Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

James Thayer

Topics: Fiction · How To

No. 200 in EducationNew

Hosted by James Thayer, the podcast is a practical, step-by-step manual on how to craft a novel. It presents a set of tools for large issues such as story development and scene construction (Kirkus Reviews said Thayer's novels are "superbly crafted') and it also examines techniques that will make your sentence-by-sentence writing shine. The New York Times Book Review has said Thayer's "writing is smooth and clear. it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm only confident stylists achieve.

Latest episodeEpisode 241 - Riveting first sentences.October 30, 2026 · 24 min

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Latest episodes

1. Episode 241 - Riveting first sentences.October 30, 2026 · 24 min
2. Episode 240 - Make readers laugh out loud.October 23, 2026 · 27 min
3. Episode 239 - A method for ramping up our dialogue.October 16, 2026 · 26 min
4. Episode 238 - My favorite writing technique.October 9, 2026 · 24 min
5. Episode 237 - Read to learn rhythm.October 2, 2026 · 27 min
6. Episode 236 - Six questions to ask if we want to be a novelist.September 25, 2026 · 26 min
7. Episode 235 - Ten small writing techniques.September 18, 2026 · 26 min
8. Episode 234 - Creating a character readers will love.September 11, 2026 · 26 min
9. Episode 233 - Peeling the onion.September 4, 2026 · 25 min
10. Episode 232 - More on making our dialogue engaging for readers.August 28, 2026 · 28 min

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