SWRT 054 | Keeping a Community of Writers

SWRT 054 | Keeping a Community of Writers

What is the difference between working in a community and in isolation as a writer? How does it change your work and your mindset? Do we prefer traditional or digital communities? And what are the pros and cons of digital versus face to face? How does a writing community help you grow? And how can it hurt your efforts? As with everything, be careful to balance your life with your community and your writing so that you don’t suffer from overwhelm! And don’t forget, the Story Works community is available to you!

SWRT 053 | What Writers Really Do part 2

This week, Alida and Robert continue their conversation about the writing process, creativity, first drafts, where ideas come from, and how revision really works. The inspiration for our conversation is George Saunders’ essay “What Writers Really Do When...

SWRT 051 | What Writers Really Do…

This week, Alida and Robert discuss a craft essay by George Saunders, titled “What Writers Really Do When They Write.” It’s all about the writing process, and we get a lot of value out of this essay. We highly recommend it to anyone writing a story....
SWRT 046 | Writing Through Anxiety with Micah Joel

SWRT 046 | Writing Through Anxiety with Micah Joel

We welcome special guest, Micah Joel, back to the Round Table to talk about the writing life. No matter who we are, we’ve probably dealt with anxiety and depression at some point in our writing lives. Whether we’re talking clinical or “normal”...
SWRT 046 | Writing Through Anxiety with Micah Joel

SWRT 45 | Lit RPG Fiction with Micah Joel

What is LitRPG anyway? Where does all the confusion come from? And how important are those game mechanics? What are some of the genre conventions within LitRPG? And how do you interweave a story in with such a rigid set of game rules? What kind of stories can be a vehicle for LitRPG?

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