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Welcome to Biblio Breakdown! Here you get to hear all about great books, what they did well based on a particular theme or writing principle, and put that into practice with your own writing through the writing exercises I offer. Great books and great writing -- what’s better than that? 😀 Note: New Biblio Breakdown episodes appear on the fifth Friday of every month that has five Fridays.

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May 29, 2026 -- Using writing fundamentals to write complicated stories

2026/05/29

Andy Weir's 2021 novel Project Hail Mary is chock full of complicated science concepts, yet it's a bestseller as a book and a blockbuster as a movie. How did Weir do it? Find out what simple writing elements he used to make the story more relatable in this episode!

Exclusive sneak peek of The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories!

2025/05/30

Get your first listen of my brand new book, The Witch's Apprentice and Other Stories, coming out August 12, 2025!

January 31, 2025 -- Tackling the hard subjects in our writing

2025/01/31

When we lose someone we love, it can be incredibly hard to talk about it. Find out how author Nick Spalding uses dashes of humor and life truths in Grave Talk to make those those conversations easier.

August 30, 2024 -- Writing a quiet story to make an impact

2024/08/30

Stories about plane crashes and traveling to space are fun, but not all stories have to be big to make an impact. See how Becky Hunter used a quiet story in One Moment to change her characters in a way that will reverberate for them forever.

May 31, 2024 -- Making the absurd universal

2024/05/31

How do you take the most absurd concept ever -- aliens stopping on Earth for a layover -- and use it to make your writing more universal? Find out how Emily Jane takes ridiculous ideas and makes them completely relatable and human in On Earth As It Is on Television.

March 29, 2024 -- Making an unlikable character lovable

2024/03/29

"Enemies to lovers" usually touches on the change of relationship between two characters. But what if the enemies are the protagonist and the reader? Bonnie Garmus gives us an unlikable main character in her fantastic book Lessons in Chemistry and shows us how to make her someone to root for.

December 30, 2022 -- Using the power of simplicity in storytelling

2022/12/16

Sometimes the best writing comes from the simplicity in the prose. Find out how how Sarah Addison Allen uses this powerful tool in Other Birds.

July 29, 2022 -- Incorporating layers in our storytelling

2022/07/29

The best stories include intricate layers that enrich the work and make it better. Discover how author Sulari Gentill did it in The Woman in the Library!

April 29, 2022 -- Taking chances in our writing

2022/04/29

Learn how to take chances in your writing like Jennie Wexler did with her YA debut Where It All Lands!

Nov. 1, 2021 -- Going big in our stories

2021/10/31

Do you ever wonder how to go big -- really big -- in your stories? Listen how Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr did it with his latest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, and find out how you can do it too.

July 30, 2021 -- Recklessness in our writing

2021/07/30

In this episode, learn about how to be reckless in your writing within the context of Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer.

Apr. 30, 2021 -- Audacity in our writing

2021/05/07

The best characters and plots shock us, because they’re audacious. In The Nature of Fragile Things, author Susan Meissner shows us just how to create a fearless protagonist who must be bold when circumstances and even the earth turn against her. Listen to the episode to find out more about this incredible book and how you can use some of the same techniques in your own writing.