Cheryl Klein shares her perspective on the habits of professional writers in a frank and illuminating conversation.

You can now pre-order Cheryl’s new book, The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

Mentioned in the episode:

Mac Freedom

AntiSocial

Waste No Time

Francisco Stork

Daniel José Older

Written Kitten

Laini Taylor

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More about this show, for new listeners: This is a creative writing podcast and a screenwriting podcast. In The Narrative Breakdown, Cheryl Klein, James Monohan, and other guest co-hosts discuss storytelling tips and techniques of interest to any writer, student, or fan of quality creative writing, screenwriting, playwriting, fan fiction, English literature, etc. Each episode, Cheryl and James draw upon their respective experiences in publishing and filmmaking to analyze popular novels, movies, plays, television shows, short stories, and song lyrics. Featuring various co-hosts and writers, as well as material from Cheryl Klein’s book ‘Second Sight’ and James’ iPhone app ‘The Storyometer.’