Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all things writing, by writers and for writers!
“Because talking about writing is more fun than actually doing it.”
School of Creative Thought with Lori Z. Scott
In this fun-filled episode Lori delights us with her cartoon characters. She explains F2OE, fluency, frequency, originality, and elaborate and leads us through a brainstorming exercise. In life and in writing, sometimes we have to learn to SCAMPER. Even if you don’t feel like a creative person, research shows creativity can be taught. Check out this week’s episode and see for yourself.
Watch the November 3rd replay.
Creating Multi-Layered Conflict in Fiction with Scott Rutherford
Today’s episode will inspire and educate you on ways to add layer upon layers of conflict to you stories. Scott shares how to create, maintain, and amp up various types of conflict and reminds us that conflict is the fuel that drives our stories. To do this, he plans like a plotter and writes like a panster. If you write nonfiction, this episode can inspire you, too. If you want to see how to add more conflict and keep, this episode is for you.
Lori Z Scott, award-winning author, teacher, and speaker. She’s published over 150 short stories, poems, book contributions, and devotions most of these for children. When not writing she loves telling lame jokes, and encouraging writers and teachers to think outside the box. You can connect with Lori on social media and at https://lori-z-scott.com/.
Watch the November 10th replay.
Scott Rutherford, a former youth pastor and home missionary, journalist, ghostwriter, and author. From 2014 to 2018 he was editor, managing editor, and executive editor of Metro Leader. Scott has also served as a writing coach and editor for several projects. When not writing, he enjoys spending time with family, studying history and foreign languages, and playing the drums.
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Writers Chat is hosted live each Tuesday for an hour starting at 10 AM CT / 11 AM ET on Zoom. Here’s the permanent Zoom room link.
Participants mute their audio and video during the filming then we open up the room for anyone who wishes to participate with our guests. The “After Party” is fifteen-minutes of off-the-record sharing and conversation.
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