How to Handle Plot Holes Effectively
How To Handle Plot Holes Effectively – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 183 *** “It’s hard to fix a manuscript that is not yet finished. And this is what I counsel all...
How To Handle Plot Holes Effectively – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 183 *** “It’s hard to fix a manuscript that is not yet finished. And this is what I counsel all...
Writer’s Block: Five Steps Forward – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 182 *** “In my opinion, the cure for writer’s block is writing pure and simple.” – Beth Barany Do you wonder...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published December 1, 2025 · Last modified November 26, 2025
Writing Through Chaos: Creativity and Resilience with Catharine Bramkamp – How To Write the Future episode 181 *** “I am currently deeply involved with the process and the importance of creativity in the second...
Crafting Ethical AI Worlds with Abigail Hing Wen – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 180 *** “I try to write worlds that I believe are attainable and that I think we can...
Facing Fear, Finding Purpose: Beyond the Rough Draft explores the vulnerability, doubt, and courage behind launching a creative project that inspires writers.
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published November 17, 2025 · Last modified November 25, 2025
Building Character-Driven Action Adventure Stories with Lawrence Connolly – How To Write the Future podcast, epsiode 179 *** “Written from the point of view of one character and then another scene from the...
Future Fantasy, Real-World Resilience with Randee Dawn – How To Write the Future podcast epsiode, 178 *** “I love plot, I love character, and I just feel like the colors are bolder and brighter...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published November 3, 2025 · Last modified November 4, 2025
Monsters and Humanity in Fiction with Surekha Davies – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 177 *** “It all started with too much Star Trek, although you could say that that’s a lie...
Bailey Lang’s Habits of Mind for Writers – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 176 *** “So the habits of mind are: curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and metacognition. So that’s...
In “Why Not Me? Learning to Build a Business as a Creative,” Iman Llompart explores growth, confidence, and community for creatives.
Seamless Queer Characters in Fantasy World Building with Chad Grayson – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 174 *** “I’m not asking for everybody to center queer characters in their narratives in world-building,...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published October 6, 2025 · Last modified November 4, 2025
Revisiting Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In? – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 173 *** “Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published September 29, 2025 · Last modified November 4, 2025
In the Age of AI, Think Critically, Write Creatively, Act Compassionately- How To Write the Future podcast, episode 172 *** “Have you stopped to ask yourself: what is it that you want? And dared...
What is Biocomputing? Interview with Ewelina Kurtys – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 171 *** “This is a new field, in which we are trying to use living neurons to process information,...
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