START WRITING Podcast: “Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine” “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *This episode is dedicated to

SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels!

Sep 27th, 2023 1h 2m

SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels!“DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *Today I’m excited to

SW 135 INT Author of STAR WARS, HALO, STARCRAFT, HITMAN, and MASS EFFECT novels, William C. Dietz, explains HOW TO WRITE IN SOMEONE ELSE’S WORLD

Aug 23rd, 2023 1h 25m

START WRITING Podcast: “How to write in someone else’s world,” an interview with William C. Dietz, author of Star Wars, Halo, StarCraft, Hitman, and Mass Effect novels!“DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHIL

SW 134 INT Write your novel AFTER WORK, an interview with B.C. Walker, author of THE MEADOWLARK

Aug 2nd, 2023 1h 3m

Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaud

SW 133 INT Character Arcs in Nonfiction with NYT Bestselling author of OUTLIVE, Bill Gifford

Jul 20th, 2023 1h 19m

STEALING INDIANA JONES audiobook first half (1:23) by J Washburn

Jun 14th, 2023 1h 23m

AUDIBLE: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com/ KINDLE: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com/ NEWSLETTER: http://theinformant.jwashburn.com/ EMAIL: [email protected] SPECIAL STEALING INDIANA JONES: An essay on inspiration and death and ho

SW 132 INT Rob MacGregor, author of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Jun 7th, 2023 1h 17m

SW 131 INT ”Is Indiana Jones allowed to time travel?” with Max McCoy

May 3rd, 2023 1h 19m

Start Writing interview with author Max McCoy: CAN INDIANA JONES TIME TRAVEL? Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealin

SW 130 INT Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITE!

Apr 5th, 2023 1h

SW INT 130 Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITEIn this episode, we talk to Rennue Saunders, founder of Shut Up & Write, and organization designed to give writers camaraderie and motivation to complete their writing goals. Watch the interview

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER

Mar 1st, 2023 35m 4s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHERWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/wsDodceAOqg Episode 10 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teach about getting feedback from peers and readers. First, Raide

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE

Feb 1st, 2023 42m 36s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONEWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/dcrIFhpq6HY Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you s

SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)

Nov 1st, 2022 44m 29s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/HOYNat1l03Y Episode 8 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to do subplots. First, we revi

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK

Oct 4th, 2022 37m 55s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCKWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/zR-IPvGfAbg Episode 7 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how J Washburn structures a story using a PLOT CLOCK! The

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH

Sep 3rd, 2022 35m 50s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCHWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/_dWnYmQ83M8 Episode 6 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel is the easiest way to write a plot! We start with a letter

SW 129 INT Raymond O’Connor: Stop letting stories die inside you!

Mar 4th, 2022 56m 32s

OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/StartWritingPodcastWATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Ggg13QPw8qs Ray's RUNNING OFF THE RAILS podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/running-off-the-rails/id1546572690https://pca.st/podcast/6c329090

SW 128 INT Jeanne Cavelos: Scifi author and founder of OdysseyWorkshop.org

Jan 29th, 2022 56m 49s

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YaUGPWGYM0wJeanne Cavelos is an author, editor, scientist, and writing coach. In this episode, we talk about several of her works, including THE SCIENCE OF STAR WARS, several BABYLON 5 novels, an

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINS

Jan 7th, 2022 47m 15s

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 5) VILLAINSWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/9aTS_YrWPhI HOMEWORK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IYvaxzh7cfys4LP6CJZqje1wspxuNy5U-970mH7EvMY/edit?usp=sharingEpisode 5 of A BEGI

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 4) TIPS FOR HEROES

Nov 18th, 2021 37m 12s

WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/6I_9yB4vojs Episode 4 of A BEGINNER’S GUIDE to Writing a Novel gives you tips on how to create real and empathetic characters: Keep your cast small. Make every character physically and emo

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 3) HEROIC EQ

Sep 23rd, 2021 43m 40s

Episode 3 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches about building characters from the ground up. In this episode, J Washburn and Joe Bendoski tag team in a lecture that covers emotional intelligence, mimicry, and character names. We loo

SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide (part 2) WORLDBUILDING

Aug 27th, 2021 51m 41s

This episode covers how J Washburn goes through the worldbuilding process. He touches on examples from J.K. Rowling, Brandon Sanderson, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He explains how to make a Story Bible. Oh, and maybe most importantly, he teaches y

SW SPECIAL J’s Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel (part 1) OVERVIEW

Jul 22nd, 2021 42m 51s

We've had a lot of listeners ask us where to start. Our backlog spans many years! So this is meant to be tips for a beginner. It was put together with J as the lead, rather than Joe. See the video version here: https://youtu.be/dB37b0tUIzs Let

SW 122 Marketing Group: Email Super-fan Model

Jun 16th, 2021 45m 41s

In the marketing group, we discuss the Email Super-fan Model approach and talk about how it can change how you run FB ads, how to set up the email chain, and what you are selling beyond just books.Email: [email protected]

SW 121 INT Bryan Collins - Dialogue in Non-Fiction

Jun 16th, 2021 24m 8s

We talk to Bryan Collins about writing dialogue in non-fiction, and how journaling can be used to inform and fuel it. He talks about how he and other authors build a business around their non-fiction writing, and how time and events can change

SW 120 Marketing Group: Facebook & Amazon Ads Phase 1

May 12th, 2021 42m 8s

We take a very detailed look at Facebook & Amazon ads, setting them up, evaluating them, and targeting. There is a video that goes along with this on the Patreon Page.Video: https://www.patreon.com/StartWritingPodcastEmail: Pleasestartwriti

SW 119 DIS: Dialogue 005: Switchtracking

May 12th, 2021 22m 51s

We discuss what Swtichtracking and staying-on-your-own-track mean, and how to use them in dialogue to create tension and conflict.Email: [email protected]/startwritingpodcastWebsite: http://joseph-bendoski.com/start-wri