Five Smart Writing Tips from Successful Authors

Art In Fiction

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Art In Fiction Podcast!
Ready to learn 5 tips to inspire your writing? This episode features six of the authors interviewed on the Art In Fiction Podcast. You'll hear wise advice—and plenty of encouragement— from M. J. Rose, Vaseem Khan, Layne Fargo, Andrew Cartmel, Laura Morelli, and Martin Turnbull.
Highlights:

• Tip #1: Accept that writing is work
• M. J. Rose on the writing process
• Tip #2: Establish and stick to a writing routine
• How Andrew Cartmel maintains a writing routine
• Tip #3: Don't be afraid to suck
• Layne Fargo on getting over the need to be perfect
• Martin Turnbull on perseverence
• Tip #4: Write an outline
• Laura Morelli on outlining
• Vaseem Khan on structuring a crime novel
• Tip #5: Create a writing journal
• M. J. Rose creates a journal for each novel

Press Play now and be sure to explore www.artinfiction.com to find novels by our featured authors.
M. J. Rose's website: https://www.mjrose.com/content/
Vaseem Khan's website: https://vaseemkhan.com/
Layne Fargo's website: https://www.laynefargo.com/
Andrew Cartmel's website: http://venusianfrogbroth.blogspot.com/
Martin Turnbull's website: https://martinturnbull.com/
Laura Morelli's website: https://lauramorelli.com/

Episode 2: Viva Italia: Laura Morelli, Author of The Giant
Episode 3: Hooray for Hollywood: Martin Turnbull, Author of The Garden of Allah Series
Episode 4: Baby Elephant Walk: Vaseem Khan, Author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency Novels
Episode 5: Thrillin' with the Bad Girls: Layne Fargo, Author of Temper

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Chapters

1. Five Smart Writing Tips from Successful Authors (00:00:00)

2. Tip #1: Accept that writing is work (00:02:58)

3. M. J. Rose on the writing process (00:04:25)

4. Tip #2: Establish and stick to a writing routine (00:04:52)

5. Andrew Cartmel on maintaining a writing routine (00:05:39)

6. Tip #3: Don't be afraid to suck (00:07:14)

7. Layne Fargo on getting over the need to be perfect in early drafts (00:08:09)

8. Advertisment: ProWriting Aid (00:09:11)

9. Martin Turnbull on getting stuck and then keeping going (00:11:30)

10. Tip #4: Write an outline (00:12:38)

11. Laura Morelli on outlining (00:13:04)

12. Vaseem Khan on how he structures a crime novel (00:14:45)

13. Tip #5: Create a writing journal (00:16:00)

14. M. J. Rose on creating a journal for each novel (00:16:47)

15. Conclusion (00:17:50)