On this week's episode of Collaborcast we talk about the importance of Understanding Your Characters.
Hey Collaborist - you spend hours with them on ...
Head Hopping in Writing and Reading While You Write
Jan 11 2023 • 00:48:20
Hey Collaborist - this week we're talking about head hopping in writing and also answering the question of how to approach reading while you write. We...
Bad Book Marketing and New Year's Resolutions
Jan 04 2023 • 00:32:10
Hey Collaborist! Welcome to 2023, we've been waiting for you.
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about how to drum up more interest in your wr...
End of Year Recap + A Query Letter Review
Dec 21 2022 • 00:36:40
Hey Collaborist,
In this week's episode, Jason and Ben talk about the birth and growth of Collaborist and Collaborcast, including some of their favor...
How Much Description Do You Need in your Writing?
Dec 14 2022 • 00:42:58
Hey Collaborist - today we go back to talking about how much description you need in your writing. We examine the idea using Ernest Hemingway's novel,...
Trust Your Reader
Dec 07 2022 • 00:29:36
On this week's episode we remind you to trust your reader. No need to go all in on details.
We also talk about Jasper's quest to get t-shirts from bo...
Non-fiction Book Proposals, Manuscript Wishlist, and an Observation on Point of View (and chitchat!)
Nov 24 2022 • 00:39:12
Happy Thanksgiving, Collaborist! On this week's episode we talk about what needs to go into a prescriptive non-fiction book proposal at the corner of ...
How to Know You Are Ready to Query an Agent or Publisher
Nov 16 2022 • 00:36:35
Hey Collaborist!
On this week's episode we help you understand how to know you are ready to query an agent or publisher. You've written a novel. Grea...
How Long Should a Book Be? An episode about word count.
Nov 09 2022 • 01:01:36
On this episode of Collaborcast we answer a frequently asked question, "How long should a book be?"
And though we both agree that a story should be a...
Query Letter Review! Celebrating Independent Bookstores! Are People Sick of the 80s?
Nov 02 2022 • 00:50:35
Jason and Ben discuss Jason's mission to learn about and promote different independent bookstores across the country, a recent Twitter discussion abou...
