Only a Notebook - On the art of writing

Nathaniel Mellor
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Ultimately, I want to help people become better writers. Sometimes it's as simple as learning how to effectively use a semi-colon but other times we have to learn how to break down our own ideas of how the world works to better re-create it. Only a Notebook is my attempt to break down my own ideas to learn and understand why I and others write the way we do. Most of these podcasts pertain to short stories and novels, but they're for anyone who wants to learn how to write. By Nathaniel Mellor

  1. 2021/11/10

    Men Writing Women - Part 4 - "Strong Female Lead"

    Welcome to the fourth and final part of this series. In this episode we take a look into understanding where our idea and concept of strong women/female characters comes from, and how it relates to men/male characters. There are many topics I wanted to touch on in this episode, but I figured saving some for later episodes made more sense. I hope you enjoy! Twitter: @MellorNathaniel

    1 小時 4 分鐘

  2. 2021/10/28

    Men Writing Women - Part 3 - Eve

    Picking up from the last two episodes, we discuss Eve and a few possible translations of the Book of Genesis as well as how this relates to writing as a whole. This is a quicker episode but I hope you enjoy!  If you'd like to support me, you can find me on Ko-fi at: https://ko-fi.com/nathanielmellor If you have anything you'd like to hear me talk about, find me on Twitter: @MellorNathaniel.

    26 分鐘

  3. 2021/10/23

    Men Writing Women - Part 2 - Lilith

    In this episode we pick up from where we left off, but instead of jumping into the topic of Eve, we first discuss Lilith.  I do make a mistake at the end and I say "creativity" instead of "curiosity" twice. Which is what this episode is really about. How did certain stories that punish curiosity become so powerful? Especially since writers are in the ideal position to incite and creative curiosity. Like always, I hope you enjoy! If you'd like to support me, you can find me on Ko-fi at: https://ko-fi.com/nathanielmellor If you have anything you'd like to hear me talk about, find me on Twitter: @MellorNathaniel.

    49 分鐘

  4. 2021/10/19

    Men Writing Women - Part 1 - Pandora's Box

    On Reddit, there is a subreddit, or sub-forum, with the name Men Writing Women. It's devoted to examples of poorly created and written women characters by [oftentimes] male writers.  In this episode, part one of four, I explore a little bit of history that is attached to poorly written women characters. I hope you enjoy!

    29 分鐘

  5. 2021/10/18

    Fewer vs Less and other rules that might have just been made up

    Hello and welcome back to another episode!  There are certain rules in the English that don't seem to make sense. Worse than that, they seem to be arbitrary.  Why? In this episode, I talk about those rules, and why/how it is we follow them. Feel free to take this episode with a grain of salt. Maybe it's more entertainment that fact, though it is factually based. If you'd like to support me, you can find me on Ko-fi at: https://ko-fi.com/nathanielmellor If you have anything you'd like to hear me talk about, find me on Twitter: @MellorNathaniel.

    22 分鐘

  6. 2021/10/13

    Using a Notebook as a Creative Tool

    With the name "Only a Notebook" I figured it was time to talk about notebooks.  I hope you enjoy! If you have anything you'd like me to talk about, you can find me on Twitter @MellorNathaniel. I also made a Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/nathanielmellor Don't feel the need to donate, I figured I'd make one just in case!

    23 分鐘

  7. 2021/10/07

    Don't Rob Yourself of the Chance to be Creative

    Welcome back!  Sorry about the unintended break... In this episode I discuss robbing yourself of the chance to be creative. This can look like generic statements, broad statements, or lines written to appeal to everyone rather than a specific audience. Like all my advice, none of it is a hard and fast rule, it's just my way of trying to figure out how to help other people to write without telling them what they're doing is wrong/bad. I hope you enjoy! Ps. If you'd like to donate (since I'm trying to not ever do ads) I finally have a Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/nathanielmellor They don't take a percentage and they let me have a one-off donation option rather than a recurring subscription model.

    11 分鐘

  8. 2021/08/22

    How to become a Beta Reader

    In my last episode I talked about finding a beta reader. In this episode I talk about becoming a beta reader since it's something that I've heard many writers want to try doing. Especially if they're paid! I try to give an overview of Upwork, Fiverr, being self-employed, and red flags to avoid. I hope you enjoy!

    59 分鐘
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Ultimately, I want to help people become better writers. Sometimes it's as simple as learning how to effectively use a semi-colon but other times we have to learn how to break down our own ideas of how the world works to better re-create it. Only a Notebook is my attempt to break down my own ideas to learn and understand why I and others write the way we do. Most of these podcasts pertain to short stories and novels, but they're for anyone who wants to learn how to write. By Nathaniel Mellor

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