Today, I double down on the core idea behind the show: fiction writing is a craft made up of learnable, testable skill, and tell you a little bit about my background as a working writer.
You'll also hear about two guiding principles that shape the show:
The Current Best Approach: treating every tool as provisional, adaptable, and open to change
Showing how the sausage is made: documenting the real, messy, day-to-day process of writing instead of mythologizing it after the fact
If you've got half-finished drafts, rewritten openings, or a growing pile of "someday I'll write that" ideas, this episode will help you begin to understand why you're stuck-- and what this show is designed to help you build instead.
This isn't about hype, shortcuts, or finding the "one true way."
It's about finishing work, diagnosing problems, and building a toolbox you can use again and again.
Let's get started.
This podcast is part of Make Exist, where we create tutorials, tools, and resources for creative work.
