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Nice Photos of Nature: A Boathouse Through the Seasons

My quest to capture nice photos of nature often sends me to the same locations. That’s the magic of nature photography. You can visit the same location repeatedly and take different photos of one subject.

A beautiful boathouse sits on a lake at one of my favorite photography spots. This boathouse does almost everything except dock or rent boats.

Don’t think I’ve ever seen a single boat on that lake.

Many years ago, when you could go inside this building, a set of stairs took you to the top floor, giving you a beautiful view of the park. I, unfortunately, didn’t take any nice nature photos from that vantage point. I don’t remember why. But, since then, I’ve been hoping to climb those steps again. But, unfortunately, the interior has been closed for a while. Well before everything shut down.

In the before times, when the weather was nice, you often see people hanging out on the steps.

If you were in the park late enough, you may have been able to spy on a party or two.

Even now, it’s still a popular photo spot. I still feel the pain of having to remove to people from my shots.

But I can understand why. No matter how many times I pass the boathouse, I usually snap a couple of photos. Recently, I’ve been telling myself not to. It’s nice but I don’t need a million photos of it.

The Photo Quest

Just finding these photos was a quest. I located a bunch of fall and winter shots but only a few is summer and no spiring.

100% thought I had way more images which lead me down a photo rabbit hole. I spent a full day looking through all the photos I’ve taken since 2016.

Still didn’t find more spring. Could’ve sworn I took more photos of the boathouse. But 56 is still a lot. Don’t worry, I’m not posting them all.

The Seasons

Winter is clearly my favorite time.

I took this one right at the beginning of spring.

Similarly, I capture this shot toward the end of fall. Most of the trees were bare but we still had a enough color to make a scene pop.

I don’t have as many warm weather photos probably because it’s a pain getting crowd-free shots. Removing one or two people is annoying but doable. Cleaning this is impossible.

Doing series like this is kinda fun. Organizing my photos to find similar subjects is not. But now that I know what I’m looking for, I can better manage them. Check out similar photo series about a train station through the seasons.

I didn’t walk into this series thinking I’m going to photography the boathouse through different seasons. As I mentioned before, I go to this park often and I happen to take pictures of the same subjects. In Lightroom, I usually organize photos by location. But, now I’m doing subjects as well. My keywords need to be both broad and specific. I can’t just label them as fall, tree, nature, Brooklyn.

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World Building Template: Creating A Fictional World

Last week, we talked about creating magic systems. Today, we’re going over questions to answer as you’re creating a fictional world. We’re talking countries, cities and towns.

In fantasy, most stories have a monarchy. I’ll admit, I’m more of a non-tradition fantasy sort of person. I tend to enjoy books more when they do something different. For my own stories, I like putting a twist on things. For instance, in one story, 16 people rule one land– 8 siblings from 2 families. The eldest siblings on both sides are the heads and everyone else falls in line under them. One side manages military matters. They do all the fighting. While the other side comes in after the fighting and handles negotiations. Just because a fantasy world is usually created a certain way doesn’t mean your story has to follow that trend.

In addition, at some point during your worldbuilding process, draw a map. It doesn’t have to be pretty. As long as it makes sense to you. A map helps you see how your main city/town is laid out.

With drawings, you’ll better picture how your country is divided and where different cities/towns are in relation to one other. You’ll also see where they are in relation to natural formations like rivers, mountains or deserts.

Also, have some idea of your location’s history. Because my education was humanities heavy, I learned a lot about western and black history. I use that knowledge to develop backstories for my world’s cities, towns and countries.

Country

If your story never mentions any overseas lands, you’d only need to answer these questions for the main country. If your character mentions but never visits foreign lands, you’ll need to answer some of these questions depending on what your story needs. In my Merging Worlds series, I listed country and region names, what the land is known for and a general idea of its climate. But, when creating a fictional world, I only deep dive into Jael because it’s the main setting.

What’s the name of your country?

How is you country divided?

What are the names of different areas?

What’s the terrain?

Does it have four seasons or just one or two? Does every city experience those seasons?

How big is the country? How long would it take to travel from one end to the other?

Is the location known for something like food, fabric, religion or a custom?

What are the major cities/towns?

What’s the currency?

Government

What kind of government is it?

Are there separate governing bodies that manage cities and towns? What are they?

How do people get into those positions?

Do citizens like, hate or feel indifferent about those in power?

How do those in power view/treat its citizens?

If there’s magic, how does that affect your government? For instance, can only certain people with a certain ability be leaders?

Cities and Town

I would suggest only answering these questions for your main town(s). Let’s say your country has 10 cities. You shouldn’t spend time fully developing every location when your characters only visit 2.

What’s the town name?

What’s the size– both in population and land?

In general, what’s the quality of life in the town? Is it post-apocalyptic and everyone’s trying to get by? Or, do people enjoy living there?

Is it near a body of water? If not, how do people get water?

Does the city/town have traditional houses or is it a forest or unground community?

Do the building have a certain stylistic theme such has colorful exteriors?

What kind of building are in your town? Shops, taverns, hotels, markets?

How’s the location laid out? Where are residential buildings, shops, government offices, apartments, etc.?

What’s the common building material? Stone, wood, steel, something regional specific?

Who’s the neighboring city/town? Do residents get along with them? How far is that neighbor? Is the neighboring town inhabited?

Is the town remote? If so, what makes it isolated and how do they view/treat outsiders?

Do they use the main currency or something different?

How do people get around town? Walk, horses, cars, boats…? How do people get in and out of town?

What’s the location technology level? Do they have electricity? Does everyone use fire? Is it a mix of magic and technology?

If they have electricity, how does it work? Does everyone have it?

What items (food, herbs stones…) can people find naturally in your location?

How do people get supplies? Do the make/grow them or do they trade?

Trade

It’s possible to have a self-sufficient community. However, it’s unlikely one location will have everything people need. Your citizens or governing body will, more than likely, need to trade for supplies.

What supplies does your town/city/country have?

What supplies don’t they have?

How does trade work?

Who’s their main source?

How are supplies distributed upon arrival?

People

I’ll create a specific fantasy template for fantasy races. For now, here a few things to consider.

Is the majority of your town rich, poor or a mix? Why?

Are there jobs specific to this city or town?

Does your town have magic users?

Do people in this town have specific characteristics such as appearance, belief or accent?

Language

What’s it called?

Are their variations? Formal vs. familiar?

Does your country have a main language?

Do people from certain areas have accents? Describe the accent?

Do people from different areas/races speak a different language? If so, what’s it called?

Landmarks, Wonders and Monuments

You can skip this section if it doesn’t apply to your story. My Merging Worlds Series has a lot of plot-specific natural wonders. But, for my Other Investigator series, I don’t go into this until book 2.

What is the landmark, wonder or monument called?

What makes it special?

Where is it located in relation to your main town?

What stories surround this it? Any folklore?

Are there any places people don’t or can’t go? Why?

More Resources

World Building Bible Template

Your Guide to Creating Fantasy Languages

Creating a Fantasy Community

How to Write a Setting You Can’t Visit

Describing a Setting Readers Can Experience

How do you go about creating a fictional world? If you have anything to add, comment below.

Foggy Landscape Photos: Predicting Foggy Conditions

You can kind of predict whether or not you’ll have a good sunrise and sunset. Complete overcast isn’t good. Clear days aren’t either. You may get some nice golden light on nature, though. But, the best condition is a partially cloudy sky. Can you do something similar to capture foggy landscape photos?

Ever since I took this shot:

I’ve been dreaming of shooting more foggy nature photos. But, it’s been a challenge. This shot was the closest.

But, the fog had cleared by the time I got on the mountain. Because of that, I talked about beginning your hiking trip early in a previous post. Recently, I started doing sunrise walks through my local park. I had hopped the morning trips would give me a greater chance of getting some foggy landscape photos but so far nothing.

Is it possible to predict foggy conditions? Maybe.

Right after Rain

The morning before my first foggy hike started with sprinkles of rain. I had debated on not hiking but the weather said things would be clear by midday. I’m so glad I decided to hike. The fog was eerily thick when I started. I got some haunting shots.

Look At Predicated Visibility

“Most weather sites specifically predict mist, but if the one you’re using doesn’t, just keep an eye on the predicted visibility”

Photographing mist and fog: 25 atmospheric examples and how to shoot them

Thick fog means you can’t see. So, if your weather app is predicting a visibility of 10 miles, you’re unlikely to have to get any foggy landscape photos.

“A good indicator that you will be greeted with mist in the morning is when a still, clear night is forecast, but visibility significantly drops overnight.”

How to Photograph Magical Morning Mist

Use the Clear Outside App

During my research, people kept mentioning Clear Outside. I haven’t had a chance to test the app but it does have a section for fog percentage.

Gentle Wind

“You should make sure that the wind speed doesn’t exceed 20 km/h when the 2 m relative humidity shows 100%, because that’s when your chances for fog are pretty high.”

Forecasting fog for landscape photography

It seems more difficult and complicated than I expected to predict foggy conditions. I’ll be testing out a lot of these things, particularly, the Cool Outside app. If you have any tips to add, comment below.

More Resources

Is it possible to predict when morning fog will occur?

How to predict foggy conditions?

Fantasy World Building Template: Magic System

I’ve talked a lot about fantasy writing but the only world building template I created is in the book Building Dark Worlds. I thought of putting the template all in one post. But, that would be pretty long. Welcome to the Fantasy World Building Template series.

Today, we begin with my favorite fantasy element. Magic. Though, I often call it powers or special abilities. For me, at least, the word magic conjures images of witches and wizards. I prefer creating my own fantasy races ( that will be another post).

There are two types of magic systems. Hard and soft.

Hard Magic

Your magic system has a specific set of rules that govern how and why people can harness it. Avatar: The Last Airbender is a good example of a hard magic system. So is Fullmetal Alchemist.

Soft Magic

A soft magic system doesn’t have a strict set of rules. Studio Ghibli movies tend to have a soft magic system. So does The Lord of the Rings. Magic happens but you don’t know exactly how.

One is not better than the other. A soft magic system doesn’t mean you can ex machina your character out of any situation. In both cases, the magic has to make sense to the story. You don’t have to choose one over the other. You can make a hybrid system.

Hard Magic System vs Soft Magic System

Types of Magic Part 2: An Analysis of 7 Popular Magic Systems

Below, are a few questions you should ask yourself as you create your magic system.

Basics

What exactly can people do?

What’s the magic called?

How do characters harness it? Do they chant, ask it, form symbols with their hands?

Where does the power live? For instance, is it in nature? In a stone? In the person?

How do people get magical abilities? Are they born with it? Given through a talisman or a special ceremony?

Who Uses It

Can everyone use it or is it for a select few?

If it’s only for certain people, why are they the only ones who could use it?

Can different people do different things with the power or is it the same for everyone?

Do different people have different ideas of how it should be used?

Does the magic change people physically? Can someone tell another is a magic-user just by looking at them?

Does everyone call the magic system the same thing or does it have different names depending on one who’s using it?

Origins

How did the power come to be? Was it always part of your world?

Do different people have different ideas of how the power came to be or is it one commonly known theory?

Is it from a deity? Is that deity still around?

Do people believe the origin story?

The Magic

How do people use it? Healing, combat, shapeshifting, everyday tasks?

What does the power look like when manifested? Is it invisible? Colorful? Is it the same every time?

Can someone sense it when another is using their power?

If they can sense it, is there a range limit? Can a person feel it if they’re miles away?

How does the character feel when they use? Do they feel anything?

How long does it take to work magic?

Do people change as they’re conjuring? Do they glow? Does the air shift?

Limits

What are the limits?

Can people run low on magic?

If so, how do they recharge?

Are there any consequences for using the ability?

Do all abilities have consequences or only certain ones? Why and what are they?

Training

Do people have to attend school to learn their ability?

Do they learn from their parents or a local mentor?

Can they teach themselves?

Do they have to go on a quest?

What are some ways characters can increase their knowledge about their abilities?

Knowledge and Regulation

Does everyone know about magic?

If so, is it regulated? Are only a few people allowed to use it?

Who regulates it?

Are the chosen users marked by something like a badge or a uniform?

What happens to those who break regulations?

If magic is not wildly known, how do people keep it hidden?

Belief and Prejudice

If the power is widely known, how do people view it?

Are those with power treated better or worse than those without?

Are there certain uses that are frowned upon? Is it a law or does it vary by location, person, or race?

You don’t need to answer every question on this list unless it’ll help your story. Most of the answers probably won’t make it into your story but they’ll help you make a more realistic and well-rounded magic system.

Do you have any questions about creating a magic system? Do you have something to add? Comment below.

More Resources

Creating a Fantasy World: Magical Powers

Writing Fantasy Fight Scenes with Powers

Leveling Up Your Character’s Magic Skills Part 1

Leveling Up Your Character’s Magic Skills Part 2

Fantasy World Building: Balancing Magic & Technology

The Dream Shots: Best Nature Photos of 2020

Even small rays of light can shine out of the darkness. This year was a mess but despite that, I was able to take some of my best nature photos.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s happy to see the end of 2020. I’ve lost so many family members and close friends. Most to COVID but other things as well. That by itself would be bad enough. Even before the pandemic, I’d been struggling with mental health issues. COVID made it worse.

But because of that, I pushed myself to take my hiking to the next level.

My year opened with a foggy trek on a small trail in Beacon, NY.

Since this trip, I’ve been wishing for another foggy day but I haven’t been able to recapture that magic. Still, I found a different kind of adventure.

This year, I dove into hiking mountains and I was not prepared. My first trip was a failure, sort of. I got some nice photos but I didn’t summit. It took me about a month to get in my hiking legs.

The view on the top was worth it.

I discovered the pain of taking nature photos in the middle of the day. It forced me to begin seeing scenes in black and white.

And, I explored the ruins of Hudson Highlands State Park.

My best nature photos came during the Fall.

Far too many to share on this post. I love this season. Visit my Behance page for more photos.

We ended it all with a winter storm.

Hoping for more adventures in 2021.

Were There Black Medieval Knights?

Weeks ago, Cartoon Network posted a video mentioning black medieval knights.

Black inventors, heroes, and leaders are often left out of history. Ask yourself as you’re learning…who is the focus? Why? Question the story

What Makes a Good Horror Story

A good horror story is subjective. According to Goodreads, horror is “fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience.”

If your story’s not scary, is it still horror? People label Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles as horror. It’s a great series but I didn’t find the books scary. I had a similar thought about Dracula. It’s an amazing story but I didn’t find it scary. Carpathia is another good vampire book. What makes some vampire books horror and others paranormal?

I read the above books well after I started inhaling all things horror. By then, it took a lot to scare me. All those books have fairly unsettling scenes.

Unsettling

I listen to one horror story podcast that described someone taking out their eye with a spoon. I’ve sat through Saw movies without flinching but cringed my way through that scene. What made that story so unsettling? The later Saw movies relied too heavily on gore instead of the story to scare readers. Gore is not scary.

The best way to learn how to infuse your story with fear and dread is to read/listen to good horror stories. Poe is great at creepy atmospheric descriptions. M.S. Found in a Bottle is one of my favorites. Junji Ito’s manga has the kind of imagery that’ll keep you up at night. Bently Little is another master at disturbing imagery. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is thoroughly unsettling. So are a lot of the stories read on the NoSleep podcast.

Relatable Characters

Horror stories have a tendency to put all the work into the scares while making the characters as flat as possible. Readers don’t care what happens to them. We don’t get to know them. Having a terrifying concept will fall flat if your characters are one-dimensional.

Diverse Cast

When the all white cast runs into trouble, they consult the only minority in the story. That person’s usually a housekeeper, janitor or some kind of occult expert. Their only purpose is to help the white people. They either die afterward or disappear. Sound familiar? Don’t do that. Diverse doesn’t mean throwing in one token and calling it a day.

Good Pacing

Many classic horror tales front-load the story with a lot of exposition. It’s pretty boring but I put up with it because the story gets good farther in. You won’t get away with that now. People have shorter attention spans. I usually open the story with a creepy scene or get to the scares as quickly as possible. Study books, movies, podcasts and even manga to get a handle on good pacing.

An Interesting and Coherent Plot

The Nun had some good scares but the plot wasn’t great. It seemed the writers were more focused on the horror and less on creating a story that made sense. The Women in Black 2 had a similar issue. The story appeared okay on the surface but it broke apart when you examined it too closely.

For shorter stories, you can get away with flat characters if the plot is tight. But, I’d suggest not doing that.

Good Villain

Can you have a good horror story with a monster or villain that’s evil for the sake of it? The ghost is terrorizing people just because. Maybe. But, at least for me, in order to write the scares, I need to know the villain’s motive. Why is the town or house haunted? Maybe it’s never mentioned in the story. But you, at least, should know it.

In Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, I don’t know if they explained why the town was haunted by spirals. Maybe they did and I don’t remember it. But for that story, I didn’t need to know why. The story had relatable characters, some unsettling visuals, and an amazing plot.

What do you think makes a good horror story?

Amazing Winter Photos from NY’s Snowstorm

Technically, today, the 21st, is the first day of winter. This means, a snowstorm hit NY at the tail end of fall. I’m not complaining. I got to take some amazing winter photos before everything shuts down again.

I used to like snow as a kid, for obvious reasons. No school. Then, I went to college in Jersey City, NJ. First of all, it gets cold in NY. So cold it feels like I’m inhaling ice at each intake of breath. On top of that, the NY area gets buried under snow. Yet, we’re still expected to function. Living here made me really dislike snow.

But then I took up photography. Going out during and after a snowstorm, you get some amazing winter photos up here. I talked about another winter photo session in the post Battling a Snowstorm to Get Some Incredible Nature Photos.

For this recent photo trips, my day began at 7 am on Thursday, December 17, right in the middle of the snowstorm. No one had shoveled the streets or sidewalks. I struggled to see through all the falling snow.

Each shot ended with a prayer because I couldn’t see the camera’s screen well to tell if I got the photo. I took several shots of the same subject to make sure. Most came out good.

The Canon EOS Rebel T5i can take some rain and snow. When I wasn’t using it, I hung it around my neck in a Caden DSLR waterproof sleeve.

3 and a half hours of walking through the snow and I was sore for days after. I think I slept the rest of the day away once I got home. Walking in snow takes a lot out of you.

To see more photos, visit my Behance page.

This was a good time to test the gear I mentioned in the Winter Hiking Clothes post. The wool socks and ViCherub’s thermal shirt were magic. But the pants were the real MVPs. It was about 26 degrees and snowing. Tofern’s women hiking pants kept me warm and dry without the need for thermal legging or tights. I love these pants.

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9 Things I’ve Learned About Print Book Cover Design

I got into book cover design for fun. Mostly, I couldn’t afford to hire a freelance designer so I had to figure out how to do a lot of stuff myself. Now, design has been added to the things I do to relax. I photograph, play videos, open photoshop and create a map or book cover. Since 2014, I’ve published 15 books, creating all the covers. Most recently, I’ve jumped into hardcover book design. Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years.

CMYK is King

If you submit a file with an RGB color profile, it will get rejected. Same with your interior file. CMYK is for printing. RBG is for digital.

300 DPI is Queen

For print, your images need to be fully HD or your file will get rejected. 72 dpi works fine for digital but it’s not good for print. In Photoshop, the dialogue box just says resolution, not dpi. Make sure resolution is always 300 and not higher. IngramSpark will let your file go through with a resolution above 300 but they’ll warn you that your book could take longer to print.

You have less book description space on a hardcover jacket flap

I mentioned in the post Improving Town and Country Maps for a Fantasy Story, I’m working on a special hardcover edition of The Sciell. Here’s the jacket cover.

I had to rewrite the book’s summary because I knew the original one wouldn’t fit in the small space and still be readable.

Your spine’s text faces book’s front cover

Years ago, I designed a print book cover with the spine text facing the wrong direction. I hadn’t realized my mistake until I ordered a proof and put it on my shelf.

This is wrong.

You want your book to be professional. If you look at all the books you own, the spines all face the same direction.

Keep Your Originals

When doing book cover design, I usually create the ebook version first to share on social media and then design the paperback version from it. If you work the same way, you need the original editable book cover file to create the print version.

Here’s an example of a book cover template generated by IngramSpark.

Your image needs to cover all the boxes. But, you don’t want anything important to sit in the dark gray space. That area gets trimmed. Sometimes, a jpeg version of your cover will fit neatly onto this image. For me, that never happens. Text will usually sit in the dark gray area and I have to be able to move things around.

Something like this:

Years ago, I made the mistake of not keeping the original editable version of a cover. I had to recreate the entire design to work on the paperback cover. Keep your originals. I have no idea what was going through my mind when I got rid of the original version of The Sciell.

Keep Your Files Organized

Finding covers for books in my Merging Worlds series is kind of a pain. Back then, I wasn’t organized. I also have several different versions of the same cover. It’s hard to find the one I’m looking for. Even in the middle of a pandemic that has us stuck at home, I don’t have the time to dig in and organize the files. I may have to make time, though.

You can’t design paperback or hardback until the end

Book cover templates from sites like Amazon KDP and IngramSpark will ask for the number of pages your book. They need to give you the correct spine width. You can’t know that information until the book is finished and fully laid out.

Use the Spine to Fake a Spread

I love when the front, back and spine all look like one image. But, often, the background image doesn’t spread properly without changing the front cover. The easiest way would be to design the paperback cover first. I don’t do that for the above reason. So, I have to get creative.

Here’s the paperback version of Book 2: Chains of the Sciell:

It’s not aligned perfectly. But, I knew it would look perfect when the book got folded at the spine. I couldn’t stretch that house to cover both the front, back and spine. So, I used the spine as a kind of connector.

The Lost Sciell has a smoother look.

If you want a hardback with a dust jacket…

Both InsgramSpark and Lulu lets you print hardcovers with dust jackets. I’m using IngramSpark because I’m hoping to get into libraries and bookstores in the pandemic-free future.

I may have to try Lulu one day. For The Sciell hardback, I’m finding, with IngramSpark, that I have to price this book well above the market to make any money.

You see those hardback books with a different cover design when you take off the dust jacket. I want that. I don’t know if Lulu lets you do this. If you know, please comment below.

That second cover, under the dust jacket, is called a case wrap. Keep that design simple. If you look at most hardback books, the case cover is often a simplified version of the jacket. Sometimes, it’s different but still fairly basic.

I’m going back and forth between two designs. This one is more unique:

But case’s usually look like this:

Do you have any questions about book cover design? Comment below.

Submitting to a Podcast: Writing A Story for Audio

Do you know you can submit your stories to a podcast? I’ve been listening to fantasy and horror story podcasts for months. Submitting to them only just recently. It looks as if a few might be always open. Like magazines, having your story turned into an audio drama seems to be a good way to gain exposure. Before we hit submit, is there a difference between writing for reading and writing a story for audio?

Listen to Podcasts

This may seem obvious but people don’t do the proper research before submitting their story. I’ve listed a few horror podcasts in a previous post.

Jump Right into the Action

Some of the plays we read had a great opening scene, but didn’t push forward the story enough through the rest of the play. Some plays we read were more like novels and used too much narration.

BBC: Ten tips for writing a play for radio

Sounds similar to writing short stories. With 5,000 words or less, you don’t have a lot of time to set up the world and characters. You can’t frontload your story with a lot of world building exposition. Actually, I’ve never listened to a podcast that went too deep into describing how to world worked. They were all character or event focused.

Realistic Dialogue

It’s so important to have dialogue that sounds natural. Audience will be filtering it through their “reality filter” – is this how people actually talk? Be honest to your world, but if you’re writing something contemporary, be sure to make it natural sounding. 

How to Write a Killer Podcast Script

Books and movies sometimes get away with conversations that would never happen in real life. But, it seems that won’t work for audio.

Read Your Story Out loud

When I say read it out loud, actually stand and really articulate every sentence and make sure it feels right to the mouth and it lands well. 

The Creative Penn: Writing for Audio with Jules Horne

Back in college, I used to read my essay’s out loud to check for any grammatical errors. Now, I have my Kindle read the stories to me. It does make sense to perform your story before submitting it. You need to make sure it’ll be good as an audio drama.

Use short and simple sentences

“Remember, time goes in only one direction; listeners can’t go back to try to figure out who or what you were talking about at the beginning of your voice track.”

NPR Training: ‘Would you say it that way?’ Tips on writing for your voice

A bit like writing for a blog but for different reasons. In blogging, you want short sentences so your post remains scannable.

There seems to be a little difference between writing for reading and writing a story for audio. I tend to create large casts. Apparently, that’s not going to work in audio. Our stories need to be simple yet still engaging.

Do you have any advice for writers looking to submit their stories to a podcast? Comment below.

More Resources

Writing for Audio: Understanding Attunement

Writing for Audio – 6 Top Tips from a Radio Professional

Mary’s tricks for writing fiction for audio