The Fiction Writer's Podcast with Lana McAra

Tips, Tricks, & Ideas for Fiction that is #Unputdownable. It's easier than you think!

The Fiction Writer's Podcast with Lana McAra is a arts podcast hosted by Lana McAra, with 129 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lana McAra hosts The Fiction Writer's Podcast with Lana McAra, a arts show with 129 episodes published.

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  Fiction Writers Mistake #7: World-Building

  Oct 7, 20257 minS0

  <p>Are you a fantasy writer or maybe a historical writer who uses world-building?</p> <p>When it comes to world-building, that is a massive undertaking.</p> <p>You probably have notebooks full of information, research, or ideas. If you’re writing fantasy, creating the whole world will need a lot of record keeping so you can keep it all straight. If you’re doing historical, you will need to have a lot of research.</p> <p>In this episode, Lana McAra reveals the #1 mistake fiction writers make with world-building, and how to avoid it so your work remains #Unputdownable.</p>

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  Small Town Stories with Jimmy Deas

  Sep 25, 202537 minS0

  <p>Do you have a strong message that you want to convey in your novels?</p> <p>In this episode, Jimmy Deas joins internationally-acclaimed bestselling fiction novelist Lana McAra to reveal his formula for how small-town settings can form a great background for #Unputdownable fiction writing.</p> <p>Tune in now and get Jimmy Deas’s thoughts on:</p> Why he bases his novels in small towns and creates his characters How to convey the message of the Gospel in a way that’s not offensive or dogmatic How to create a basis of reality for your fictional plots And much...

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  Getting Into The Mind of a Historical Figure with Joseph Muller

  Sep 25, 202536 minS0

  <p>Historical fiction takes a lot of research.</p> <p>Historical fiction in Europe takes even more, and that works.</p> <p>In this episode, Joseph Muller joins internationally-acclaimed bestselling fiction novelist Lana McAra to reveal the importance of understanding historical figures so you can get into their head and use them as characters for #Unputdownable fiction writing.</p> <p>Tune in now and get Joseph Muller’s thoughts on:</p> How to pick historical fiction topics you want to write about and start writing In historical fiction, how much of what you write is just history, how much is fi...

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  Fiction Writers Mistake #6: Shock Value

  Sep 17, 20257 minS0

  <p>What do you do if your story is lagging or sagging?  </p> <p>How do you pump it up?</p> <p>When you just kind of throw a hand grenade into the middle of the story and just blast for no apparent reason other than to add a little bit more energy – that’s a big mistake.</p> <p>In this episode, Lana McAra goes through the ins and outs of shock value and how to properly channel it so your fiction writing is #Unputdownable but not over the top.</p> <h3 >Invitation From Lana McAra<br />

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  Cozy Mysteries With A Tropical Twist with Victoria LK Williams

  Sep 9, 202523 minS0

  <p>Everyone loves a good mystery – that promise of surprise or an unexpected revelation that may show up as soon as you turn the page.</p> <p>As fiction writers, we know that great mysteries make amazing #Unputdownable pageturners and spend a lot of time brainstorming, storylining, drafting, editing, reviewing, and more to get the finished product, which is often years in the making and the result of a lot of soul-searching.</p> <p>But what if you did it on a dare?</p> <p>In this episode, Victoria LK Williams joins internationally-acclaimed bestselling fiction novelist Lana McAra to reveal ho...

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