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Hosted by Lana McAra · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 129 episodes
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Tips, Tricks, & Ideas for Fiction that is #Unputdownable. It's easier than you think!
Lana McAra hosts The Fiction Writer's Podcast with Lana McAra, a arts show with 129 episodes published.
Are you a fantasy writer or maybe a historical writer who uses world-building? When it comes to world-building, that is a massive undertaking. You probably have notebooks full of information, research, or ideas. If you’r
Do you have a strong message that you want to convey in your novels? In this episode, Jimmy Deas joins internationally-acclaimed bestselling fiction novelist Lana McAra to reveal his formula for how small-town settings c
Historical fiction takes a lot of research. Historical fiction in Europe takes even more, and that works. In this episode, Joseph Muller joins internationally-acclaimed bestselling fiction novelist Lana McAra to reveal t
What do you do if your story is lagging or sagging? How do you pump it up? When you just kind of throw a hand grenade into the middle of the story and just blast for no apparent reason other than to add a little bit more
Everyone loves a good mystery – that promise of surprise or an unexpected revelation that may show up as soon as you turn the page. As fiction writers, we know that great mysteries make amazing #Unputdownable pageturners
You’ve heard that old saw, “write what you know” – usually intended to mean to stay in your lane. But is there more to it? As either an aspiring or established fiction writer, tapping into your own knowledge and experien
Are you working on your first book and wondering if you will ever get that thing done? There are many simple tricks and principles to get yourself writing and getting to the end – plus a lot you will learn along the way,
Are you interested in writing fiction that deals with the “tougher” topics? When a reader experiences a character’s conflict that mimics one’s own, an emotional bond is formed that can unlock the door of fear to allow he
A student in the “How to Write a Novel That Sells” program told Lana recently they feel like they’re just not eloquent enough. They love novels that go on and on with flowery descriptions and turns of phrases, so they tr
The thing about historical fiction writing is that your reader has to find it believable. If a reader or critic fact-checks it, a lack of sound historical basis could sink the story and remove the suspension of disbelief
Tracy Tripp and Edward Mickolus join Lana McAra and share their journey of combining their experiences as fiction writers to create a collaborative #Unputdownable story.
Michael L. Clark joins Lana McAra and shares his works of time-travel historical fiction that create an #Unputdownable story interlaced with real characters.
Kat Beaulieu joins Lana McAra and shares his real-world experience delving into self-publishing to bring #Unputdownable writing to the world.
Lana McAra explains how tropes and cliches can make your fiction writing predictable, and how to avoid this so your story becomes #Unputdownable.
AJ Sam joins Lana McAra and shares his experience as a historical fiction writer, including how knowing where the history ends and the fiction begins makes it #Unputdownable.
Malienna joins Lana McAra and shares her unique experience as a young fiction writer who has creaed an #Unputdownable series because she did a school assignment but the story did not end there.
Angela Page joins Lana McAra and shares her unique experience as a fiction writer who has forayed into #Unputdownable screenwriting and has had films based on her short stories and novels featured on the "Shorts TV" chan
Sharon E. Buck joins Lana McAra and reveals how properly and powerfully incorporating humor and laughter into your fiction writing makes it #Unputdownable.
Lana McAra explains the distinction and balance between telling vs. showing and how the effects on the impact of words and the pace of the story make it more or less #Unputdownable.
Sandy Lender joins Lana McAra with living proof that you can work a demanding day job, overcome setbacks, and still create #Unputdownable fiction writing your readers will tear through.
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1 appearance on this show
Tony Durso
entrepreneur and author
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Amy Weinland Daughters
award-winning writer and keynote speaker
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Karen Nelson
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust
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Autumn Karen
filmmaker, journalist, ghostwriter, educator, author of The Surrogate Author
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Shanti Hershenson
Author Of 13 Published Books
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Richard Anderson
leader of the Field Officer teams · Delta Airlines
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Jack Lawrence
bestselling author
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Christopher Greyson
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