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SW 113 DIS Dialogue 001 - Grammar and Style Sep 29, 2020

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We begin our journey into dialogue and start with the basics. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Web: JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing

SW 112 INT on Exposition: Micheal Abramson Aug 16, 2020

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We discuss some of the ways Micheal Abramson handled exposition is his novel Dominant Trait. www.Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing jbendoski@gmail.com

SW 111 INT Exposition Part 5 - Other Perspectives Jul 15, 2020

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We talk with Mark Everglade, T. K. Young, and Joseph Hurtgen about their views on exposition, and how they handled it in their own novels.Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing Email: jbendoski@gmail.com

SW 110 DIS Exposition Part 4 - Essential Parts Jun 19, 2020

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We cover interiority and the essential parts of the exposition that are needed for the story to work. Email us at: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our website Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing

SW109 DIS Exposition: Part 3 Apr 24, 2020

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We are still talking about exposition, backstory, and flashbacks. email: jbendoski@gmail.com website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing

SW108 DIS Exposition: Part 2 Mar 30, 2020

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We continue our discussion on EXPOSITION with examples from The Expanse and John Updike. Email: jbendoski@gmail.com Website: Joseph-Bendoski.com/Start-Writing

SW107 DIS Exposition: Part 1 Jan 30, 2020

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If Start Wars cut all exposition we wouldn't get this line, "Luke, I am your father." We talk about techniques to make exposition work and bring more life into your work. Visit our site JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing or send us an email: jbendoski@gmail.com. Pick up the material for the examples on our website and help support the show.

SW106 DIS Chapter Cliffhangers Nov 19, 2019

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We discuss how to end chapters with cliffhangers, and what are the essential components that make a cliffhanger work, and what needs to come after. Website: Joseph-Bendoski/Start-Writing Email:jbendoski@gmail.com

SW104 DIS The End with Cliffhangers Aug 28, 2019

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We discuss why you would end a book with a cliffhanger, the risks, and rewards of doing it, and look at some examples that have ended stories with cliffhangers successfully. Contact us: jbendoski@gmail.com or visit us for show notes at JosephBendoski.com/Start-Writing

SW103 DIS Elements of a Happy Ending Jul 06, 2019

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We continue our discussion of ending with a specific focus on happy ones. email us jbendoski@gmail.com or visit our site www.josephbendoski.com

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