The Life of an Author
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
When Life gets in the Way
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, daily life gets in the way of your writing life. It happens to all of us, but how do you deal with it? This episode covers a few of the thi...
Novels VS Short Stories
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a difference in how you write between novels and short stories? Today we dive into what the focus is for each, and why not all authors do bot...
Worldbuilding Overview
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I go over the general concepts of wordbuilding and planning, focusing on what is really needed versus what can be left out. While there are ...
Show, Don't Tell
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Show vs. tell is advice that gets spread a lot, but rarely is it followed up with how to show description in a story. This episode will cover how to u...
What Your Character Knows
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A well written character isn't going to know everything. While understanding what knowledge your character does or doesn't have is heavily dependent o...
The Right Hook
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will take a look at the first few sentences, and what goes into getting the reader's attention. We will cover a few styles of hooks, as w...
The Smallest Spark
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As the first episode of Life of an Author, it is only fitting that this episode covers the first step in writing; taking the first spark of inspiratio...