Kaufman really encouraged collaboration. You can find me on Twitter or Instagram. This season, we’re going to cover lots of topics: worldbuilding, figuring out who your protagonist is and where your story starts, dealing with writer’s block or getting stuck, figuring out where to end a chapter, plotting techniques and more. That was in 2015. If you’re a writer, or you’re a reader interested in how your favourite authors craft their stories, then you’re in the right place. They might call it by another name, but there’s no creative out there who doesn’t sometimes have a moment, or a day, or a week… or longer… when they either don’t know how to push forward with their story, or can’t seem to make themselves. But in this first episode, I want to talk a little about who I am, what the show is aiming for, and why this stuff matters so much to me.

Who Is My Protagonist? I work hard to make my stories unputdownable; there’s an art to getting a chapter just right. We need to show readers what’s different about our world, but the truth is that nobody gets on their commuter train every morning and thinks: “Once upon a time this would have been a steam train, but these days modern technology has advanced.” So how do we show our reader what’s different about our world without just dumping it in there? There’s a lot to say about the start of stories, and we’ll get to more of it in future seasons. (Season 1, Episode 7). I work hard to make my stories unputdownable; there’s an art to getting a chapter just right. She writes mostly with two other authors, Jay Kristoff (The Illuminae Files) and Meagan Spooner (Starbound). Your tips are fantastic and this is a great listen with little optional exercises to help those writing muscles.

The world building one was already great to listen to and was very easy to listen to and follow along. Amie Kaufman is a New York Times bestselling and internationally bestselling Australian author of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. Welcome to Amie Kaufman on Writing, a short podcast that answers one question each week about how writers do what they do. The protagonist—or the main character of your story, the star of the show—is often tricky.

This is something that happens to everyone—I don’t buy it when people say they never have writer’s block. We won't share it or subscribe you to anything, and we'll only use it if we need to clarify anything. How do I show worldbuilding without info-dumps, or characters telling each other things they already know? If you’re a writer, or you’re a reader interested in how your favourite authors craft their stories, then you’re in the right place. You can also submit a question for the podcast on my website. (Season 1, Episode 6), How to Deal with Writer’s Block (Season 1, Episode 5), Where to End a Chapter (Season 1, Episode 4), How to Show Your Worldbuilding (Season 1, Episode 3), Worldbuilding is for Everyone (Season 1, Episode 2). Ice Wolves is her first solo novel, and her favourite part of the writing process was taking howling lessons from a wolf expert. Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, including Unearthed and the Starbound trilogy with Meagan Spooner and the Illuminae Files with Jay Kristoff. Welcome to Amie Kaufman on Writing, a short podcast that answers one question each week about how writers do what they do. On the last Monday of each month, it’ll feature a book recommendation as well! Your question should be specific rather than broad, and take no more than thirty seconds to read out loud—but feel free to add a little detail, or an example. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. You can submit your question using the form below — if you’re stuck on one aspect of your work, or you’re wondering how your favourite author pulled something off, we’d love to hear from you! Where Should My Story Start? Each episode is less than ten minutes long, and tackles a different craft question.

Each episode is less than ten minutes long, and tackles a different craft question. We sat down with the co-authors to talk to them about their new novel The Other Side of the Sky, which releases on September 8th, what it’s like writing … When we hit those paragraphs that are just the author telling you stuff they want you to know about their world, we call them infodumps. Welcome to Amie Kaufman on Writing, a short podcast that answers one question each week about how writers do what they do. While her ‘Elementals’ series drew a lot of interest, a lot of readers know Amie Kaufman more for her collaborative efforts than for her solo work. But in this first episode, I want to talk a little about who I am, what the show is aiming for, and why this stuff matters so much to me. So how to you get past writer's block? Feb 20, 2020 - Explore Amie Kaufman's board "Writing", followed by 688 people on Pinterest.