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1. Start writing fiction

   Jul 7, 20091 min

   An introduction to this album.

2. Transcript -- Start writing fiction

   Jul 7, 2009

   Transcript -- An introduction to this album.

3. Starting the writing process

   Jul 7, 200910 min

   Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.

4. Transcript -- Starting the writing process

   Jul 7, 2009

   Transcript -- Here, the novelists on the panel discuss what first attracted them to writing prose and what writing means to them.

5. Researching and influencing your fiction

   Jul 7, 20097 min

   In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.

6. Transcript -- Researching and influencing your fiction

   Jul 7, 2009

   Transcript -- In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.

7. Characters and genre

   Jul 7, 200910 min

   How do you create a believable character, and how can genre hinder or help a writer?

8. Transcript -- Characters and genre

   Jul 7, 2009

   Transcript -- How do you create a believable character, and how can genre hinder or help a writer?

9. Narrative and structural techniques

   Jul 7, 200911 min

   Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book.

10. Transcript -- Narrative and structural techniques

    Jul 7, 2009

    Transcript -- Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book.

11. Redrafting and editing

    Jul 7, 20096 min

    Good writing isn’t really about writing – it’s about rewriting. The crucial aspects to consider in the editing process, including the pace and precision of your prose.

12. Transcript -- Redrafting and editing

    Jul 7, 2009

    Transcript -- Good writing isn’t really about writing – it’s about rewriting. The crucial aspects to consider in the editing process, including the pace and precision of your prose.

13. How to keep going

    Jul 7, 20097 min

    Examining the importance of a writer’s own experience and how this feeds into prose. The value of self-criticism and how to keep writing when the going gets tough.

14. Transcript -- How to keep going

    Jul 7, 2009

    Transcript -- Examining the importance of a writer’s own experience and how this feeds into prose. The value of self-criticism and how to keep writing when the going gets tough.