The Taylor Stevens Show

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss summer plans for the podcast, and Taylor shares a gosling update. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You […] The post TSS383: A Show Update (and a Gosling story) appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of a recent Bookbub survey on author newsletters. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […] The post TSS382: How are authors using email newsletters? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some recent storytelling observations from the screen that can apply to our writing. 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 TSS381: Storytelling Lessons From The Screen 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’s question on predictability. 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 Patreon-only […] The post TSS380: The Paradox of Predictability appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey, published on March 14, 2023. 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 TSS379: A Discussion of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions including the importance of theme, fully formed characters, and avoiding preaching in 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 TSS378: Fully formed characters, the importance of theme, and more appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares and responds to material provided by author C.A. Newsome that explores reader expectations of characters. C.A. Newsome is the author of the (currently) seven-book Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries. You can check them out here. Steve also mentions a series […] The post TSS377: An Exploration of Character Expectations appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions. 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 Patreon-only teaching […] The post TSS376: Setting Aside Projects, Processing Story Ideas, and More 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 variety of writing-related questions. 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 Patreon-only […] The post TSS375: Fan Fiction, Constructive Criticism, and More 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 dialogue that you can apply to your stories. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, […] The post TSS374: Thoughts on Dialogue appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some of the feedback and suggestions we had on book and series bibles. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for […] The post TSS373: More on Book and Series Bibles appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, we have a brief discussion on the advances in AI-generated voice technology that can be used for audiobooks, and Taylor shares some updates on her health journey. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with […] The post TSS372: AI Voice Technology and a Personal Update from Taylor 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 message (thanks, Karl!) and shares her thoughts on the importance of being sure you get your entire character onto the page. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the […] The post TSS371: Getting your entire character onto the page appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the idea of a series bible and discuss how Taylor keeps track of series information. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have […] The post TSS370: Do you keep a series bible? 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 recent book she read and how the story’s suspense and pacing impacted her reading. During the show, Taylor mentions The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand. Thanks for joining us again this week, […] The post TSS369: What is Suspense? 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 some ways the use of character description can add grit to the reading experience. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have […] The post TSS368: Make Your Character Description Count appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor takes a look at story by looking at the different elements we use to build our stories. During the show, Taylor mentions two books, the first was The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand, and the second was […] The post TSS367: Chapters, Scenes, and In-Betweens appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! Taylor is under the weather this week, but we very briefly discussed what we’d planned to talk about and provide a link to the source material, which is below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1012213658816141/posts/5703081769729283/?cft[0]=AZWN00R7x0qOaN3Ec1nf6hhUYlgTdguumMA08QC_4xKDWoT94r4stP0DoJAYZmagCzHHwCAg9C2cMOnhzdwHF6BwnUEMZhDotlBvlA5Q3nC09bkQrkaPBf_4N6V96iZN3zrv4B9SE_ppd_op89Q6rcdFxVg2_S6-OydBcGayD5L2NI-OEROvlt6pEc-qNhH0dYU&tn=%2CO%2CP-R Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the […] The post TSS366: An update and an example of a writer using ChatGPT appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve share their major objectives for 2023. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […] The post TSS365: What One Thing Do We Want to Accomplish in 2023? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve share their thoughts on the value of the new AI (artificial intelligence) tools that have been released recently, including ChatGPT. You can learn more about ChatGPT here. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing […] The post TSS364: What Should Authors Know About The New Artificial Intelligence Tools? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.