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Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)The 9-Step Writing ProcessTim and Art unveil their revised 9-Step Writing Process for creating compelling stories. The 9 steps offer a sustainable approach to creative work. Try out the process and see how it aligns with your own writing strategy. Steal some tips. We won't tell. Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today. 2025-04-2927 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Do I Really Need That Writing Workshop?During the show hiatus, Tim participated in a 3-week writing workshop offered by SmokeLong Quarterly. Tim shares his overwhelmingly positive experience with Art, uncovering how the community and regular writing prompts supercharged his writing time. Listen in to discover what value there is in joining a writing community, even in short bursts. Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today. 2025-04-1528 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Making the Most of Reader FeedbackTim and Art discuss trends in feedback Art has received from his beta readers on his recent stories "V-Hold" and "Donut Fridays." Together they make sense of how different people can read the same work and have wildly different reactions and, more importantly, what decisions can come out of that. Art offers a method of providing feedback to other authors in three buckets - What I Liked, What Didn't Land For Me, and My Recommendations - as a methodology to provide direct, respectful feedback instead of to being too harsh or too nice. We reference...2025-01-2839 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Ethically Using AI in Your Writing ProcessBuilding off the discussion from the previous episode, Art explores how to ethically use AI to enhance your writing. Art performs a "science experiment" using three tools within the ToolBaz AI engine: AI Writer, Character Generator, and Story Prompt Generator. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list. 2025-01-2106 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Constructive Feedback and The Case Against AITim and Art discuss how to decode constructive feedback when beta readers react differently to the same text. Feedback helps identify "cracks in the sidewalk" of your story where readers can trip up. Tim and Art discuss how to use this seemingly opposing feedback to uncover the real problem areas of your story. Then Tim and Art take hard right turn into the ethics of using AI to assist your own writing (spoiler alert: hard no), diving into the "why" of how using AI to enhance your own writing (even as a starting point) is ethically dubious. 2025-01-1440 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Beta Readers vs EditorsArt explores the difference between beta readers and editors, specifically in how improving communication up front can boost the quality of the feedback on your story. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list. 2025-01-0704 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Lessons Learned and Next Year's GoalsTim and Art close out 2024 with a look back on lessons learned this past year and new goals for 2025. Art discusses his goal to finish the first draft of his Sci-Fi novel and outlines what lessons learned have emboldened him to attempt it, while Tim discusses his desire to attempt higher word count stories in 2025 with an eye toward giving his characters more opportunity to strut their stuff. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice...2024-12-3145 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Self-Publishing with E.B. HaukTim and Art welcome author E.B. Hauk to the corner booth to gain insights into her process of publishing her comic novel Heck McTyre, Neuromanfluencer. Join the discussion for tips on software she uses to help develop and promote the book, including Bookfunnel, BookBarbarian, BookRoar, and many others. The blurb for the novel: "Heck hasn't slept in days. There's no telling if he'll dream or take a trip to the Underworld, where weeks or even months pass in a single night, and every soul is unhappy to see him. He is a bridge between the living and t...2024-12-2440 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Exploring Self-Publishing with Jeff GilesTim and Art welcome author Jeff Giles to the corner booth to talk about his process of publishing his first novel Langley Powell and the Society for the Defense of the Mundane. For the last 30-plus years and counting, Jeff Giles has been a pop culture writer of mild renown, with bylines at an array of publications including Paste Magazine, the Village Voice, American Songwriter, Ultimate Classic Rock, and Rotten Tomatoes. The founder of beloved aughts online zine Jefitoblog, he also co-founded Popdose and is the author of three books: "Llanview in the Afternoon: An Oral History of...2024-12-1740 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Exploring Self-Publishing ModelsArt introduces a two-part series of interviews coming in the next two weeks that focuses on the ins and outs of self-publishing. Tim and Art are inviting two new authors into the corner booth to discuss their experiences with hybrid publishers and with full-blown self-publishing strategies. The conversation should be enlightening for any who want to explore what's out there in the vast, often intimidating landscape of self-publishing strategies. Even though Tim and Art are firmly on the record as not wanting to self-publish our own work, we see this as a service for you, the listener...2024-12-1004 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Feedback Session for Art's Short Story "V-Hold"Art reads his latest short story, "V-Hold," into the record for Tim to critique. Tim and Art then explore how Art's process has changed (for the better) since the start of the podcast. Listen in on their conversation as a sample of how to give and accept feedback on your work with your writing group. Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list. 2024-12-0339 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Refill: Listening To Your GutTim discusses the incredibly fast process from inception to publication on his latest story, and what role the inner editor plays in this process. Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list. 2024-11-2603 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Balancing Narrative and MetaphorTim reveals his latest publication in one of his aspirational "dream journals." Tim and Art then compare and contrast common styles, focusing in on how much to use metaphor vs straightforward narrative storytelling. Join us in the corner booth and see where you fall in the range! Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list. 2024-11-1924 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Making a Writing Plan for 2025Success begins with planning. In this Refill episode, Art explores the purpose of our podcast episodes and how they are designed to add tools to your writing toolbelt. Art then lays out his writing plan for 2025 as a template for you to use as a starting point for your writing plan. Art finally reveals that in 2025 we plan to offer Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online! This is your chance to work directly with Tim and Art along with a small group of workshop participants to boost your skills. Seating is intentionally limited as we pilot the workshops, s...2024-11-1205 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)An Interview With Bethany JarmulTim and Art are delighted to be joined in the corner booth by acclaimed writer Bethany Jarmul, an Appalachian writer and poet. Her work has been published in 100+ literary magazines including Rattle, Brevity, Salamander, One Art, and Ghost Parachute. She’s the author of two chapbooks and one poetry collection—This Strange and Wonderful Existence (poetry chapbook, Bottlecap Press, 2023), Take Me Home (nonfiction chapbook, Belle Point Press, 2024), and Lightning is a Mother (poetry collection, ELJ Editions, 2025). Her writing was selected for Best Spiritual Literature 2023 and Best Small Fictions 2024, and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, The Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, a...2024-11-0550 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Gamifying your Writing ProcessTim and Art discuss how to use role-playing games and writing activities to gamify your creative process. They also tease an important takeaway from next week's interview episode with author Bethany Jarmul about the importance of having a "turn" in your story. Tim and Art are ready to help! Join the conversation at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com. 2024-10-2938 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Diggin' in the Crates and a Novel UpdateTim makes a case for the value in revisiting old work, then gives an update on his novel progress. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-10-2203 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Learning Secrets from Your Older WorkTim and Art discuss the value of revisiting older drafts to understand your writing journey. Whether it is to mine your past for story prompts, searching for promising unfinished work to revise, or just to plot your improvement over time, revisiting your past work can offer clues on how to better approach your current and future drafts. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-10-1529 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Role-Playing to Practice CharacterizationIs your creative battery drained or running low? Art describes how using role-playing can help free up your internal editor and create opportunities to explore new characterization. Art shares a story from his early role-playing days that demonstrates how a simple game can free you up to find unexpected studies in character. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-10-0805 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Putting Your Characters Under StressTim and Art return for Season 4 by revisiting the fundamentals. Is your story missing something? Does your main character glide through your story with very little at stake? Is the action happening "around" them rather than your character struggling through it? Tim and Art present four easy button concepts to apply to ensure that you put your characters under stress: fear, desire, loss, and pain. 2024-10-0128 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Prepping for the Next Draft of a NovelWith Season 4 just around the corner, Tim and Art offer a glimpse into their unscripted conversations about their own work. Up this week, Art responds to Tim's novel draft with encouragement and a path forward. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-09-2410 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Season 3 Finale - Expanding Your CreativityTim and Art look back at Season 3 for lessons learned and cast their gaze forward at Season 4. Even during the hiatus, Tim and Art are here to help. Email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get the conversation started.2024-07-3052 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Identifying Your Ideal Reader The ”ideal reader” is that one person in the world, whether real or imagined, who really GETS what we are trying to do and who LOVES our take on fiction. In this Refill episode, Art demonstrates how Q&A can help you define what your "ideal reader" looks like. Knowing this can help you stay focused on the kind of fiction you want to produce as well as refine the list of journals you want to submit to for publication. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your...2024-07-2304 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Setting Higher StandardsHave you ever been less than satisfied with your work in progress? Your latest drafts have you rethinking fundamental decisions you've made as a writer? Then join us as Tim cousels Art through his crisis of conscience about the quality of his work in progress. What should Art do to get back to the "good stuff"? In this episode, we reference a published story from Tim Goodwin called "Must Love Eating" which can be read here. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation...2024-07-1635 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Critiquing Yourself It can be worthwhile to journal about your flaws, whether real or imagined. This is one of the many obstacles we face on our journey to create art. Art demonstrates how to be introspective and critique your own work as a way to refocus and improve rather than giving in to negative thinking. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-07-0906 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Getting Motivated After RejectionsTim and Art discuss their submission goals and lay out how to mentally bounce back from rejections and stay focused on your fiction. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-07-0218 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Getting Inspired to Revise Your FictionTim and Art discuss how to get back into the right frame of mind to revise your fiction. When we decide to go back, why does that first draft read so much worse than we remember? How can you begin again once you've lost the initial spark of creativity? What's the right way to resume work without messing up what you've already done? Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-06-2524 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Active Reading Can Improve Your WritingArt discusses the process of "Active Reading" as a way to pan for gold in published stories. Reading authors with intentionality and purpose can help unlock elements of style or voice that you want to adopt. Art presents a method for getting the most writing benefit out of your reading experience. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-06-1805 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Feedback Session for Art's Short StoryTim provides feedback on Art's story "Donut Fridays" from last week's Refill episode. This unscripted feedback session on Art's story is intended to demonstrate best practices of giving and receiving feedback with a trusted beta reader. Tim asks open-ended questions about choices Art made in the story, resulting in a "to do" list of things for Art to think about before the next revision. The goal is to demonstrate how productive a session like this can be when ego, defensiveness, and competition are removed from the feedback process. Tim and Art are here to help...2024-06-1155 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: "Donut Fridays" by Arthur Franz IVArt reads his 825-word short story "Donut Fridays" into the record in preparation for Tim's feedback during next week's episode. Art is open to your feedback, so if you want to share your thoughts on this draft of the story, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to help Art make this story the best it can be.2024-06-0406 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)On ConfidenceTim and Art discuss their experiences in gaining (and losing and regaining) confidence in their writing output. They discuss how they know when a piece is “done” and ready for submission. They also reveal how imperative it is to reject the arrogance that sustained them in their youth because ultimately it made it harder to improve as professionals. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-05-2839 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Recharging Your CreativityArt presents four ways to recharge your creativity when your discipline is high but the quality or quantity of your writing output is just not cutting it. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-05-2105 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Vignettes and FlashbacksTim and Art explore how vignettes, brief episodes within your larger narrative, and flashbacks, small stories from a character's past, can help illuminate character or create tension in the forward action. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-05-1431 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)BONUS: We're Here To HelpTim and Art are here to help you with your fiction. Yes, yours! E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to inquire about our wrtiting coaching, proofing, copyediting, and workshop services.2024-05-1203 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Where Can I Submit My Fiction?Tim explores some best practices on how to choose where to submit your fiction for publication. Reach out to us with questions at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get the conversation started.2024-05-0705 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Honing Your Writing Process (feat. Scott Farrin)Tim and Art welcome guest Scott Farrin to the corner booth to discuss honing your writing process. Scott Farrin has taught writing in varied forms for over twenty years, composition, technical writing, journalism and creative writing. A writer himself as well as a professor of English at Collin College, Scott Farrin has published in journals such as The South Carolina Review, Puerto del Sol, and Prairie Schooner. Remember, Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-04-3049 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Drafting vs WritingArt explores how he has shifted his mindset from writing to "drafting" as a clever way to trick his brain into enjoying the rough draft process. Art offers seven steps for his process to keep the work engaging. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started. 2024-04-2306 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Finding Your Writing Voice: Playing with Form and FunctionTim and Art explore ways you can discover your writing voice through playing with different forms within your early drafts. Adopting new forms (such as prose poetry, screenplays, haiku, etc.) as an avenue of play can unlock new directions in your work. Even if you try and discard or try and adopt, the work of trying can lead to new ideas and help you discover your style. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-04-1647 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Dispelling DoubtArt explores how he uses the Refill episodes as a rationale for dispelling doubt and continuing to push forward in improving his craft. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-04-0905 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Self Publishing with Guest Kalynn ApplewhiteTim and Art welcome guest author Kalynn Applewhite to the corner booth to discuss her process in staying disciplined year-round in writing as well as a glimpse into her self-publishing successes. Kalynn Applewhite is a writer at heart with a lifetime love of fantasy. She is a work-at-home mom and lead creator for Applewhite Games. Through her books she pursues her passion for exploring feminist themes through fiction. Kalynn loves playing games, taking hikes, and eating super dark chocolate. She lives in Ohio with her husband and their menagerie of children, cats, chickens, and houseplants. ...2024-04-0240 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Trying Something NewTim explores how to process constructive feedback and turn that into action on a future draft. Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.2024-03-2605 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Feedback Demo for Tim's Flash FictionTim and Art demonstrate best practices of giving and receiving feedback with an unscripted feedback session on Tim's flash fiction! Join us as we hear Tim's story read into the record, Art asking open-ended questions about choices Tim made in the story, Art's impression of the work, written feedback from editors who passed on the story, and finally Tim's decision on how to proceed. We hope this demonstration shows how a civil, productive conversation is far superior to a confrontation or "battle of wills." Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show...2024-03-1935 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REWIND: Balancing Writing & Full-Time EmploymentTim and Art transport you back in time to Season 1 with a new segment we are calling a "REWIND." We plan to release our regularly scheduled REFILL episode as a Bonus later this month whenever Art's voice no longer crackles like a campfire (thanks, mystery virus!). This episode originally aired on April 25, 2023. Ever struggled to find the time (or energy) to write after a full shift on the job? How can we balance work and life to help us write new fiction? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss t...2024-03-1239 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Giving and Receiving FeedbackTim and Art discuss the hallmarks of quality feedback to writers, especially how to sort out good advice from bad. They offer tips on how to deliver helpful feedback to your peers as well as how to convert bad advice into something useful. We're here to help, so e-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com with any questions, success stories, or to just get the conversation started.2024-03-0541 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Collaborating and Screenwriting - Interview with Cat HammonsTim and Art welcome the talented Cat Hammons into the corner booth to discuss best practices on collaborating with a writing partner as well as tips on writing for film and TV. Cat Hammons is an actor and writer born and raised in Ogden, UT. Her acting career includes the award-winning film For When You Get Lost and a variety of television shows such as Yellowstone and The Big Bang Theory. Along with her writing partner, Andrea Geones, she has written Valentine’s Town, a movie currently in the process of distribution. She has written a va...2024-02-2053 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Narrative Hooks and In Medias ResAs writers, we all need the right tools in our toolbelts. This season, Tim and I are using the refill episodes to discuss fundamental literary tools. These tools could be important terminology, useful literary devices, or foundational concepts that we think every writer can find valuable. In each refill episode, we plan to tackle two at a time. This episode features "Narrative Hooks” and “In Medias Res.” We're here to help, so e-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com with any questions, success stories, or to just get the conversation started.2024-02-1305 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Strategies for Your Next RevisionTim and Art are back with an all-new season of discussions, tips, and ways to progress your stories! In this season 3 opener, Tim and Art discuss practical strategies for approaching your 2nd draft. Art offers three major steps including how to approach big note-taking when you read your 1st draft back, when and how to approach revising scenes, and why starting with gaps is more pleasing than stripping out bad writing early on. We're here to help, so e-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com with any questions, success stories, or to just get the conversation...2024-02-0648 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)What We Really Learned from NaNoWriMo 2023With the end of NaNoWriMo 2023, Tim and Art discuss what they learned about themselves and the process of writing after the month-long sprint, how they plan to use their time now that it is over, and what to do differently going forward. Stay in touch during the hiatus at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com. Feel free to share your thoughts on your own journey or make requests for future show topics. Thank you for supporting our podcast!2023-12-0323 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Season 2 FinaleTim and Art discuss their experience with NaNoWriMo 2023 as they look back on their personal successes and improvements resulting from Season 2. Tim and Art make a case for using the competency map as a fresh approach to educating fiction writers while teasing the editorial direction and some of the guests they expect to join them in Season 3. Tim and Art are on hiatus until Q1 of 2024. In the interim, try out listening to all the refills from season 2 in order as a way to energize your writing 5-6 minutes at a time. Also, let us...2023-11-2152 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: A Practical Argument for SubtextTim recaps using subtext, imagery and symbolism to imply a complementary layer of meaning that enhances the literal story, with emphasis on a practical approach. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-11-1403 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Using Subtext in Your FictionTim and Art discuss subtext in fiction, including what it is, why you would want to use it, and some best practices on how to deploy it in your stories. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-11-0735 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)NaNoWriMo 2023 Pep TalkBONUS: Art kicks off NaNoWriMo 2023 with 1,721 words! Follow along with Art's progress on www.nanowrimo.org by sending a Buddy request to MyCoachArt. Let's keep each other motivated! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-11-0101 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: How Specific Detail Made Me Want To WriteArt recounts how specific detail in his "gateway" Donald Barthelme story, "The Indian Uprising," lit a fuse that ultimately made him want to become a writer. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-10-3107 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)How and Why to Use Specific DetailTim and Art discuss the ways to create meaning in your manuscript through specific detail. Art offers a two-step process to creating memorable specific detail and a three-part justification of why you should do it. The episode ends with a list of three risks to avoid when deploying specific detail in your work. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-10-2443 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Building a Setting That SingsArt recaps the two tips to writing a setting that sings, keeping your setting from feeling "arbitrary" and building your setting from the "inside out." Mastering these two techniques will help your setting complement your characters, action, and theme. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-10-1705 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Designing a Setting with PurposeTim and Art discuss the two biggest takeaways from building a quality setting in your book. Tim and Art make a case for not allowing your setting to be arbitrary and to build it from the "inside out" to improve the reader's experience. Tim and Art also discuss their own in-progress manuscripts to illustrate where their book's settings are helping to support their theme, plot, character, or action. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-10-1045 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Spotting Emerging Themes in Later DraftsTheme is what your story is (in big capital letters) ABOUT... that central idea, untethered to the plot or characters, that emerges from the descriptions, situations, snippets of dialogue, symbols, and all the little choices you’ve made throughout the narrative. Art explores how Theme is emergent in your drafts, and identifies how to spot symbols, motifs, and ultimately themes in your work. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-10-0305 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Exploring Theme in Your StoryTim and Art discuss how themes arrive in your work, whether intentional or accidental. Does the author fully control the themes that are present? Or is the reader essential as a co-creator of the themes? Do you even need theme in your work? What is theme anyway? We have opinions! For a primer on the concept of theme, check out this exceptional essay that covers definitions and examples of common thematic tropes. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-09-2645 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: How to Restart Progress in your DraftArt comes clean about how little progress he has made on his novel draft. The result is a hard look at why we let the everyday crowd out our writing time and, more importantly, how to recommit to the work. Art recaps how to use Draft Zero to plot out the nearest scenes (not the whole story) then ends the episode with two tactics for breaking through inertia to get back into a flow state. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-09-1906 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Overcoming InertiaTim and Art discuss how they are trying to keep pushing their manuscripts forward, from applying the "Draft Zero" concept to writing out your story's theme to planning (and achieving) incremental progress. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-09-1236 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Revising and Strengthening Your DialogueArt reviews the five "lenses" we can use to strengthen our first draft dialogue-Melody, Brevity, Plausibility, Tension, and Subtext-and how to use them to improve your dialogue in subsequent drafts. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-09-0505 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Writing Strong DialogueTim and Art discuss the five main filters or "lenses" we can use to examine if our first draft dialogue is working hard enough. Join us for a discussion about Melody, Brevity, Plausibility, Tension, and Subtext. We tell a couple of personal stories, a few self-deprecating jokes, and set goals on how to attack dialogue in our revisions to ensure the most value in the smallest space. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-08-2957 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Four Questions For Your ExpositionTim recaps the four questions we can ask ourselves when inserting exposition into our narratives that can ensure the exposition is not too long or too short. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-08-2204 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Pacing Your Story's ExpositionTim and Art explore some best practices in weaving exposition into your narrative, including four essential questions to ask yourself when presenting exposition in your initial drafts and revisions. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-08-1549 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: 10 Steps to Outline Your PlotArt tells a little story that helps him remember the sequence of steps in the "Dive the Trench" plot structure, then recaps how each section helps build the narrative of your story. The steps of the "Dive the Trench" plot structure are listed below. It is based on the main character's power relative to the run time of the story, which creates a slanted "U" shape: Define the Normal World The Main Character Chases Their Desire Explore the Risk with Playful Tension The Main Character Pivots to the Real Goal (their require) Risk Escalates from Playful t...2023-08-0806 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Plotting Your StoryTim and Art deconstruct standard plot templates to uncover why they work. The result is a 10-point plot structure that chunks the larger story into manageable sections, thus allowing us to tackle the story in pieces. Compare the 10-point plan with your chosen plot template and see where they align! The result is a "Dive the Trench" plot structure based on the main character's power relative to the run time of the story, which creates a trench "U" shape: Define the Normal World The Main Character Chases Their Desire Explore the Risk with Playful Tension The Ma...2023-08-0154 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Strategies For Adding ConflictConflict is the fuel that keeps the engine of your story running. Art explores how to use three different types of conflict: Character vs. Themselves, Character vs. their Environment, and Character vs. Others. Using these broad categories, which are intentionally aligned with Aristotle, simplifies the process of selecting quality obstacles to boost conflict for your main characters. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-07-2506 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Writing Characters in ConflictTim and Art discuss how to develop meaningful conflict for your characters. They present a framework of three main sources of conflict, three ways characters experience conflict, and three best practices for writers when injecting conflict into their stories. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-07-1854 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Giving Characters Control of the StoryHave you ever been surprised by something one of your characters did? Ever been frustrated by an unexpected turn your character made off your cleverly paved outline? Art presents how giving your characters control of the story is ultimately a positive. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-07-1104 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Developing Your Main CharactersTim and Art expand on the 5 elements of main characters, discussing film and TV examples to explore how to achieve the desired results. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-07-041h 02

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)GUEST: JL LycetteWe welcome author JL Lycette as our guest to the corner booth to discuss her experience as a first-time novelist with a small indie publisher. JL Lycette is a novelist, award-winning essayist, rural physician, wife, and mom. She has a degree in biochemistry from the University of San Francisco and attained her medical degree at the University of Washington. Mid-career, she discovered narrative medicine in her path back from physician burnout and has been writing ever since. She is an alumna of the 2019 Pitch Wars Mentoring program. Her other published speculative fiction can be found in the a...2023-06-2751 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)GUEST: J. Adams OaksWe welcome author J. Adams Oaks as our guest to the corner booth to discuss the craft of writing. J. Adams Oaks is a writer, editor, and translator from Chicago. His first novel, WHY I FIGHT (Atheneum Books, Simon & Schuster), was a Junior Library Guild selection, an ALA Best Book For Young Adults and won awards from the National Society of Arts and Letters, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Lincoln Award from the Illinois Teen Readers’ Choice Master List. His short stories and essays appear in The Nervous Breakdown, River Oak Review, The Madison Review, Packingtown Re...2023-06-2051 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Season 2 Premiere: Beginning Your NovelTim and Art explore the excitement and dread of committing to drafting their novels. Gain an inside look into how they are preparing to do the work, from outlining to version control to time management! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-06-1344 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)Season 1 Finale: "Looking Back & Forward"Tim and Art look back at how their writing process has changed as a result of Season 1 and what new focus you can expect in Season 2. Art's articles referenced in the show are below: AI and You: Emerging Technology and What It Means for Writers Gamestormers Review To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-06-0620 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Writing Strong Main CharactersTim recaps the five key elements of writing strong main characters and takes a jaunt into discussing how one-liners can help sum up your main character for the reader. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-05-3002 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)"What Makes a Great Main Character?"Tim and Art outline their Top 5 Needs for a strong main character, listing notable examples from page to stage, from big screen to small screen. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-05-2319 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Using Publisher Rejections as a PositiveEvery writer faces rejection. It is built into the process. Art tells the story of how he displayed his rejection letters and why it ultimately missed the mark in helping him write better fiction. Art's new perspective offers advice on how to spin rejections into a positive so you can stay motivated to do the work. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-05-1604 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)GUEST: David Alexander BakerWe welcome author David Alexander Baker as our guest to the corner booth to discuss the craft of writing. David Alexander Baker is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker. He's the author of the novel VINTAGE and the nonfiction title THE LOST CONTINENT, and his films include SAVING ATLANTIS and THREE DAYS OF GLORY. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in a range of publications. He lives in Oregon. When he is not doing something outside, he is usually reading and occasionally writing books. Tim and Art ask David questions about his process, the challenges of g...2023-05-0954 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Changing Downtime into Writing TimeArt applies the concept of "neuroplasticity" to your writing practice, making the case that even brief bursts of practice can improve your performance over time. Art outlines a way to convert downtime into working time to help boost your skills and inch you closer to where you want to be. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-05-0204 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)"How Can I Balance Writing & Full-Time Employment?"Ever struggled to find the time (or energy) to write after a full shift on the job? How can we balance work and life to help us write new fiction? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss tips and strategies on how to repurpose downtime to stay productive, how to compartmentalize as a way to stay focused on what's important, and how to recognize when to prioritize your own self care and mental health. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-04-2539 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Revising, Editing, and Proofing Your FictionIn the prior episode, Tim and Art discussed how writing successful fiction has its own kind of recipe, one that uses time and distance to your advantage. In this refill episode, Art outlines the steps of revising, editing, and proofing. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-04-1804 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)"My Draft is Done…Now What?"Ever felt that urge to click Submit on a piece the second you finish the draft? Wait! There's so much more to do! Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss the process of revising, editing, proofing, and submitting your work for publication. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-04-1154 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Writing Your Novel's Jacket BlurbA great jacket blurb appears effortless, simple, and inevitable. Art presents how a well-written jacket blurb is as valuable as a Hollywood trailer in how it entices readers to buy your book and keep reading. Art identifies a writing task to help you stay focused on the most critical goal of your blurb. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-04-0403 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)"How Can I Write Great Titles (and Blurbs)?"What about a title makes you pull a book off the shelf? How can the title convince you to flip the book over and read the blurb on the back? What goes in a blurb, and can blurbs be too long? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss ways titles and blurbs market your creative writing to the outside world. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-03-2841 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Choosing Your Best EditorsTim offers some tips and best practices about finding early editors of your work, how to approach that editor's feedback, and who not to include in your stable of early readers. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-03-2104 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)"Do I Really Need an Editor?"Can you go it alone and publish without an editor? Does an editor make a difference in your work? What is it an editor does anyway? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth to talk about the value a good editor can bring to your work when there is trust and mutual respect. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-03-1447 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Don't Fear the Reader - The Rise of Fiction Writing AIWeavers & textile workers, answering services, factory workers, the old “typing pool” – countless professions have seen technology reshape their disciplines, automating the human out of the work. And now we have ChatGPT (and other AIs) threatening the human writer. What is the role of AI in future writing? To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-03-0704 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“What Tools & Technology Can Help Me Write?”Ever wondered what secret tools others writers use to create their work? How do you keep it all straight? From storage solutions to organizational products, whether physical items or digital software, Tim and Art explore their favorite ways to use technology to keep the drafts flowing. Fee free to read Tim's published story mentioned in the conversation! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-02-2847 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Writing Your Way Out of ProcrastinationTim recaps the sources of procrastination and the tactics he uses to push past the fear and immediately get to work. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-02-2104 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“Why Do I Procrastinate (& How Can I Stop)?”Ever stopped yourself from writing for no good reason? Ever invented reasons to not write? Got an idea you want to work on but can't muster the energy to begin? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss why we procrastinate and how we can stop it from taking over our precious writing time! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-02-1438 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Seeking Simplicity in Writing Plot and CharacterWhen we talk about simplicity, we don’t mean plain, boring, average stories. Simplicity is about providing all of what is needed and very little of what is not. We also assert that finding and safeguarding an instructional text can be invaluable when the work gets harder than it used to be, when you lose your way, or when your strength wanes. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-02-0703 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“When Should I Take Advice?”Ever had someone read your work and give you awful advice? Have you gotten great advice you just couldn't take? How does anyone know when the advice given to them is worthwhile? Join Tim and Art in the corner booth as they discuss the worst and best advice they have received, often from the most unexpected places! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-01-3142 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Cracking Writer's Block in Four StepsWriter’s block is the manifestation of fear that prevents you from creating art. Though invisible and intangible, it is a fierce and worthy opponent. We review the Menu of four main “food groups” of tools, tips, and tactics to break through writer’s block: WRITE TANGENTIALLY, BANISH YOUR STRESS, RECHARGE YOUR BRAIN, and CURATE YOUR WRITING EXPERIENCE. A challenging writing exercise is waiting for you at the end of the refill! To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-01-2403 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“How Can I Crack Writer’s Block?”Tim and Art strategize on how to crack writer’s block. Turns out, it can be done! Join the corner booth as we discuss specific, real-world tactics for breaking writer’s block with four distinct approaches: Writing Tangentially, Banishing Your Stress, Recharging Your Brain, and Curating Your Writing Experience. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-01-1751 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)REFILL: Assembling Your Writing Team"Refill" episodes are bonus episodes that call you to action on last week's biweekly long form, deep dive. This week's "Refill" focuses on two tasks you can take on to build a community and replicate some of the successes Tim and Art experienced in their writing programs. Find your people and start reading!2023-01-1003 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“Do I Really Need a Writing Degree?”Tim and Art discuss the conundrum of collegiate writing degrees. Do you need one? Is it valuable? Should you get one now? The corner booth looks back on it with a clear-eyed perspective 25 years in the making. To connect with Tim and Art directly, email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.2023-01-0336 min

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)“What Was the Tiffin Inn?”Tim and Art explain the name of the Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop podcast and describe the goals of the show, your personal discussion panel on the constant challenges confronting both emerging and established writers. Show launches January 3, 2023! ------------------------------------- An author is published regularly. Tim Goodwin and Art Franz are "writers," the people who work and scrape and publish (on occasion) but mostly faceplant, rise, brush off, and repeat. What does it take to learn how to tell good stories? How can I fully realize my characters? How do I gather quality feedback on works in...2022-12-2803 min

The Biblical Life PodcastSydney Goodwin on Shattered OptimismWhat do you do when God has called you to do something, but you are struggling to see Him at work in that calling? How does shattered optimism impact the industries we work in, the lives we live, and the dreams we dream? In this episode, Sydney Goodwin leads us in a conversation that helps answer these questions, shares her story, and leaves us with a beautiful word of hopefulness. 2019-05-2800 min

The Biblical Life PodcastCynicism with Sydney GoodwinMy wonderful wife, Sydney Goodwin, joins the podcast to talk with me about the cynicism in Jonah's life that is found in the first few verses of Chapter One. She sits down to ask me a few questions of clarification, shares her own insights on cynicism, and helps me uncover ways that we can detect cynicism in our own life. Enjoy!2019-04-1600 min

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