71 episodes
Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills) Arthur Franz IV, Tim Goodwin
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An author is published regularly. Tim Goodwin and Art Franz are "writers," the people who work and scrape and publish (on occasion) but mostly faceplant, rise, brush off, and repeat. What does it take to learn how to tell good stories? How can I fully realize my characters? How do I gather quality feedback on works in progress? What can I do to punch through writer's block? What must we do to publish work in today's media landscape?
No, really. We're asking.
But we are also answering! Join Tim Goodwin (professional photographer, Equity actor, improv master, stage manager, and published short story writer) and Arthur Franz IV (board game designer, Learning & Development Manager, Master of Fine Arts, & published short story writer from a loooong time ago) in the corner booth as they bare their souls for your amusement! Real talk from smart, down-to-earth people about how to create quality work.
Learn from our mistakes. Get inspired. But most importantly, write.
Art's Work: https://www.chillsubs.com/user/flagfootball
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REFILL: Active Reading Can Improve Your Writing
Art discusses the process of "Active Reading" as a way to pan for gold in published stories. Reading authors with intentionality and purpose can help unlock elements of style or voice that you want to adopt. Art presents a method for getting the most writing benefit out of your reading experience.
Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started. -
Feedback Session for Art's Short Story
Tim provides feedback on Art's story "Donut Fridays" from last week's Refill episode. This unscripted feedback session on Art's story is intended to demonstrate best practices of giving and receiving feedback with a trusted beta reader.
Tim asks open-ended questions about choices Art made in the story, resulting in a "to do" list of things for Art to think about before the next revision. The goal is to demonstrate how productive a session like this can be when ego, defensiveness, and competition are removed from the feedback process.
Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started. -
REFILL: "Donut Fridays" by Arthur Franz IV
Art reads his 825-word short story "Donut Fridays" into the record in preparation for Tim's feedback during next week's episode.
Art is open to your feedback, so if you want to share your thoughts on this draft of the story, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to help Art make this story the best it can be. -
On Confidence
Tim and Art discuss their experiences in gaining (and losing and regaining) confidence in their writing output. They discuss how they know when a piece is “done” and ready for submission. They also reveal how imperative it is to reject the arrogance that sustained them in their youth because ultimately it made it harder to improve as professionals.
Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started. -
REFILL: Recharging Your Creativity
Art presents four ways to recharge your creativity when your discipline is high but the quality or quantity of your writing output is just not cutting it.
Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started. -
Vignettes and Flashbacks
Tim and Art explore how vignettes, brief episodes within your larger narrative, and flashbacks, small stories from a character's past, can help illuminate character or create tension in the forward action.
Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.