In Episode 54, editor, author, and podcaster Erin P.T. Canning joins us for a practical and implementable topic — strengthening your sentences. Canning shares seven ideas for ensuring that your writing has more dynamic sentences that will better engage readers and drive your story forward with more vivid language.

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The Write Approach, Episode 54: Seven Ways to Strengthen Your Sentences with Erin P.T. Canning

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Erin P.T. Canning’s website: https://erinptcanning.com/
Erin’s podcast, Parents Who Write: https://parentswhowrite.com/
Barbara Hinske’s website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge’s website: https://jwjudge.com/

There’s a lot the opening pages of your novel need to accomplish so readers are completely engaged and to ensure you hit the benchmarks readers are subconsciously expecting. Susan DeFreitas shares some practical advice for making sure you are starting your novel in the right place and what elements of story you need to establish to keep the reader to pages and not putting your book in the DNF pile.

Susan DeFreitas is another in a growing line of Jane Freidman alums (along with Tiffany Yates Martin and Allison K Williams); check out her article, How Can You Tell If You’re Starting Your Story in the Right Place?, which served as the base for our conversation.

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The Write Approach, Episode 53: Starting Your Novel in the Right Place with Susan DeFreitas

You can watch the episode on our YouTube channel.

Susan DeFreitas’ website: https://susandefreitas.com/
Barbara Hinske’s website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge’s website: https://jwjudge.com/

In Episode 52, author Angie Elita Newell joins us to talk about her experience as an indigenous person trying to bring her novel All I See Is Violence into the world. We discuss how Newell researched for her novel by interviewing elders who share the oral histories of their people and coupled her lyrical storytelling with the magical realism that is intrinsic to the worldview of many indigenous people.

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The Write Approach, Episode 52: Telling the Stories of the First Nations with Angie Elita Newell

You can watch the episode on our YouTube channel.

Angie Elita Newell’s website: https://www.angieelitanewell.com/

Barbara Hinske’s website: https://barbarahinske.com/

J. W. Judge’s website: https://jwjudge.com/

When you’re writing there are plenty of people willing to offer their opinions about your work. Some of them are even qualified to do so. However, among professional editors there will be differing ideas, and the writing may receiving conflicting suggestions about revisions they should make to their work. When this conflict arises, how should the writer decide what to do? We walk about this with author and writing coach, Allison K Williams.

Allison K Williams is a journalist, editor, and writing coach. She is also the author of the book Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book.

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The Write Approach, Episode 51: How to Handle Conflicting Writing Advice with Allison K Williams

You can watch the episode on our YouTube channel.

Allison K Williams’ website: https://idowords.net/
Allison K Williams’ article, I Received Conflicting Advice on My Query Letter. What Now?
Barbara Hinske’s website: https://barbarahinske.com/
J. W. Judge’s website: https://jwjudge.com/

In Episode 50, Barbara Hinske and J. W. Judge discuss the lessons they’ve learned over the past 49 episodes and how they’ve incorporated that into both their author businesses and their writing.

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The Write Approach, Episode 50: Lessons Learned in 50 Episodes of The Write Approach

You can watch the episode on our YouTube channel.

Barbara Hinske’s author website: https://barbarahinske.com
J. W. Judge’s author website: https://jwjudge.com