Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss summer plans for the podcast, and Taylor shares a gosling update. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of a recent Bookbub survey on author newsletters. You can read the results on the Bookbub site here: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/ If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some recent storytelling observations from the screen that can apply to our writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener’s question on predictability. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of the International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey, published on March 14, 2023. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions including the importance of theme, fully formed characters, and avoiding preaching in your writing. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares and responds to material provided by author C.A. Newsome that explores reader expectations of characters. C.A. Newsome is the author of the (currently) seven-book Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries. You can check them out here. Steve also mentions a series […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only teaching […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a variety of writing-related questions. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page. Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on dialogue that you can apply to your stories. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some of the feedback and suggestions we had on book and series bibles. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, we have a brief discussion on the advances in AI-generated voice technology that can be used for audiobooks, and Taylor shares some updates on her health journey. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener message (thanks, Karl!) and shares her thoughts on the importance of being sure you get your entire character onto the page. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the idea of a series bible and discuss how Taylor keeps track of series information. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on a recent book she read and how the story’s suspense and pacing impacted her reading. During the show, Taylor mentions The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand. Thanks for joining us again this week, […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on some ways the use of character description can add grit to the reading experience. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor takes a look at story by looking at the different elements we use to build our stories. During the show, Taylor mentions two books, the first was The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand, and the second was […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! Taylor is under the weather this week, but we very briefly discussed what we’d planned to talk about and provide a link to the source material, which is below:...

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve share their major objectives for 2023. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve share their thoughts on the value of the new AI (artificial intelligence) tools that have been released recently, including ChatGPT. You can learn more about ChatGPT here. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her thoughts on writing using an Omniscient Narrator. Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! We’re thrilled to have John Truby join us this week for an in-depth exploration of genre. He’s written a book about the subject, The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works, and he and Taylor dig deep into the subject of […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, shares some insights she’s had from watching the Pennyworth series on HBO Max AND from watching some friends play a story-rich video game. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your […]

Thanks so much for joining us again this week! In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to an interesting listener question about the timing for introducing a second primary point of view character. Thanks to J.J. for the thought-provoking question. If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You […]