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  • He Lies to People to Find Out If They're Lying | James Franklin Williams Jr.!

    He Lies to People to Find Out If They're Lying | James Franklin Williams Jr.!
    2026/10/12
    He Lies to People to Find Out If They're Lying | James Franklin Williams Jr.! Thomas J. Bellezza talks with storyteller and author James Franklin Williams Jr. about collecting true paranormal accounts and turning them into books. They cover why the person always mattered more than the entity, the method he uses to catch people lying, following the order a witness tells it in rather than restructuring, and dropping a real personality into any scenario.

    ▶ James F. Williams' Books: https://link.amazon/B06zOn61h
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    1 時間 7 分
  • She Hid His Daughter for Two Years, and Readers Loved It | Emma Bennett Interview!

    She Hid His Daughter for Two Years, and Readers Loved It | Emma Bennett Interview!
    2026/09/25
    She Hid His Daughter for Two Years, and Readers Loved It | Emma Bennett Interview! Thomas J. Bellezza talks with romance author Emma Bennett about writing the happily ever after, why a sequel can undo it, and the miscommunication trope that split her readers. They get into how much accuracy historical fiction actually owes its readers, blending genres without losing what fans came for, and finding the emotional core of an experience you've never had.

    ▶ Emma Bennet Books: https://link.amazon/B0g0YQ5y9
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    1 時間 44 分
  • A Passing Character in the Novel Is the Hero of the Game | Building the World of Maya!

    A Passing Character in the Novel Is the Hero of the Game | Building the World of Maya!
    2026/09/11
    A Passing Character in the Novel Is the Hero of the Game | Building the World of Maya! Thomas J. Bellezza talks with filmmaker Anand Gandhi and game designer Zain Memon about Maya, a narrative universe spanning novels, games, graphic novels, and film. They cover starting from the question rather than the plot, simulating an entire ecology before writing a line, building villains whose arguments actually hold, and how arguing both sides changed their own positions.

    ▶ MAYA: SEED TAKES ROOT: https://amzn.to/4hfyGeS
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    1 時間 2 分
  • In My Head It Was a Thunderstorm. On the Page It Said "It Was Raining." | April Dávila!

    In My Head It Was a Thunderstorm. On the Page It Said "It Was Raining." | April Dávila!
    2026/09/08
    In My Head It Was a Thunderstorm. On the Page It Said "It Was Raining." | April Dávila! Thomas J. Bellezza talks with author and writing coach April Dávila about voice, revision, and mindfulness in the writing process. They cover journaling as voice practice, why she cuts most of her dialogue, the word searches she runs in final passes, cutting a character she loved, and why writing every day is the advice she'd most like to retire. Her craft book Sit Write Here is out now.

    ▶ April Dávila's Books: https://amzn.to/3TGOEWp
    ▶ Sit. Write. Here: https://amzn.to/4xA4lx9
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    51 分
  • Conflict Doesn't Mean Somebody Gets Shot | Dawn Reno Langley Interview!

    Conflict Doesn't Mean Somebody Gets Shot | Dawn Reno Langley Interview!
    2026/09/08
    Thomas J. Bellezza talks with author and teacher Dawn Reno Langley about writing while traveling, why every scene needs action even in a memoir, and how character names carry assumptions before a reader knows anything else. They cover conflict that isn't violent, describing it through a character's eyes, breaking the second-person rule, and delivering a theme without preaching.

    ▶ Dawn Reno Langley's Books: https://amzn.to/4ymC0ef
    ▶ The Sunflower: https://amzn.to/4wK9QbB
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Laura Lekkos on Character, POV, and Writing Cinematically!

    Laura Lekkos on Character, POV, and Writing Cinematically!
    2026/07/31
    Laura Lekkos on Character, POV, and Writing Cinematically! Screenwriter and debut novelist Laura Lekkos joins The Write Mindset to talk craft. Thomas J. Bellezza and Laura dig into moving from screenplays to long-form fiction, writing cinematically and using "room tone," building two distinct POVs, letting characters fail, why character drives plot, and the network side of a writing career. Her debut novel All the Little Ways is out now.

    ▶ LAURA LEKKOS' BOOKS: https://amzn.to/4frGTMo
    ▶ ALL THE LITTLE WAYS: https://amzn.to/4fAqd3V
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    53 分
  • Shalini Abeysekara on White Room Syndrome, Spice, and the Market!

    Shalini Abeysekara on White Room Syndrome, Spice, and the Market!
    2026/07/17
    Shalini Abeysekara on White Room Syndrome, Spice, and the Market! Former corporate lawyer and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Shalini Abeysekara joins The Write Mindset to talk craft and the business of publishing. Thomas J. Bellezza and Shalini dig into reverse-engineering the market, cutting 27,000 words from a debut, fixing white room syndrome, writing morally gray characters, handling editor notes, and her duology This Monster of Mine and This Blade of Ours.

    ▶ SHALINI ABEYSEKARA'S BOOKS: https://amzn.to/4wH4PBc
    ▶ THIS BLADE OF OURS: https://amzn.to/44oeMaB
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    57 分
  • Martha Conway on Prose, POV, and Writing Two Worlds at Once!

    Martha Conway on Prose, POV, and Writing Two Worlds at Once!
    2026/07/14
    Martha Conway on Prose, POV, and Writing Two Worlds at Once! Award-winning author and Stanford writing teacher Martha Conway joins The Write Mindset to talk craft. Thomas J. Bellezza and Martha dig into lyrical vs. purple prose, how to handle research without info-dumping, why beautiful words must serve character or plot, breaking the rules that make your style, distinct POV voices, and the dual-world structure of her new novel We Meet Apart.

    ▶ MARTHA CONWAY'S BOOKS: https://amzn.to/3R8dRI7
    ▶ WE MEET APART: https://amzn.to/4oTBvV7
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    1 時間 1 分