How To Write A Novel

By Keith McNally

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Episodes: 168

Bill Goodwin
 Mar 11, 2020
Man. Feels like I found a kindred spirit in writing. Such a similar experience. Such an everyman approach. He puts in words much of what's in my head and what Ive been going through in writing my own novel. If you are struggling to write that first novel, this is incredibly helpful and a must listen.

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Author Keith McNally describes his process while writing a novel.

Episode Date
0167: The writing of Elliott Smith
Apr 15, 2024
0166: Going slow is cool
Mar 26, 2024
0165: Writing retreat in Seoul
Mar 05, 2024
0164: On the Writing Grind in Seoul
Jan 30, 2024
0163: Sad Endings Suck
Jan 07, 2024
0162: Make Out Scene
Dec 07, 2023
0161: Back in Tokyo!
Nov 07, 2023
0160: Back on the Road
Oct 28, 2023
0159: Why is this taking so long?
Oct 09, 2023
0158: Travel Plans
Jul 19, 2023
0157: The New Ending
Mar 23, 2023
0156: Deleting Your Work
Feb 06, 2023
0155: Paper Tigers
Jan 16, 2023
0154: Anxiety II
Jan 03, 2023
0153: Three Ideas
Nov 29, 2022
0152: Accidental Work
Oct 18, 2022
0151: Indoor Summer
Aug 16, 2022
0150: Losing My Mind
Jun 08, 2022
0149: My Favorite Anime and Manga
Apr 25, 2022
0148: Know When To Quit
Feb 28, 2022
0147: Tough Chapter
Feb 01, 2022
0146: This Episode Sucks
Dec 09, 2021
0145: Scene Study
Oct 21, 2021
0144: Milestones
Sep 18, 2021
0143: Take Notes
Aug 24, 2021
0142: When Working Every Day Doesn't Work
Jul 14, 2021
0141: The Break Last Club
May 12, 2021
0140: Spring
Apr 12, 2021
0139: One Hundred Percent Fun
Mar 28, 2021
0138: Fever Dream
Feb 25, 2021
0137: Roll A Tear II
Jan 19, 2021
0136: Roll A Tear
Dec 23, 2020
0135: Visualize
Dec 09, 2020
0134: Blow It Up
Nov 18, 2020
0133: SSLLOOWW
Oct 14, 2020
0132: Spend Energy To Make Energy
Sep 16, 2020
0131: A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima
Sep 02, 2020
0130: Qualem, The Cnidarian
Aug 19, 2020
0129: Yay, Summer
Aug 05, 2020
0128: Addendum
Jul 22, 2020
0127: Developing A Romance Story III
Jul 08, 2020
0126: Developing A Romance Story II
Jun 24, 2020
0125: Intermission
Jun 10, 2020
0124: Developing A Romance Story
May 27, 2020
0123: Clarity Through Work
May 13, 2020
0122: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
May 06, 2020
0121: Why My First Novel Failed
Apr 22, 2020
0120: Writing From Home
Apr 08, 2020
0119: Lockdown!
Mar 30, 2020
0118: Process Over Goals
Mar 20, 2020
0117: The Three Quarter Stretch
Mar 08, 2020
0116: An Atmosphere Of Growth
Feb 23, 2020
0115: Two Year Anniversary
Feb 16, 2020
0114: Slower Is Faster
Feb 09, 2020
0113: Don't Miss A Day, Dude
Feb 01, 2020
0112: Capsule Writing
Jan 26, 2020
0111: A Week In The Life
Jan 19, 2020
0110: The Tokyo Swan Documentary
Dec 31, 2019
0109: The Start Of How It All Ends
Dec 16, 2019
0108: How To Write An Ending
Dec 04, 2019
0107: The Cow Metaphor
Nov 03, 2019
0106: The Boat Metaphor
Oct 27, 2019
0105: Weed Wisdom
Oct 20, 2019
0104: Evangelion - you will be (in)elegant
Oct 13, 2019
0103: How To Have Ideas
Sep 29, 2019
0102: Break It Down II
Sep 22, 2019
0101: Break It Down
Sep 15, 2019
0100: Penny Dreadfuls
Sep 08, 2019
0099: Scromple
Sep 01, 2019
0098: Sempiternal II
Aug 12, 2019
0097: Sempiternal I
Aug 01, 2019
0096: Story Trailers
Jul 21, 2019
0095: Hunter
Jul 11, 2019
0094: Sweat It Out
Jul 01, 2019
0093: Skytree
Jun 17, 2019
0092: Stress
Jun 12, 2019
0091: Internet Addict
Jun 05, 2019
0090: Endings
May 28, 2019
0089: Moscow To Tokyo
May 06, 2019
0088: Moscow Meet-Cute
Apr 25, 2019
0087: Writing In Public Spaces
Apr 11, 2019
0086: Acclimating To Pressure
Apr 01, 2019
0085: Plan For Your Worst Day
Mar 14, 2019
0084: The Wisdom Of The Aged
Feb 06, 2019
0083: False Alarm
Jan 23, 2019
0082: Underdeveloped Notes
Jan 21, 2019
0081: Backup Plan, Shmackup Plan
Jan 15, 2019
0080: Follow The Leader
Jan 09, 2019
0079: Planning vs Inspiration
Jan 05, 2019
0078: The Millstone
Dec 30, 2018
0077: Mining Your Experiences
Dec 27, 2018
0076: Small Town Feel
Dec 24, 2018
0075: Bare Minimum
Dec 16, 2018
0074: Finding Ideas
Dec 09, 2018
0073: Greatness
Dec 06, 2018
0072: Ideastorm
Dec 01, 2018
0071: Douchebaggery
Nov 02, 2018
0070: Staying On Course
Oct 31, 2018
0069: Secret Beach
Oct 29, 2018
0068: Don’t Revise While Writing
Oct 27, 2018
0067: Leveling Up
Oct 26, 2018
0066: Missing A Day
Oct 24, 2018
0065: Clarity
Oct 22, 2018
0064: March, Soldier
Oct 19, 2018
0063: Sustainable Habits
Oct 15, 2018
0062: Excuses
Oct 10, 2018
0061: Smartphone Distractions
Oct 06, 2018
0060: Ideas From Music
Oct 04, 2018
0059: Found Time
Sep 27, 2018
0058: Micro-Work
Sep 14, 2018
0057: Verlan
Aug 11, 2018
0056: Hot Hot Heat
Jun 18, 2018
0055: The Rhythm Of The Night
May 29, 2018
0054: The Illusion of Success
May 08, 2018
0053: Killing Characters
Apr 16, 2018
0052: Spooky, Scary Forest
Apr 08, 2018
0051: Slow-Moving Train
Apr 03, 2018
0050: Gear Down
Mar 26, 2018
0049: Ground Pound
Mar 25, 2018
0048: The Way Out Is Through
Mar 24, 2018
0047: The Dilapidated City
Mar 23, 2018
0046: Melodrama
Mar 22, 2018
0045: Box Peek
Mar 21, 2018
0044: The Perfect Moment
Mar 20, 2018
0043: Fearless
Mar 19, 2018
0042: Give Me The Push
Mar 18, 2018
0041: No-Magic Daphne
Mar 17, 2018
0040: Steady
Mar 16, 2018
0039: Trichotillomania / Stephi Lee
Mar 15, 2018
0038: Alien Gods
Mar 14, 2018
0037: Red
Mar 13, 2018
0036: The Color Wheel
Mar 12, 2018
0035: Five Dollar Flow State
Mar 11, 2018
0034: Psychological Visibility
Mar 10, 2018
0033: First Draft Of A Chapter
Mar 09, 2018
0032: Workflow
Mar 08, 2018
0031: The Advantages Of Age
Mar 07, 2018
0030: Trying To Learn A New Skill
Mar 05, 2018
0029: NaNoWriMo Can F**k Off
Mar 04, 2018
0028: Strangers On A Train
Mar 03, 2018
0027: Inspiration From Music
Mar 02, 2018
0026: Human Brains Are Feeble
Mar 01, 2018
0025: Temper, Temper
Feb 28, 2018
0024: Kevin Smith, Family I’ve Never Met
Feb 27, 2018
0023: Slowing Down Is Deceptively Difficult
Feb 26, 2018
0022: Focus On Your Strengths
Feb 25, 2018
0021: Casino
Feb 24, 2018
0020: Write About What Hurts
Feb 23, 2018
0019: Get Lost
Feb 22, 2018
0018: How Much Daily Work Is Enough?
Feb 21, 2018
0017: Getting Past A Bad Day
Feb 20, 2018
0016: Minimalism
Feb 19, 2018
0015: Tribalism
Feb 18, 2018
0014: Gathering Ideas
Feb 17, 2018
0013: Writing On A Smartphone
Feb 16, 2018
0012: It’s Okay To Suck
Feb 15, 2018
0011: Ignore Advice
Feb 14, 2018
0010: Cliffhangers
Feb 13, 2018
0009: Go Slow
Feb 12, 2018
0008: Solo Dolo
Feb 11, 2018
0007: Action Is Boring
Feb 10, 2018
0006: Anxiety
Feb 09, 2018
0005: Embrace Idiosyncrasy
Feb 08, 2018
0004: Discipline
Feb 07, 2018
0003: The Void
Feb 06, 2018
0002: The Mechanical Process
Feb 05, 2018
0001: Instinct
Feb 04, 2018
0000: Introduction
Feb 03, 2018