Episode 217 - Why and how to practice.  And Edgar Alan Poe.
Episode 217 - Why and how to practice. And Edgar Alan Poe.  
Podcast: Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
Published On: Fri May 15 2026
Description: Writing is like learning the violin.  We can get better.  Here are reasons we should practice, and suggestions how to do so.  And what sparked Edgar Alan Poe's imagination?  Also: how much of our story should be scenes rather than summary? The answer: should fill our story with scenes that play out  in real time in front of the reader like a movie.Support the showBuy the master class.