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Information and inspiration on writing, publishing, craft, mindset, productivity and making the most of your writing life with New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens and indie author Stephen Campbell. This podcast will help you kick writing in the butt one word at a time.

The Taylor Stevens Show The Taylor Stevens Show

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    • 5.0 • 40 Ratings

Information and inspiration on writing, publishing, craft, mindset, productivity and making the most of your writing life with New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens and indie author Stephen Campbell. This podcast will help you kick writing in the butt one word at a time.

    TSS383: A Show Update (and a Gosling story)

    TSS383: A Show Update (and a Gosling story)

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss summer plans for the podcast, and Taylor shares a gosling update. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You […]

    • 25 min
    TSS382: How are authors using email newsletters?

    TSS382: How are authors using email newsletters?

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of a recent Bookbub survey on author newsletters. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […]

    • 45 min
    TSS381: Storytelling Lessons From The Screen

    TSS381: Storytelling Lessons From The Screen

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some recent storytelling observations from the screen that can apply to our writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on […]

    • 36 min
    TSS380: The Paradox of Predictability

    TSS380: The Paradox of Predictability

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener’s question on predictability. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only […]

    • 27 min
    TSS379: A Discussion of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey

    TSS379: A Discussion of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey, published on March 14, 2023. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or […]

    • 48 min
    TSS378: Fully formed characters, the importance of theme, and more

    TSS378: Fully formed characters, the importance of theme, and more

    Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions including the importance of theme, fully formed characters, and avoiding preaching in your writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […]

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

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40 Ratings

40 Ratings

K. Blain ,

Great writing advice and tips!

Taylor provides excellent writing advice and tips for authors and aspiring authors. She and Steve also make each episode as entertaining as it is educational!

C. Gonzales ,

Informative and Refreshing

Taylor gives some of the best writing advice especially at the micro-level which is rare and valuable. If you want to improve your writing skill this is one of the podcast to listen to.

TexasWordsmith ,

Taylor Talks Bouchercon

Great session about the Bouchercon 2019 experience as seen through the eyes of the accomplished, talented, and witty Taylor Stevens.

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