The Writership Podcast
Ahoy authors! Welcome to the home of the Writership Podcast, a show focused on helping fiction authors master self-editing skills. Come aboard and get ready to find the treasure in your manuscript with host Leslie Watts.
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We are big fans of indie authors. We read a lot of independently published novels. Too often, a great story is buried in rookie writing mistakes and sloppy proofreading. It's our mission to help indie authors improve their self-editing skills.
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Past Episodes
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February 2019
- Feb 8, 2019 Ep. 138: World Building Feb 8, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 Ep. 137: Strengthen Your Setting Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 18, 2019 Ep. 136: Resolutions Jan 18, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 Ep. 135: Scene and Story Climaxes Jan 11, 2019
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October 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 Ep. 134: Crisis Questions for Your Scenes Oct 21, 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 Ep. 133: Progressive Complications for Your Scenes Oct 21, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Ep. 132: Inciting Incidents for Your Scenes Aug 31, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 7, 2018 Ep. 131: Analyzing Your Scenes Jul 7, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Ep. 130: Writing with Abandon with Grant Faulkner Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Ep. 129: Essential Action Jun 22, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Ep. 128: How to Take Your Story from Pretty Good to WOW! Jun 14, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Ep. 127: Meeting Reader Expectations for Your Fiction Sales Category Apr 13, 2018
- Apr 3, 2018 Ep. 126: Second Person Point of View Apr 3, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 Ep. 125: Putting Your Writing First Jan 11, 2018
- Jan 5, 2018 Ep. 124: Your Character’s Internal Journey Jan 5, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 13, 2017 Ep. 123: Leslie's Approach to Editing and Why You Need to Tell Your Story Dec 13, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 Ep. 122: Does Your Scene Contain Conflict? Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 20, 2017 Ep. 121: Structure for Character-Driven or Literary Stories Nov 20, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Ep. 120: Crisis Questions Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 7, 2017 Ep. 119: Scene Value Shifts Nov 7, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Ep. 118: Why You Must Choose a Genre Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 24, 2017 Ep. 117: Shoe Leather: Eliminating Unnecessary Exposition Oct 24, 2017
- Oct 18, 2017 Ep. 116: The Five Commandments of Storytelling Oct 18, 2017
- Oct 9, 2017 Ep. 115: Motivation-Reaction Units Oct 9, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 29, 2017 Ep. 114: Inciting Incidents Sep 29, 2017
- Sep 22, 2017 Ep. 113: Intentional Sentence Construction Sep 22, 2017
- Sep 7, 2017 Ep. 112: Flashbacks Sep 7, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 28, 2017 Ep. 111: Experiment with Omniscient POV Aug 28, 2017
- Aug 14, 2017 Ep. 110: Self-Editing Your Fiction Aug 14, 2017
- Aug 7, 2017 Ep. 109: Where to Begin Your Story Aug 7, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 28, 2017 Ep. 108: Narrative Drive—Compelling Your Reader to Turn the Page Jul 28, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Ep. 107: Check the Tension in Your Opening Scene Jul 13, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 29, 2017 Ep. 106: Capture Your Character’s Essence Jun 29, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Ep. 105: Do Your Scenes Work? Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 8, 2017 Ep. 104: Revising Your Action Scenes Jun 8, 2017
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May 2017
- May 25, 2017 Ep. 103: Narrative Identity and Why It Matters in Your Fiction May 25, 2017
- May 18, 2017 Ep. 102: How to Choose Your Story's Point of View May 18, 2017
- May 10, 2017 Ep. 101: Check Your Narrative Distance May 10, 2017
- May 3, 2017 Ep. 100: Answers to Your Burning Questions about Writing and Editing Fiction May 3, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 29, 2017 Ep. 99: Have You Revealed Your Character's Essence? Apr 29, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 Ep. 98: Storytelling vs. Telling a Story Apr 25, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 25, 2017 Episode 97: The Pick Up: LGBT Romance Critique Mar 25, 2017
- Mar 8, 2017 Episode 96: Forgotten December: Steampunk Critique Mar 8, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Episode 95: Wingless Bird: Science Fiction Critique Mar 2, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 Episode 94: Edge of the Future: Science Fiction Critique Feb 22, 2017
- Feb 15, 2017 Episode 93: The Writer's Internal Genre Feb 15, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 18, 2017 Episode 92: Day 115: Science Fiction Critique Jan 18, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 Episode 91: The Snakes of Playa del Carmen: YA Thriller Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 4, 2017 Episode 90: Kill Screen: Literary Thriller Jan 4, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 29, 2016 Episode 89: Edge: Atompunk Critique Dec 29, 2016
- Dec 21, 2016 Episode 88: Let's Call This What It Is: Literary Short Story Critique Dec 21, 2016
- Dec 14, 2016 Episode 87: Ascendancy: Sword and Sorcery Critique Dec 14, 2016
- Dec 2, 2016 REWIND Episode & More Dec 2, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 23, 2016 Episode 86: Acolyte of Shadow: Fantasy Critique Nov 23, 2016
- Nov 18, 2016 Episode 85: "Doing the Work": Contemporary Short Story Critique Nov 18, 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Episode 84: Women’s Historical Fiction Critique Nov 10, 2016
- Nov 2, 2016 Episode 83: The Moorpark Horror: Middle Grade Horror Critique Nov 2, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 26, 2016 Episode 82: Archmage’s Rage: Fantasy Critique Oct 26, 2016
- Oct 19, 2016 Episode 81: Dark Water: Dystopian Science Fiction Critique Oct 19, 2016
- Oct 13, 2016 Episode 80: As Realms Unravel: Epic Fantasy Critique Oct 13, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 Episode 79: Hiraeth: Family Saga Critique Sep 28, 2016
- Sep 21, 2016 Episode 78: Me and My Bacon: YA Critique Sep 21, 2016
- Sep 14, 2016 Episode 77: Ashes Like Snow: Literary Short Story Critique Sep 14, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 Episode 76: The Automatic Author: Literary Science Fiction Critique Aug 31, 2016
- Aug 24, 2016 Episode 75: The Wolf and the Ravens: Historical Fiction Critique Aug 24, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Episode 74: Hanna's Hearts: Romance/Science Fiction Critique Aug 17, 2016
- Aug 10, 2016 Episode 73: Feathers of the Phoenix: Historical Fantasy Critique Aug 10, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 27, 2016 Episode 72: Bloodbound: Paranormal Fantasy/Horror Critique Jul 27, 2016
- Jul 20, 2016 Episode 71: Daughter of the Flood: Magical Realism Critique Jul 20, 2016
- Jul 13, 2016 Episode 70: Affery’s Earth, Magical Realism Critique Jul 13, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Episode 69: Expedition, Brace Cordova Book One: Space Opera Critique Jul 6, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 28, 2016 Episode 68: The Case Files of Jack Nimble—Supernatural Mystery Critique Jun 28, 2016
- Jun 22, 2016 Episode 67: Hypnotic Destiny, YA Fantasy Critique Jun 22, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 Episode 66: Kastori Revelations, Science Fiction/Fantasy Critique Jun 9, 2016
- Jun 2, 2016 Episode 65: The Key of Astrea, Science Fiction/Fantasy Critique Jun 2, 2016
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May 2016
- May 26, 2016 Episode 64: The Colonists, Historical Fiction Critique May 26, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Episode 63: Action-Adventure Romance Critique May 18, 2016
- May 11, 2016 Episode 62: YA Paranormal Adventure Critique May 11, 2016
- May 4, 2016 Episode 61: Behind the Stars: Fantasy Critique May 4, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 29, 2016 Episode 60: The Missing Yesterdays, MG/YA Novella Critique Apr 29, 2016
- Apr 20, 2016 Episode 59: Beauty's Daughter: Fantasy Novella Critique Apr 20, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 Episode 58: Smarter Artist Summit Apr 13, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Episode 57: The Man on the Motorcycle Apr 6, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Episode 56: Mystery at Blackstone's Stables: Historical Mystery Critique Apr 1, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Episode 55: Underneath: Science Fiction Critique Mar 23, 2016
- Mar 16, 2016 Episode 54: Raven's Peak: Paranormal Critique Mar 16, 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Episode 53: Martha's Dream: Literary Fiction Critique Mar 9, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 Episode 52: Hard Reboot: Dystopian YA Critique Mar 2, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 24, 2016 Episode 51: The Humanarium: SF/Action/Adventure Critique Feb 24, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 Episode 50: Feather the Painter: Fantasy Critique Feb 17, 2016
- Feb 10, 2016 Episode 49: Awakened: Superhuman Thriller Critique Feb 10, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 Episode 48: Generation Havoc: YA SF Critique Feb 3, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 27, 2016 Episode 47: The Hipster Who Leapt Through Time: Fantasy/Science Fiction Critique Jan 27, 2016
- Jan 20, 2016 Episode 46: The Bite of Rust Fantasy Critique Jan 20, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Episode 45: "The Quirky Old Couple" Fantasy Short Story Critique Jan 13, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 Episode 44: Society: Urban Fantasy/Thriller Jan 6, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 30, 2015 Episode 43: The Book of Fawla: Fantasy Critique Dec 30, 2015
- Dec 23, 2015 Episode 42: Untitled Adam Park Thriller Critique Dec 23, 2015
- Dec 16, 2015 Episode 41: The Flagstone in Ms. Leech's Garden: MG Horror Critique Dec 16, 2015
- Dec 9, 2015 Episode 40: Pleasure Point: Romance Critique Dec 9, 2015
- Dec 2, 2015 Episode 39: Guest of Honor: Suspense Critique Dec 2, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 25, 2015 Episode 38: One's Place: Science Fiction Critique Nov 25, 2015
- Nov 18, 2015 Episode 37: Ripples Through Time: Literary Fiction Critique Nov 18, 2015
- Nov 11, 2015 Episode 36: Crystal: YA Fiction Critique Nov 11, 2015
- Nov 4, 2015 Episode 35: Eclipse of the Heart: Historical Fantasy Critique Nov 4, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 Episode 34: Chasing Status Quo: YA SF/Mystery Critique Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 21, 2015 Episode 33: Children at Tide's Ebb, Literary Short Fiction Critique Oct 21, 2015
- Oct 14, 2015 Episode 32: Last Eve Science Fiction Critique Oct 14, 2015
- Oct 7, 2015 Episode 31: Sojourners, Science Fiction Critique Oct 7, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 30, 2015 Episode 30: The Ghosts of Koa: Dystopian SF/Urban Fantasy Critique Sep 30, 2015
- Sep 23, 2015 Episode 29: Rain: Thriller Critique Sep 23, 2015
- Sep 17, 2015 Episode 28: The Nutcracker King: YA Horror/Fantasy Critique Sep 17, 2015
- Sep 9, 2015 Episode 27: Her: Fantasy Critique Sep 9, 2015
- Sep 2, 2015 Episode 26: The Messengers: Paranormal Mystery Critique Sep 2, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Episode 25: Gone: Suspense Critique Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Episode 24: The Feedback Loop: Cyberpunk/Techno Thriller Critique Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 12, 2015 Episode 23: Fire on the Flight Deck: Military Fiction Critique Aug 12, 2015
- Aug 5, 2015 Episode 22: Tristan: Science Fiction/Revenge Critique Aug 5, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 29, 2015 Episode 21: It's a Nightmare: Dystopian (Feminist) Fantasy Critique Jul 29, 2015
- Jul 22, 2015 Episode 20: The Walrus of Death Urban Fantasy Critique Jul 22, 2015
- Jul 16, 2015 Episode 19: University Acknowledged: New Adult Critique Jul 16, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015 Episode 18: The Chronicles of PJ (Book 1): Middle Grade Critique Jul 8, 2015
- Jul 1, 2015 Episode 17: The Clone Rules: Science Fiction Critique Jul 1, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 24, 2015 Episode 16: Nightblade: Fantasy Critique Jun 24, 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 Episode 15: Glamorous: Paranormal Thriller Critique Jun 17, 2015
- Jun 10, 2015 Episode 14: Night School: Horror Critique Jun 10, 2015
- Jun 3, 2015 Episode 13: Once Upon a Saturn Moon: Science Fiction Critique Jun 3, 2015
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May 2015
- May 27, 2015 Episode 12: High Flyer: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Critique May 27, 2015
- May 19, 2015 Episode 11: Naked Montreal: Erotica Critique May 19, 2015
- May 13, 2015 Episode 10: Ted Saves the World: Superhero YA Fantasy May 13, 2015
- May 6, 2015 Episode 9: The Bad Baby: Literary Short Story Critique May 6, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 8: Prophecy's Queen: Fantasy Novella Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 7: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later: Inspirational Short Story Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 6: Looking in Shadows: Crime/Thriller Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 5: The Think Tank: Middle Grade Fantasy Short Story Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 4: At the Cray's: Noir Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 3: Last Search: Mystery/Thriller Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 2: Grigory's Gadget: Steampunk Critique Apr 28, 2015
- Apr 28, 2015 Episode 1: Mustang Summer: Romance Critique Apr 28, 2015
Whether your characters live and work in a world that looks like ours, or they travel through a portal to someplace virtually unrecognizable to us, exploring new ways to enter your story universe will help you craft a world that better supports the story you want to tell.