The Taylor Stevens Show

In this short show, Steve asks Taylor how we can enhance the emotional impact in scenes. Please let us know if you like more of these ‘short take’ kinds of shows. The post TSST02: Taylor and Steve Short Takes Episode Two appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on how she developed as a storyteller. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting […] The post TSS343: Taylor on Storytelling appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on vagueness in description and highlights what specific types of vagueness to avoid. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our […] The post TSS342: To Vague or Not to Vague appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on how something as simple as character description can serve multiple purposes in your story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or […] The post TSS341: Character Description That Goes Above and Beyond appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on how what readers see in their minds impacts their understanding of what they read. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or […] The post TSS340: Mental Movies and Reading Comprehension appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor continues her thoughts on the philosophy of story and how storytellers become illusionists while writing their stories. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find […] The post TSS339: The Philosophy of Story (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares thoughts on the philosophy of story and how storytellers become illusionists while writing their stories. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our […] The post TSS338: The Philosophy of Story (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor uses a character on the show True Blood to launch into a discussion on the danger of character inconsistency. She mentions a worksheet available on Patreon, How to Solve Problem Scenes here. https://www.patreon.com/posts/hack-craft-scene-57649003 She also mentions episode 253, available here: http://theshow.taylorstevensbooks.com/how-to-maintain-character-consistency-throughout-your-story/ […] The post TSS337: Character Inconsistency appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, we step away from storytelling advice to hear Taylor’s tale of dealing with banks in this age of diminishing customer service. We’ll be back with more writing advice in next week’s, post-Memorial Day show. She also mentions a Patreon story she wrote, […] The post TSS336: A Short Taylor Tale appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve go deeper into the idea of linking ideas together to strengthen storytelling. She also mentions a Patreon story she wrote, which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/random-musings-66178012 If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS335: Linking Ideas and More on Effective Communication appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on how we communicate with our writing. She also mentions a Patreon story she wrote, which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/random-musings-66178012 If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […] The post TSS334: The Seed of Effective Communication appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Steve discusses a four-author collaborative story he recently read, and Taylor shares her thoughts on the different styles of author collaborations. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS333: A Collaboration Discussion appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on a 2018 Medium post that lists 20 storytelling lessons learned from Marvel. We only cover a few, but the entire list is interesting and you can view the post on Medium by clicking here. If you have […] The post TSS332: Storytelling Lessons from Marvel appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on the importance of character conflict in story structure. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please […] The post TSS331: Character Conflict is Critical to Story Structure appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares an example of how using storytelling shortcuts can harm our stories. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please […] The post TSS330: The Danger of Taking Storytelling Shortcuts appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on the use of location in The Protege, a movie she saw recently, and how we can learn storytelling craft from movies If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You […] The post TSS329: Storytelling Lessons from the Movies appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on the use of feeling words, and why and when they should be avoided. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find […] The post TSS328: What are feeling words and why should we avoid them? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on choosing between first-person and third-person points of view, genre expectations, and switching between first and third person. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […] The post TSS327: Choosing your point of view appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on a listener question from J.J. who asks how to make nearly identical characters, with similar life experiences sound different. Thanks, J.J. for the great question! If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to […] The post TSS326: Making similar characters sound different through dialogue appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on a movie that she felt was very much like reading a book and how this movie can serve as a tutorial to authors. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from […] The post TSS325: When Watching a Movie is Like Reading a Book appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.