Fiction In Focus

Wesley Watts/Nathan Harms
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Two authors (and the occasional guest) discuss the craft of writing and the elements of story, with a dash of humor and personal anecdote.

  1. 07/17/2025

    Bromance on Romance (but mainly Game of Thrones)

    Nathan and Wesley try to discuss romances in fiction but get derailed by a conversation about Game of Thrones six years past its relevance-good-by date.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #success #writingadvice #makingit

    1h 11m

  2. 06/24/2025

    Creativity: the Priapism Build-a-Bear

    In this very special crossover episode between the Plotless podcast and Fiction in Focus, Wesley, Nathan, Vikki, and Steph attempt to discuss creativity, but buckle up, this one jumps the shark...repeatedly. Get in contact with the Podlasses:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09pac7C...Bluesky:‪@plotlesspodcast.bsky.social‬‪@terselyverbose.bsky.social‬‪@heavydishongry.bsky.social‬Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #success #writingadvice #makingit

    1h 26m

  3. 06/05/2025

    Pacing: The Tick-Tick-Tock of a Story

    Nathan and Wesley recently spoke about finding time to write while navigating the really real world. Now they're talking about time within the story. The space between what happens then and next, between this and that. What other (normal) people call pacing.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #success #writingadvice #makingit

    1h 9m

  4. 05/23/2025

    Time Management, Writing Processes, and Cyndi Lauper?

    Nathan and Wesley talk about finding time to write while navigating the really real world. Now with 43% more pop-culture footage.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #success #writingadvice #makingit

    1h 13m

  5. 05/13/2025

    Measuring Success

    What does success look like? Money? Fame? Award shows and fancy galas? Or maybe just a few kind words from a stranger every now and then?Nathan and Wesley talk about internal and external validation and what drives us to actually press publish instead of keeping our stories to ourselves.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #success #writingadvice #makingit

    1h 11m

  6. 04/30/2025

    Killing Your Characters for Fun and Other Reasons

    In this episode Nathan and Wesley discuss the gentle art of killing off our fictional friends. We have to talk in hypotheticals because we never kill off our characters in our own writing.Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #characterization #characterdeath #writingadvice

    1h 19m

  7. 04/22/2025

    Subtext: What's Beneath the Words

    Nathan and Wesley set out to discuss subtext but mostly end up off-topic because they--SQUIRREL!!!Nathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #dialogue #characterization #subtext #writingadvice

    54 min

  8. 04/18/2025

    All About Audiobooks with Voice Over Artist: Brandi Baelfire

    The guys bring in special guest, the lovely, the talented, Brandi Baelfire to discuss audiobook narration and voice over work and give tips on finding and working with voice over artists.Get in touch with Brandi:ACX: https://www.acx.com/narrator?p=A1LWJ5...Facebook:   / brandibaelfire.narration  Email: brandi.baelfire.vo@gmail.comNathan's website: https://www.harmspublications.com/ Wesley's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wesleywatts Check out Nathan's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Check out Me and the Machine: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVNMV6XC/ #WritingAdvice #WritingTips #Writing #author #authortube #WritingPodcast #WritingDiscussion #booktube #authortuber #howtowrite #WritingCommunity #WesleyWatts #NathanHarms #HarmsPublications #voiceovers #audiobook #audiobooks #audiobooknarration

    1h 17m
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Two authors (and the occasional guest) discuss the craft of writing and the elements of story, with a dash of humor and personal anecdote.

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  • Creator
    Wesley Watts/Nathan Harms
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Wesley Watts/Nathan Harms
  • Show Website
    Fiction In Focus