Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener’s question on predictability.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve discuss the results of the AI-Author-Survey-Responses.pdf">International Thriller Writers AI Author Survey, published on March 14, 2023.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions including the importance of theme, fully formed characters, and avoiding preaching in your writing.

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In this week’s episode, Taylor shares and responds to material provided by author C.A. Newsome that explores reader expectations of characters.

C.A. Newsome is the author of the (currently) seven-book Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries. You can check them out here.

Steve also mentions a series with a bumbling woman who works at a PI firm. That series is The Charlie Davies Mysteries, and you can check it out here.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to several more writing-related questions.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a variety of writing-related questions.

If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page.

Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only teaching and information.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some thoughts on dialogue that you can apply to your stories.

Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience.

If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor shares some of the feedback and suggestions we had on book and series bibles.

Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience.

If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, we have a brief discussion on the advances in AI-generated voice technology that can be used for audiobooks, and Taylor shares some updates on her health journey.

Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience.

If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page.

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Thanks so much for joining us again this week!

In this week’s episode, Taylor responds to a listener message (thanks, Karl!) and shares her thoughts on the importance of being sure you get your entire character onto the page.

Thanks for joining us again this week, and to John for sharing his knowledge with the Taylor Steven’s Show audience.

If you have questions or suggestions for future shows, we’d love to hear from you. You can leave your suggestions as comments or find our contact information on the Connect page.

Please consider supporting Taylor on Patreon for Patreon-only teaching and information.

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