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Episode 189 - Start as close to the end as possible.

25 min•31 oktober 2025

Kurt Vonnegut said we should "Start as close to the end as possible." What did he mean? How can we do so? Here are thoughts on this famous piece of advice from a legendary novelist. Also, avoiding the word "not" to give our sentences more energy. And Orson Scott Card on creativity.

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Episode 220 - Cut to the chase.

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Episode 219 - How to get our story going.

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Episode 218 - Our writer's voice.

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Episode 217 - Why and how to practice. And Edgar Alan Poe.

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Episode 216 - Too many characters is a scene.

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Episode 215 - The ratchet, a strong plotting tool.

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Episode 214 - Famous writers show us how to write and live.

24 apr.•26 min

Episode 213 - Save the cat plotting.

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Episode 212 - Getting skilled with point of view.

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Episode 211 - How to have fun while writing.

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