Start writing is a craft focused podcast dealing with art of telling stories, we look at the structure of plots, scene, word choice and all the details that go into writing great fiction.
We cover interiority and the essential parts of the exposition that are needed for the story to work. Email us at: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our website Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing
We are still talking about exposition, backstory, and flashbacks. email: jbendoski@gmail.com website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing
We continue our discussion on EXPOSITION with examples from The Expanse and John Updike. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing
If Start Wars cut all exposition we wouldn't get this line, "Luke, I am your father." We talk about techniques to make exposition work and bring more life into your work. Visit our site JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing or send us an email: jbendoski@gmail.com. Pick up the material for the examples on our website and help support the show.
We discuss how to end chapters with cliffhangers, and what are the essential components that make a cliffhanger work, and what needs to come after. Website: Joseph-Bendoski/Start-Writing Email:jbendoski@gmail.com
We discuss why ambiguous endings are used, and how to make them work, and how to know if they are right for the story you are working on. Contact:jbendoski@gmail.com website: JosephBendoski.com/start-writing
We discuss why you would end a book with a cliffhanger, the risks, and rewards of doing it, and look at some examples that have ended stories with cliffhangers successfully. Contact us: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit us for show notes at JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing
We continue our discussion of ending with a specific focus on happy ones. email us jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our site www.josephbendoski.com
We look at how to make an ending satisfying, different types of endings, and the reason they work. email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski/Start-Writing.com
We discuss the differences and importance of political villains and physical villains among other things. Email us at jbendoski@gmail.com Website: joseph-bendoski.com/start-writing
