REFILL: Using Deadlines To Your Advantage Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills) podcast

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During an innocent conversation, Tim experiences imposter syndrome in real time. Luckily, we were recording it! Settle in to the corner booth with Tim as he reads his selected story “They Fired Up the Laser” into the record and subsequently wrestles with the event horizon of success. Tim and Art discuss how to stay focused on writing what you like above all else and how diligence and availability can sustain artisitic momentum. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com . Tim and Art are always happy to get the conversation started.…

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REFILL: Tapping into Emotions with Creative Nonfiction 13:09

14 days ago13:09

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Art sets aside logic and process to explore how creative nonfiction, and the emotional vulnerability it can uncover, are powerful tools in creating memorable characters. Art shares an example of creative nonfiction from his past to showcase the potential power of authenticity. Feel free to share your thoughts with us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com . Tim and Art are always happy to get the conversation started.…

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An Interview with Emily Rinkema 56:42

21 days ago56:42

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Tim and Art are joined in the corner booth by author Emily Rinkema for a lively discussion of how to create memorable flash fiction. Emily Rinkema lives and writes in northern Vermont. For her real job, she works as a district curriculum and instruction leader, supporting and facilitating professional learning for teachers and administrators. She has written about education for years, but has now shifted almost entirely to writing fiction. Her stories have recently appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly, Variant Lit, Flash Frog, Fictive Dream, Ghost Parachute, and Wigleaf, and she won the 2024 Cambridge Prize and the 2024 Lascaux Prize for flash fiction. She’s been nominated for Best Short Fictions and the Pushcart Prize, but has never been published in (or even had a tiered rejection from) HAD. When not writing or working, she enjoys spending time with Bill, her husband; Chet, her dog; and Jack Reacher the Cat. You can read her work at https://emilyrinkema.wixsite.com/my-site or follow her on X, BS, or IG (@emilyrinkema). Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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REFILL: Constraints Build Character 5:34

28 days ago5:34

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Art explores how to use a specific writing prompt as a constraint in building a character background. The prompt is "Describe your most unlikely relationship." Enjoy! Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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Finding Writing Prompts 14:50

5 weeks ago14:50

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Tim and Art discuss where they find writing prompts and how they use them to jumpstart creativity in drafting new pieces. They propose sharing writing prompts with each other and the audience, ultimately leaving the following writing prompt for everyone to work on: "Write a story about finding wisdom in the most unlikely place." If you try out the prompt and like what you have, send us an e-mail with your draft attached so we can read it on air! Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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REFILL: Breaking Terrible Habits 5:34

6 weeks ago5:34

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Art reveals his process for spotting and expelling bad habits from his writing process. A delightful example of Art's continued failure is used as an object lesson of what not to do. Enjoy! Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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The 9-Step Writing Process 27:46

7 weeks ago27:46

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Tim and Art unveil their revised 9-Step Writing Process for creating compelling stories. The 9 steps offer a sustainable approach to creative work. Try out the process and see how it aligns with your own writing strategy. Steal some tips. We won't tell. Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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REFILL: Using Deadlines to Your Advantage 5:01

8 weeks ago5:01

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Art explores the psychology of deadlines, why they work, and how you can use them to boost the productivity of your writing sessions. Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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Do I Really Need That Writing Workshop? 28:33

9 weeks ago28:33

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During the show hiatus, Tim participated in a 3-week writing workshop offered by SmokeLong Quarterly . Tim shares his overwhelmingly positive experience with Art, uncovering how the community and regular writing prompts supercharged his writing time. Listen in to discover what value there is in joining a writing community, even in short bursts. Tim and Art have kicked off 1-on-1 story coaching workshops to make it easy and affordable to get valuable guidance on your personal work. Reading & feedback services start at only $20! E-mail TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to start improving your writing today.…

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Making the Most of Reader Feedback 39:25

20 weeks ago39:25

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Tim and Art discuss trends in feedback Art has received from his beta readers on his recent stories "V-Hold" and "Donut Fridays." Together they make sense of how different people can read the same work and have wildly different reactions and, more importantly, what decisions can come out of that. Art offers a method of providing feedback to other authors in three buckets - What I Liked, What Didn't Land For Me, and My Recommendations - as a methodology to provide direct, respectful feedback instead of to being too harsh or too nice. We reference Tim's story "Jake Paul Beats Mike Tyson" in the episode. This episode is our last of the season as we transition into calendar breaks rather than episode counts. Going forward, we will take every February and March to refocus on our work and recharge the battery. Join us again in April 2025 as we kick off Season 5! In the meantime, feel free to reach out to us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to inquire about our professional reading services or just to say hi!…

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REFILL: Ethically Using AI in Your Writing Process 6:20

21 weeks ago6:20

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Building off the discussion from the previous episode, Art explores how to ethically use AI to enhance your writing. Art performs a "science experiment" using three tools within the ToolBaz AI engine : AI Writer, Character Generator, and Story Prompt Generator. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.…

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Constructive Feedback and The Case Against AI 40:42

22 weeks ago40:42

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Tim and Art discuss how to decode constructive feedback when beta readers react differently to the same text. Feedback helps identify "cracks in the sidewalk" of your story where readers can trip up. Tim and Art discuss how to use this seemingly opposing feedback to uncover the real problem areas of your story. Then Tim and Art take hard right turn into the ethics of using AI to assist your own writing (spoiler alert: hard no), diving into the "why" of how using AI to enhance your own writing (even as a starting point) is ethically dubious. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.…

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REFILL: Beta Readers vs Editors 4:53

23 weeks ago4:53

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Art explores the difference between beta readers and editors, specifically in how improving communication up front can boost the quality of the feedback on your story. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.…

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Lessons Learned and Next Year's Goals 45:38

24 weeks ago45:38

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Tim and Art close out 2024 with a look back on lessons learned this past year and new goals for 2025. Art discusses his goal to finish the first draft of his Sci-Fi novel and outlines what lessons learned have emboldened him to attempt it, while Tim discusses his desire to attempt higher word count stories in 2025 with an eye toward giving his characters more opportunity to strut their stuff. Remember, Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.…

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Self-Publishing with E.B. Hauk 40:04

25 weeks ago40:04