The Fiction Writer's Podcast with Lana McAra

Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for Fiction that is #Unputdownable. It’s easier than you think!

Fiction Writers Mistake #7: World-Building

Lana McAra reveals the #1 mistake fiction writers make with world-building, and how to avoid it so your work remains #Unputdownable.

10-07
06:49

Small Town Stories with Jimmy Deas

Jimmy Deas joins Lana McAra and shares how to use small-town settings to send your message in an #Unputdownable way.

09-26
37:22

Getting Into The Mind of a Historical Figure with Joseph Muller

Joseph Muller joins Lana McAra and shares how historical fiction about obscure topics makes for #Unputdownable fiction writing.

09-26
36:09

Fiction Writers Mistake #6: Shock Value

Lana McAra goes through the ins and outs of shock value and how to properly channel it so your fiction writing is #Unputdownable.

09-17
06:39

Cozy Mysteries With A Tropical Twist with Victoria LK Williams

Victoria LK Williams joins Lana McAra and shares how taking up on a dare, at any age, can lead to #Unputdownable fiction writing.

09-09
23:27

Write What You Know with Sara Tunder

Sara Tunder joins Lana McAra and shares how showing much of yourself you pour into your work is a faster path to #Unputdownable fiction writing.

09-03
21:51

How to Finish Your First Book with R.A. Davis

R.A. Davis joins Lana McAra and shares priceless insights about what it takes to make your first fiction novel #Unputdownable.

08-19
37:40

Social Issues in Fiction with DonnaLee Overly

DonnaLee Overly joins Lana McAra and shares about how incorporating social causes into your writing makes for #Unputdownable fiction.

08-12
34:55

Fiction Writers Mistake #5: Working Too Hard At Your Writing

Lana McAra takes a good, hard look at whether we’re working too hard at fiction writing, and if this is (ironically) making our work less #Unputdownable.

08-05
08:15

Researching Historical Fiction with Mindy Killgrove

Mindy Killgrove joins Lana McAra and shares about the importance of conducting research before beginning to write #Unputdownable historical fiction.

07-29
36:41

Collaboration in Fiction with Tracy Tripp and Edward Mickolus

Tracy Tripp and Edward Mickolus join Lana McAra and share their journey of combining their experiences as fiction writers to create a collaborative #Unputdownable story.

07-22
45:45

Time Travel Historical Novel with Michael L. Clark

Michael L. Clark joins Lana McAra and shares his works of time-travel historical fiction that create an #Unputdownable story interlaced with real characters.

07-15
23:46

Self-Fulfillment For Fiction: How It Works with Kat Beaulieu

Kat Beaulieu joins Lana McAra and shares his real-world experience delving into self-publishing to bring #Unputdownable writing to the world.

07-08
50:21

Fiction Writers Mistake #4: Creating Predictable Characters

Lana McAra explains how tropes and cliches can make your fiction writing predictable, and how to avoid this so your story becomes #Unputdownable.

06-30
05:54

Historical Fiction: Truth Meets Story with AJ Sam

AJ Sam joins Lana McAra and shares his experience as a historical fiction writer, including how knowing where the history ends and the fiction begins makes it #Unputdownable.

06-30
46:15

Young Fantasy Writer With Big Dreams with Malienna R.

Malienna joins Lana McAra and shares her unique experience as a young fiction writer who has creaed an #Unputdownable series because she did a school assignment but the story did not end there.

06-24
18:34

Taking Your Book To The Big Screen with Angela Page

Angela Page joins Lana McAra and shares her unique experience as a fiction writer who has forayed into #Unputdownable screenwriting and has had films based on her short stories and novels featured on the "Shorts TV" channel, FunnyorDie, and Indiepix.

06-17
27:19

Finding the Funny: Humor in Your Writing with Sharon E. Buck

Sharon E. Buck joins Lana McAra and reveals how properly and powerfully incorporating humor and laughter into your fiction writing makes it #Unputdownable.

06-10
25:24

Fiction Writers Mistake #3: Telling, Not Showing

Lana McAra explains the distinction and balance between telling vs. showing and how the effects on the impact of words and the pace of the story make it more or less #Unputdownable.

06-03
07:27

Writing Resilience in Times of Struggle with Sandy Lender

Sandy Lender joins Lana McAra with living proof that you can work a demanding day job, overcome setbacks, and still create #Unputdownable fiction writing your readers will tear through.

05-27
35:25

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