Tackle the biggest problems you'll face when writing novels. Brief, to-the-point episodes you can listen to in any order.

How to meet the reader's expectations and give your book its best chance.

Cover Design

What to include before and after the story itself.

Front and Back Matter

The arty parts of writing don't need to be engineered up-front.

How to edit your manuscript, and why you'll need other pairs of eyes to help you.

The best way to approach your first draft, and guarantee you'll finish it.

How to outline your story before starting, to make the writing process easier.

Stories should tell lies that are truer than real life allows.

Details in fiction aren't about adding information, but rather creating the appearance of knowledge and truth.

You should only start thinking about chapters after you've written the first draft of your book.

There's no need to avoid prologues and epilogues, as long as you don't let them get in the way of the story.