The Writing Show
Summary: The Writing Show provides information and inspiration for writers of all kinds. Whether you write fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, songs, games, manuals, ads, reports, reviews, or poetry, we are here to entertain, help, and engage you.
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- Artist: Paula B
- Copyright: Copyright The Writing Show 2014
Podcasts:
Screenwriting guru Blake Snyder died on August 4th. This is our tribute to him.
Please join us as Matt talks about writing graphic novels and his cross-genre story that combines werewolves and the American west.
David Rothman is one of the world's foremost authorities on ebooks. Please join us as he discusses issues of importance to authors, publishers, and consumers.
Writing Show guest host Alanna Klapp discusses writing fiction with author Thrity Umrigar.
David Rothman investigated corruption in the U.S. government 30 years ago, but it took that long for his fictionalized version of events and people to be published. Please join us as David explains how and why he translated fact into fiction and why it took that long to do so.
Technical writer/podcaster Alistair Christie describes what it's like to be a technical writer: what tech writers do, who's best suited to be one, what you need to know, and how to get into the field.
Writing Show host Paula B. explains how to write when you don't have time. Then listener Dharma Kelleher reviews the iPhone/iTouch app WordTwiddle.
In this commentary, Blake explains that there are only two types of heroes.
Highly experienced editor Cynthia Clampett discusses her five rules for writing nonfiction and offers up some amazing horror stories of writers gone wrong.
Please welcome our new guest host, Alanna Klapp, as she discusses writing fiction with author John Derhak.
In this commentary, Blake has fun!
"Naomi and her best friend just turned 14. Now the friend is pregnant and Naomi is pissed. Pregnancy changes everything. It was definitely not part of the plans."
"Some divine messages come from upon high, while some come from the East End."
In this commentary, Blake explains how to end your movie.
How do you write a historical novel about a person so shadowy that almost nothing is known about her? Please join Christine Blake and host Paula B. as they discuss: How we know what we do about Mary Magdalene Which sources Christine relied on, and how she evaluated them What she extrapolated, and how she came up with her conclusions How she handled contradictions in her sources How important it is to be accurate in historical fiction.
