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Delete, replace, enhance--that's right, folks! It's time for another Live Editing Showdown, with the one, the only, the cutteriest of the slicers, Ellen the Cutter Campbell! Can you handle the true power of editing? Find out LIVE! on The Writer's Journey. Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Ellen Campbell 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 01:36 Main Event – Cut the Fluff | Ellen Campbell -Entry #1 (Cory Gilliam – space opera) -Removing filters and stage direction. -Contractions are okay! -Entry #2 (Kristy McClellan – fantasy) -Proper nouns/names. -An entry with no filters and stage direction. Bravo! 57:50 Closing remarks Try out Rob McClellan’s Mod Farm for your website building needs. Use the link for a KSM discount! https://modfarmdesign.com/keystroke/ Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.co

Anything and everything is one the table! Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon Special Guest: James S. Aaron 00:00 Opening remarks -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 02:58 Weekly update—We Live in the Same Town Edition James: Deep into Space Vagabond series. Editing, writing, and doing dication all at the same time. Getting the toddler into daycare! Scott: Writing like crazy. Working on Reaper #11 and loving it. Working on Blue Sun Armada series, using Plottr! Josh: First day of school! Added words to the KeyStroWriMo document! Working on Sentinel series and Tranquility #3. Accepted into a new anthology. 18:00 Main Event— LIVE! So You Want To Be A Writer? -- 2021 edition -Advice for new writers. -The analogy of writing to creating art (it takes time to improve your creativity). -The crucible of finishing your first novel. -The old path of writing short stories

Space Opera author C.Steven Manley is back to talk plot writing. Whether you're a pantser like Poppa Chuck or plotters like K & L, there's something to learn on this next step of The Writer's Journey. Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: C. Steven Manley 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 02:02 Main Event – Plot Enough to Write -The genesis of Plottr. -Refresher on the Urban Fantasy story concept from 6/18 (Idea to Plot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INKzvP1XG64&t=3s -The advantages of a serrated knife. -Chuck goes through his custom template. -Rocky the cat visits. -Moving beyond the template and plotting out the novel. -Ways to put it down and get it out of your head. -Plotting vs. Pantsing vs. Hybrid (Plantsing). 26:05 Spotlight: Try Aethon Books, an Indie Publishing company! https

We asked, and you delivered. Today on TWJ, Ellen the Cutter Campbell is back for more live editing! Who will face the chopping block? Prepare yourselves! Because when the Fates get their hands on a manuscript, there are No Safe Words! Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Ellen Campbell 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 02:40 Main Event – Ellen Cuts Again! -Entry #1 (some space opera) 24:00 Spotlight: No Safe Words for your editing needs! https://nosafewordsllc.com 24:52 Main Event — Ellen Cuts Again, Continued! -Entry #2 (some sci-fi thriller) -Entry #3 (some milSF) -Entry #4 (something different) 1:00:40 Closing remarks *** Try out Rob McClellan’s Mod Farm for your website building needs. Use the link for a KSM discount! https://modfarmdesign.com/keystroke/ Coffee and Concepts https://www.you

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I've had the opportunity to talk with some brand new authors the last few weeks who have manuscripts but are figuring out the best way to publish, as well as other questions like marketing, timing, etc. This podcast breaks down some of what we've talked about, and how the most important task, before anything else, is to just finish the book, and then the series. You can't market what you don't have, right? Also, how can you find a tribe of fellow authors? Thanks for listening!

The Terrible Book Club is a podcast dedicated to good work of tossing rotten tomatoes at the well-deserving on Amazon. ( *grabs book and ducks*) Can you judge a book by its hideous cover, bad title, or weird synopsis? They're on a mission to find out, and on Friday, we're going to ask them what they've discovered. https://terriblebookclub.com/ *** Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Paris and Chris of the Terrible Book Club 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 06:00 Main Event – A The Terrible Book Club Reviews the Good, Bad, and the Ugly -Ellen ‘The Cutter’ is the patron saint of this podcast along with El Terriblo. -Most books chosen are from their Patreon now. -Recently reviewed ‘Midnight Sun’. -The idea behind TTBC. -Things that make a book better. -The importance of objectivity. -Checking your

Josh and Scott break down the story elements and structure of Disney's Wreck-it Ralph.

So you've enjoyed the live edits, huh? Well, we're back with more! And this time on The Writer's Journey, we dragged Steve Beaulieu from Aethon Books onto the show. This guy's seen it all, and has brought you some of the best stories the indie-verse has to offer. We made an open call for your word-donations, collected a few, and Steve is going to tear in and give you that live editing love. Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Steve Beaulieu/Jaime Castle 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 04:36 Main Event – Aethon Books Writing Critiques -First submission by Scott MacGlasson. -Being in the character’s head, you don’t need things like ‘knowing’, ‘looking’, ‘watching’. -Drop infodumps where it doesn’t belong. -Editing as weeding and gardening. -Submission by Aaron Holloway. -Lean into the tropes or jo

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Josh, Scott, and Chuck continue their discussion of K. W. Weland's book Creating Character Arcs https://amzn.to/2TaqnJn Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley 00:00 Opening remarks -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 05:11 Weekly update—The xx Edition Scott: Close to the end of Orphan Wars #3, and Blue Sun Armada #2. Podium is launching The Last Reaper series on audio. Chuck: Mental breakdown = New desk. Noodling around with the ending of Jack Dark #2. Josh: Listening to the first Tranquility #1 on audio. Wrapping up Tranquilty #2, outlining Tranquility #3, and working on Sentinel #1. Shipping to England. 02:15 Main Event— LIVE! Creating Character Arcs - Part 2 -Touched upon positive character arc in part 1; this episode will be flat and negative. -Josh’s character arc types are flat. -Chuck didn’t read the book, yet he has opinions! -‘The li

All stories begin with an idea. You take that idea and map out your story. But for many of us new authors, the question is, how? Sticky notes on a poster board, a detailed list in a notebook, or perhaps bullet notes in word? Enter, Plottr--an author’s tool to not only plot your story, but keep track of story time lines and so much more, all in one easy-to-use application. We've got Ryan and Cameron from Plottr here to dig into this author-friendly tool live on The Writer's Journey. Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Cameron Sutter, Ryan Zee, Josh Hayes 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 02:02 Main Event – Plottr Novel Plotting -The genesis of Plottr. -Intuitive nature of Plottr. -Josh’s workflow in Plottr. -The simplicity and speed of the templates to break through the initial ‘blank page’. -The

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Let's talk about words and how to write them! Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley 00:00 Opening remarks -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 05:11 Weekly update—The CLAP of Valor Edition Scott: Close to the end of Orphan Wars #3, and Blue Sun Armada #2. Podium is launching The Last Reaper series on audio. Chuck: Mental breakdown = New desk. Noodling around with the ending of Jack Dark #2. Josh: Listening to the first Tranquility #1 on audio. Wrapping up Tranquilty #2, outlining Tranquility #3, and working on Sentinel #1. Shipping to England. 21:27 Main Event— LIVE! Writing Roundtable -- June 2021 -Chuck finished the first Gray Man book and has some thoughts. https://amzn.to/2RFCbSQ -Scott did not enjoy the first book in audio form. -Establishing too much too soon. -Werecoyotes are cool. -Thoughts on Wrath of Man https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1

Lights! Camera! ACTION! Three authors. One mega journey. It will all begin with an idea. But the ever-elusive The End won't be caught that easily. Lauren and Kalene have tracked down the one and only Poppa Chuck Manley to guide them through the perils of reaching The End! Can they tackle the inciting incident? Will they be able to plot their way out of the murky middle? Can they secure their HEA? Stay tuned, because this time on The Writer's Journey, they will go from idea to story in one episode, LIVE! *** Today’s spotlight is on Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass - Set your work-in-progress apart from the competition and write your own breakout novel today! https://amzn.to/2TN6qId

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Publisher/Editor Chris Kennedy, along with editor and author, Jamie Ibson, and best-selling author KC Ezell, join the Monday Morning Crew to talk about the latest anthology in the We Dare series from Theogony Books. Buy your copy of We Dare: No Man's Land here: https://amzn.to/2THHylf Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon | Guests: Kacey Ezell, Chris Kennedy, Jamie Ibson 00:00 Opening remarks -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 03:33 Weekly update—Frozen Hosers Edition Kacey: Released two anthologies and No Game for Knights and her daughter graduated high school. A number of projects in the works. -Setting up word sprints in Discord using a writerbot. -Figuring out process and hitting wordcounts and goals. Chris: Finished a novel for the Lawless universe. Chuck renamed a story he wrote… finishing his 11 book series. Jamie: Working on short stories for anthologies,

Vagabond Space 1 is done! As part of my editing process, and with a lot of help from my friends, I got a beta reader team together to give final feedback on the book. What's a Beta Reader team? Is there a set definition? What should they look for and how can you set them up for success? Also, there's some author angst out there about what readers want... so I talk about that a bit, and how you can find your ideal readers. Thanks for listening! James

Ever read a sentence in a book that makes you stop and go "Dang..." You read it again, just to be sure. Oh yes, that was one excellently crafted bit of words there! And we at TWJ, with our bestie, Ellen, want to delve into yours! But why stop at the good stuff? We're digging into one-liners--the good, the bad, and the ugly--and finding ways together to make each sentence better.