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Fun, practical writing tips for anyone writing their dream novel. Especially if it's fantasy. I do love fantasy.

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Fun, practical writing tips for anyone writing their dream novel. Especially if it's fantasy. I do love fantasy.

    How to Write a Movie

    How to Write a Movie

    Screenwriter and director Eva Wikke takes your questions about script writing, getting your scripts funded and produced, why book adaptations are always so inaccurate, and more.



    📜 FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE: https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
    💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Writing Advice I Hate

    Writing Advice I Hate

    There’s a lot of writing advice on the internet, and I disagree with some popular tips. In this episode, I explain why.



    FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
    📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    And you can find me at all these other places too:
    ➡️ INSTA: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot/

    ➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) https://www.pinterest.co.uk/schoolofplot

    ➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofplot

    You can find some writing resources I made for you here:
    📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
    💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides

    • 32 min
    Fixing Dialogue Cliches (with Shay, editor from Vine & Parchment)

    Fixing Dialogue Cliches (with Shay, editor from Vine & Parchment)

    You sent me your most hated dialogue cliches, and I got a professional editor to give you alternatives. Shay from Vine and Parchment joined this episode for a funny, productive chat.



    Full disclaimer, the start is quite jarring because I had to cut around a sound issue, but it gets very good very quickly!



    FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
    📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    • 1 hr 5 min
    From Indie to Major Book Deal (with Analeigh Sbrana)

    From Indie to Major Book Deal (with Analeigh Sbrana)

    Lore of the Wilds author Analeigh Sbrana chats with me about her unique path to an incredibly impressive book deal. We also discuss fantasy food, book boxes, diversity in fantasy, and the difference between indie and trad publishing.
    FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
    📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    • 51 min
    From Vibes to Plot

    From Vibes to Plot

    In this episode we take a virtually incoherent story idea that I jotted down at 3AM, and we turn it into a half-decent story idea. FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
    📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    And you can find me at all these other places too:
    ➡️ INSTA: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot/

    ➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/schoolofplot

    ➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofplot

    Finally, you can find some writing resources I made for you here:
    📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
    💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides

    • 25 min
    Wrote a Fantasy Book (Q+A)

    Wrote a Fantasy Book (Q+A)

    I wrote a dark, comedic fantasy book. I answer your questions about outlining, timeframe, characters and more! I'll be regularly(-ish) posting about my self-publishing journey so we'll both learn exactly how it works.



    FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
    📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads

    And you can find me at all these other places too:
    ➡️ INSTA: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot/

    ➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/schoolofplot

    ➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofplot

    Finally, you can find some writing resources I made for you here:
    📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
    💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides

    • 35 min

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