Writer's World

What is Life Writing? How do you have confidence in your writing? In today's episode, we have a very special guest, Sam Jensen from Social Confidence From Teens To Teens, and we will be discussing these things. Join us for a very special episode! If you enjoyed this episode, go check out Sam at Social Confidence From Teens To Teens, especially his episode with us! For sources, the transcript, and...

From dragons to boulders, to armies, every good story has a great external struggle. Something outside the character stands between them and their goal. Let's find out all about creating an external struggle in today's episode of Writers World. For sources, the transcript, and free bonus content, visit www.writersworldpodcast.weebly.com We put a ton of work into every episode and invest our own ti...

"To struggle is to be human." Join Ken and Melissa in today's episode as they cover the basics of internal struggles. As one of the key parts of any story, the struggle is essential. Don't forget to tune in next week in Part 2: External Struggles. For sources, the transcript, and free bonus content, visit www.writersworldpodcast.weebly.com We put a ton of work into every episode and invest our own...

Governments. Why should I care? Shouldn't they just stay in history class? Come join us today as we explore how to create governments and apply them to your world. Learn how to effectively use them to further the plot and how to design the perfect government for your people. Come join us at Writers World. For sources, the transcript, and bonus content, go to writersworldpodcast.weebly.com To suppo...

We've all been there. You're writing and suddenly you run out of steam. You don't feel motivated and can't think of any new ideas for what to write. It happens to the best of us. In today's episode, we're discussing ways to get unstuck when you are dealing with writers block. For sources, the transcript, and bonus content, visit writersworldpodcst.weebly.com  If you want to support us and get...

Magic, we all love it. Wizards, dragons, powerful items. But there need to be some limits. Someone needs to lay down the law. And that person is Brandon Sanderson. Today we'll be going over 3 laws Brandon has layed out for creating magic systems. Lets lay down the law! For sources, transcript, and bonus content, visit writersworldpodast.weebly.com  If you want to support the podcast, go to pa...

What makes a great fight scene? Is it dragons, monsters, mutant warriors? While those are all nice, we're talking more generally today. From having good emotion to amping up the "cool factor," today's episode will help you become a great fight scene writer! For sources, bonus content, the transcript, and more visit writersworldpodcast.weebly.com Until next time, keep on writing!

Are you a pantser, plotter, or something else? Come discuss various outlining levels and strategies with Ken Mears and Melissa Fales. If you  want more content, bloopers, or other things, head on over to  www.writersworldpodcast.weebly.com

Have you ever felt torn between two lives, your regular one and your life as a writer? If you have, then you must have wondered how to balance life and writing. Well, you have come to the right place my friend! Learn all you need from Ken Mears and Melissa Fales about how to live a balanced life of writing and the day to day grind. For bonus content, transcripts, bloopers, and other cool stuff go...

We have an exciting announcement. We have a new co-host: Melissa Fales. She is a dear friend of mine, and we are excited to have her joining the podcast. For more information on her joining the team and further episodes, as well as bonus content, bloopers, transcripts, and other things, go to www.writersworldpodcast.weebly.com

Join Teen Author Ken Mears as he explores the 17-step Hero's Journey. The Hero's Journey is a fabulous way to outline a story, and Ken will guide you through the basic idea of each of the 17 steps of The Hero's Journey.

Character outlines, they are essential. Follow along with Ken Mears as he talks about what he does for character outlines, and what you should include when creating them. For more information and a basic character outline template, check out this post on Ken's blog, The Writers Block: https://kenmearsauthor.weebly.com/the-writers-block-blog/wacky-words-character-outlines  

Why do we tell stories? This is a fundamental question when it comes to writers, storytellers, and anyone who loves to hear stories. So join Ken Mears as he covers this question, looking at both the science behind why we like stories, and the deeper reasons.

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