Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin explore whether writing competitions are worth entering, from the benefits of awards to the realities of judging and rejection. They also discuss what writers can learn by being judges—and why a strong opening matters when your book is competing.

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Most of us have something we’re deluding ourselves about. So, why should well-rounded fictional characters be any different? In this blog post, Pete Aldin talks about building those flaws deliberately.

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Hey everyone, @peterjaldin.bsky.social needs some followers for this Backerkit campaign so he can get it off the ground. Can you give it a follow?

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New episode dropped: Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin discuss making your characters more interesting, from finding unexpected flaws and contradictions to challenging your assumptions about who they are, and more.

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In this blog post, Pete Aldin explains why having diversity in your Critique Partner pool can lead to a better book.

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New Episode dropped: Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin discuss why every writer needs good critique partners—and how to find them.

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In Episode 4, Pete and Bryan talked about two of the various software tools in a writer's toolbox: Scrivener and Microsoft Word. There are many apps out there for writing, but some of us still kick it old school with the books.

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Discounted for this weekend, and a complete story by itself, Third Contact kicks off an epic journey across the stars to meet a species who are like us...in all the wrong ways.
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New episode dropped: Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin present the writing Battle Royale: Scrivener vs. Word: the merits of both apps, drafting, editing, collaboratiing, and publishing. Which tool does what better—and which one belongs in your writing workflow?

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One of the many topics we touched on in Working Writers #3 was the idea of learning from critiquing others. We break down why we learn more by critiquing others than we do from being critiqued.

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Working Writers #3: Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin discuss writing groups: why they matter, what writers can learn from critiquing other people’s work, how the right group can make you a better writer, online versus in-person groups, finding writers, and more.

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On Avoiding Info Dumps - In this blog post, we offer some thoughts on smoother, more natural ways of weaving information into the story you’re telling.

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Meet Pete Aldin - In this blog post, we are introduced to Pete Aldin.

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Meet Bryan Chaffin - In this blog post, Bryan introduces himself and his dog Ichabod.

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Hey, that's our boy! Look at him go!

The Art of Not Explaining - Trust your readers! Pete and Bryan discuss worldbuilding through characters, and resisting the urge to explain everything. They look at published examples, and explain why it’s fine for readers not to understand everything right away.

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Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin talk about how important it is for every author to have their own newsletter and email list, the resources available for managing your email list, how often to publish, and ways to keep the content fresh.

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We are edging ever-closer to launching this podcast!