Story Works Round Table | Conversations About Craft

Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss the rules of writing we all know but often don't fully understand, how they trip us up and actually become limiting factors in our writing. If you've ever been told "show, don't tell," "adverbs are bad," or any number of other writing rules, you have to listen to this conversation at the Round Table. The good, the bad, and the ugly writing that happens when we ta...

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, and Robert continue their conversation with Molly McCloy. They talk about how oral storytelling can affect all kinds of writing craft, and get into the details of the craft.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, and Robert welcome 4-time Moth Grand Slam Winner Molly McCloy to the show, discussing the performance, art, and craft of oral storytelling.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn check in with each other. How are we handling the ever-changing world situation as writers?    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert talk about starting your story in media res, discussing everything from starting fast to starting with your inciting incident already in the past.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn discuss the ways to manipulate time in your writing. We cover everything from expansion, to just knowing how long it takes to get from one place to another.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida continues her conversation with author Mag Dimond about her memoir Bowing to Elephant, discussing life, death, spirituality, and the hero’s journey.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida talks with author Mag Dimond about her memoir Bowing to Elephants. They dig into what it takes to write a memoir, exploring emotional vulnerability, sensual detail, and more.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn have a lot of fun discussing titles, and how important it is to choose the right one.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, and Kathryn talk with Claire Gem all about dual POV and it’s importance in the romance genre.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida welcomes special guest Susan Wolter to talk all about grants, and how they can impact you as a writer.   Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert are joined by author Claire Gem to talk about the Paranormal Romance genre.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss flawed heroes, and how you create a believable hero who still has room to grow.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss reading like a writer. We talk about reading for pleasure, and when to put your writer hat on and really dive into what you are reading.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss the craft of writing subtext. We dive into the short story Cathedral by Raymond Carver, looking at the intricacies of what is unsaid.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss the craft of creating a long series, and how to innovate on your plot to keep readers engaged.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert do a lightning round, answering questions from the story works writer’s Facebook group about POV and Narrative.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss maintaining the passion for our projects through the long, and sometimes tedious work, that it takes to put something like a novel together.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table we bring you something a little bit different. Hop in and join Alida at a Q&A session, and then make sure to grab your seat at the next one!   Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss character invention. We tackle where our characters come from, and how to fine-tune them to meet your stories needs.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert talk about the adorable characters that your readers fall in love with in your stories.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert talk about art in the time of the Coronavirus. We take a look at how a writer can respond to these type of events in history, and how soon is too soon to write about our experiences.    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert continue our discussion on dark endings. We talk about satisfying readers, and when dark endings just don’t work!    Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss dark endings, and how you can play with your reader’s expectations to keep those dark endings satisfying.   Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss narrative, delving into voice, exposition, point of view, and choosing your narrator wisely. Show notes at https://storyworkspodcast.com    Visit WordEssential.com and book a discovery call today!