
James Thayer
Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
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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.
Episodes(243)
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23 minEpisode 241 - Riveting first sentences.Oct 30, 2026
27 minEpisode 240 - Make readers laugh out loud.Oct 23, 2026
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24 minEpisode 238 - My favorite writing technique.Oct 9, 2026
26 minEpisode 237 - Read to learn rhythm.Oct 2, 2026
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26 minEpisode 235 - Ten small writing techniques.Sep 18, 2026
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24 minEpisode 233 - Peeling the onion.Sep 4, 2026
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26 minEpisode 230 - Creating a dastardly villain.Aug 14, 2026
26 minEpisode 229 - Juice up the setting.Aug 7, 2026
25 minEpisode 228 - Avoiding dullness in our story.Jul 31, 2026
28 minEpisode 227 - Becoming a close observer.Jul 24, 2026
26 minEpisode 226 - Ways to make our sentences shine.Jul 17, 2026
26 minEpisode 225 - Leave it all on the field.Jul 10, 2026
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29 minEpisode 220 - Cut to the chase.Jun 5, 2026
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