The Jed Herne Audio Experience

By Jed Herne

Jed Herne is a fantasy & sci-fi author. On this show, he shares writing advice, author interviews, and other writing-related shenanigans. For links to his books, free stories, and to join his email newsletter, check out www.jedherne.com

  1. 1.
    80. Avoid Mood Whiplash
    1:57
  2. 2.
    79. Helpful Writing Habits from 7+ Years of Experience
    10:29
  3. 3.
    78. Emotional Setting Descriptions
    2:32
  4. 4.
    77. The Harry Potter Guide to Suspense
    3:54
  5. 5.
    76. Creating Unique Character Voices
    2:18
  6. 6.
    75. Drawing from Experience to Write Subtle Emotions
    5:37
  7. 7.
    74. Using Brandon Sanderson's Sliders to Hook Readers
    5:23
  8. 8.
    73. Fantasy world building - embrace the messy
    3:30
  1. 9.
    72. When infodumps are good
    2:37
  2. 10.
    71. Avoid repetition. Avoid repetition.
    2:24
  3. 11.
    70. Too many ideas beats not enough
    2:35
  4. 12.
    69. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson - How to write a sequel
    5:20
  5. 13.
    68. Wrong words, or wrong order?
    1:50
  6. 14.
    67. Why you need plot hooks and emotional hooks
    1:49
  7. 15.
    66. What makes your characters smile? - Daily Writing Advice 66
    1:50
  8. 16.
    65. When you're stuck with writing, approach from another angle - Daily Writing Advice 65
    2:54
  9. 17.
    64. Show vs tell? Decide by asking: is the process interesting? - Daily Writing Advice 64
    2:40
  10. 18.
    63. A time saving fantasy world building question - Daily Writing Advice # 63
    4:08
  11. 19.
    62. What your character wants vs what they need - Daily Writing Advice # 62
    3:23
  12. 20.
    61. There is no shortcut to becoming an incredible writer - Daily Writing Advice # 61
    5:46
  13. 21.
    60. Don’t talk about your stories until you’ve written them - Daily Writing Advice # 60
    5:42
  14. 22.
    59. Use tracking to be a more productive writer - Daily Writing Advice # 59
    3:38
  15. 23.
    58. How to ask for feedback on your writing - Daily Writing Advice # 58
    5:57
  16. 24.
    Sneak preview [chapter 1 excerpt]: FIRES OF THE DEAD, my debut fantasy novella!
    14:57
  17. 25.
    57. Top 5 writing lessons learnt from narrating my fantasy audio book - Daily Writing Advice # 57
    10:54
  18. 26.
    56. World Building through tone and voice - Daily Writing Advice # 56
    3:10
  19. 27.
    54. Avoiding overwhelm as a writer by using WIN - Daily Writing Advice # 54
    3:59
  20. 28.
    55. What if? Here's how to develop great secondary characters - Daily Writing Advice # 55
    7:24
  21. 29.
    53. How to write great twists (ft. Ender’s Game) - Daily Writing Advice # 53
    3:45
  22. 30.
    52. If you want to edit better, you may need to print - Daily Writing Advice # 52
    2:49
  23. 31.
    51. The worst story tropes - avoid at all costs! - Daily Writing Advice # 51
    2:35
  24. 32.
    50. Sonder, and how it helps create amazing characters - Daily Writing Advice # 50
    2:23
  25. 33.
    49. The Goodwill Hunting guide to making readers feel emotions - Daily Writing Advice # 49
    4:35
  26. 34.
    48. Backwards, you must work - Daily Writing Advice # 48
    3:40
  27. 35.
    47. The Name of the Wind guide to making small events have big stakes - Daily Writing Advice # 47
    4:56
  28. 36.
    46. Give characters scenic outlooks - Daily Writing Advice # 46
    2:23
  29. 37.
    The 3 pillars of story - plot, character, and setting - an in-depth creative writing workshop
    1:02:50
  30. 38.
    45. The emotional craft of fiction by Donald Maass - plot vs emotional goals (ft. Toy Story) - Daily Writing Advice # 45
    3:52
  31. 39.
    44. Using Gary Chapman's the 5 love languages to write better characters - Daily Writing Advice # 44
    3:37
  32. 40.
    43. Overcoming procrastination as a writer - Daily Writing Advice # 43
    4:09
  33. 41.
    42. The 4 'C's of great stories - Daily Writing Advice # 42
    3:07
  34. 42.
    41. What would your character never do? (Writing lessons from Brent Weeks) - Daily Writing Advice # 41
    4:12
  35. 43.
    40. Same emotional quality, different aesthetics - Daily Writing Advice # 40
    3:28
  36. 44.
    39. Why adverbs suck - Daily Writing Advice # 39
    3:18
  37. 45.
    38. Don’t use convoluted contrivances for ‘said’ - Daily Writing Advice # 38
    3:09
  38. 46.
    37. What does your world want your story to be? (with examples from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson) - Daily Writing Advice # 37
    2:46
  39. 47.
    Threatening your main character isn’t the best way to create suspense - Daily Writing Advice # 36
    2:49
  40. 48.
    Why Writer’s Block is a myth - Daily Writing Advice # 35
    2:53
  41. 49.
    Get free feedback on your stories with Critique Circle - Daily Writing Advice # 34
    1:45
  42. 50.
    4 and a half reasons why I love writing with Courier New font - Daily Writing Advice # 33
    3:12

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