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Tropes for Fiction Writing with Jennifer Hilt

+ Fav Writing Tool!


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The latest How To Write The Future podcast episode is up!

 

Tropes for Fiction Writing with Jennifer Hilt 


Listen, watch, or read the post (full transcript) here:



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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Hi Friend,

The other day a writer told me she felt overwhelmed by all the ideas she had, and not knowing what the ideas she wanted to share with the world, and also how to manage it all.


She didn't want one more journal to keep track of.


Then she asked me how I kept track of all my writing.


I thought about it for a moment and then I brightened and sat up straight. I grabbed my phone so I could show her.


"I love Scrivener," I said, tapping the screen, "for gathering my ideas and organizing my research and for writing my first draft."


I opend the app on my phone and showed her how I keep an editing journal and how I keep track of all my characters and all the world building notes.


I am not an affiliate for Scrivener, just love them. And yes, I have the iPhone and computer versions and they are synched.


What is your favorite go-to tool? Do you work with Scrivener?


If you don't and are curious, I recommend you check Scrivener out here.


Think about your creative writing needs, study the tutorials that come with the program, and set up Scrivener to meet your needs.


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Time for a cat paws, I mean, pause. On Instagram.

Or Twitter.

Or Facebook.

On to the podcast...

Tropes for Fiction Writing with Jennifer Hilt


“I’m trying to be creative and original and all that and so I was like, thinking, yes, but how come we need to have these words in common in order to build a story?”


In today's episode, I talk about with author of the Trope Thesaurus and her most recent project, Trope Thesaurus Fantasy and Science Fiction.


We talked about:

  • tropes for fiction writing

  • the how, why, and when to use tropes

  • how they can help build your story

Tune in and enjoy! And I hope you find it helpful!


To listen or read this episode's transcript, go here (Writer's Fun Zone):




The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.




Enjoy!


Stay tuned for next week's episode, where I share part 4 of 4 of Transform Your Novel with These 7 Editing Tips for Bestselling Success: "Know Yourself."


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