The Taylor Stevens Show

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question on how she keeps track of and organizes all the details that crop up while writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions […] The post TSS305: Keeping Track of the Details appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about the value of using fewer words to get your point across with your writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS304: When Less is More appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her “writing in layers” process as a follow-up to a post she’d made on Patreon. 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 TSS303: Writing in Layers appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a challenge she’s had dealing with a large block of her story, and deciding where and when to begin and end scenes within that text. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. […] The post TSS302: Determining When to Enter and Exit Scenes appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about creating a believable and genuinely evil antagonist. She discusses the idea that there is no universally terrifying villain and that genre will play a prominent role in creating your antagonist. If you have questions or […] The post TSS301: How to Build a Believable Villain from Scratch appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve chat about the six-plus-year journey from episode 1 to episode 300. No writing talk this week, but a fun chat about how things have changed over time. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to […] The post TSS300: Can you believe this is our 300th episode? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Steve shares his first (and likely only) farm story, and then Taylor shares some thoughts on how to build out your story ideas without getting overwhelmed by the details. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS299: Staying out of the weeds when building story ideas appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a Facebook Group question about getting back to the creative process after stepping away from a project. She also shares some thoughts on the importance of “communicating with the work” on a regular basis. If you have questions or […] The post TSS298: Returning to the Creative Process appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a treasure trove of information from author C.A. Newsome on managing misdirection, which she created after listening to the episode on story weight. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […] The post TSS297: Managing Misdirection in Mysteries and Other Genres appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some feedback to our translation episode, and we discuss the value, both positive and negative, of adding POV characters who play minor roles in a story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from […] The post TSS296: More on Translations and a Discussion on POV Characters appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares how she analyzes what she reads and watches to understand better how to tell stories that meet reader expectations. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS295: Analyze your Reading and Viewing to Grow your Storytelling Skills appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about foreign translations. 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 Taylor on Patreon for […] The post TSS294: A Discussion on Foreign Translations appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener question about balancing the need for red herrings in mysteries and the importance of story weight. Thanks to author MZ Lowe for the question. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS293: How to Manage the Story Weight of Red Herrings? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to questions about what she called the inciting incident that led to her writing career in last week’s show. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS292: Q & A from the Inciting Incident in Taylor’s Writing Journey appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor digs deep to share what she’s calling the inciting incident that led to her writing career. 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 TSS291: The Inciting Incident in Taylor’s Writing Journey appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor discusses the concept of story weight and the importance of getting it right with the various elements of your story. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […] The post TSS290: What is story weight and why is it important? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor reveals a problem she’s run into with her current WIP and uses that as a springboard to discuss character development through a deeper understanding of character dialog. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from […] The post TSS289: Deepening Dialog through Character Development appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares a recent life experience and explains how we can use life experiences as research for our own writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments […] The post TSS288: Using Life Experience as Research appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor describes several different types of logic ladders with examples and explains why they are important to storytelling. 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 TSS287: What are Logic Ladders and Why Do You Need to Use Them? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares the evolution in her writing process and what’s working for her right now. 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 post TSS286: Taylor Describes Her Current Writing Process appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.