(This article was originally published on the Simplecast blog September 27, 2022) In audio drama (or, fiction podcasts), dialogue is your most significant way of developing characters and relationships. And no pressure, but it can make or break the listening experience for many audience members. When dialogue feels forced or unnatural, even the best plot […]

(This article was originally published on the Simplecast blog on October 4, 2022) National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is a program that encourages participants to write a fifty thousand word novel over the course of November. I did my first NaNoWriMo ten years ago, but didn’t truly devote myself to the challenge until NaNoWriMo […]