this time. As I delve into what it means to introduce a new...

Good day, traveler. Or is it night? It's getting hard to tell. Come along as we explore plants. Yes, the things you see all around, in the dirt, both small and tall. You haven't seen the half of what you can do with them. We're going to look at a few examples of what they can be and maybe you'll make your own by the end. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJour...

Where are we going? Doesn't matter. Where we are, now that is important. And right now... I don't know where we are. There's a lot of blank space in between. It's up to us to fill it up. Let's take a look at all the stuff that can happen before you get to where you're going. Long after you've left where you were. Right where you need to be... on a journey. A novelist journey... Sorry, I had to. Em...

Humans aren't the only species around. Birds and dogs and cats and more walk and fly and swim around us. We would know since these animals are a part of our lives. So does Wayne in this chapter as we explore what it means to start the important connection between human and animal. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJourney to share questions, comments, or sugg...

You don’t really know Wayne or Simeon. Not yet at least. Give them a chance to show their stuff and you’ll see. We create as we go so you’ll need to listen to find out. Today we’re learning about how individual characters support or hurt the group. It’s time to learn more about our two companions. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJourney to share questions,...

Where are we? No, I know, but you don't until I tell you. We create as we go around here so you'll have to listen to find out. I'll give you a hint... We are surrounded by things and there are people with things and wearing things. That's sure to clear it up, right? No? This time we're learning how to define the world around you because we can't see what it looks like with our eyes, but with our m...

Meet... whoever this is. We create as we go around here so you'll have to listen to find out. In the world of stories the star of the show is as you would expect: the character. That is what we're talking about today. Learn to name your character, bring them life, like your very own Pinocchio or Frankenstein's monster. But much better because it comes from you. Be ready to meet and greet as we int...

We've begun our journey... or we begin our journey, right now! You're on the path to starting your book, or at the very least starting the podcast. Today I'm sharing with you how I started mine. From the moment my mind opened to the world of fantasy to when my world came to be. And as always... everything in between. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com or join reddit.com/r/theNovelistJourney...

The novelist journey begins here. Whose journey to be exact? Yours. Mine. And whoever we decide to bring along as I share story-building ideas and methods while crafting a story before your very ears. In this prologue, you'll learn about me. From my musical origins to my carpentry era up to right now where I'm talking to you. Email me at thenovelistjourney@gmail.com with questions, comments, or su...