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The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

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Character Development
Dabble
Indie Publishing
Writing
Writing Process
Short Stories
60-Day Novel Challenge
Storytelling
Self-Publishing
Creative Writing
Nanowrimo
Science Fiction
Writing Craft
Writing Techniques
Author Mindset
Amber and Danielle Brown
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Character Arcs
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Story Crafters talking about the magic of storytelling and giving you the tools to craft your story. We’re launching a new kind of online writing community. One where we can all find support, encouragement, ideas, and inspiration. A place where we can all write together. A place where we can celebrate failures and successes, find mentors, and work together to get published.

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Latest Episodes

Liv Constantine returns to the Story Craft Café to talk about the new psychological thriller Promise Me Never—and to pull back the curtain on how great suspense is actually built.

Hank and Liv dig into the craft behind the twists readers have come t... more

What if the problem with your creativity is not that you need more freedom? What if you need a smaller box? In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about forced scarcity: the creative practice of putting restrictions on yourself so y... more

What do you do with a first draft once you finally type “The End”?

You put it in a drawer.

At least for a little while.

In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about one of the hardest transitions in the writing process: moving fr... more

Some characters walk onto the page, do their job, and disappear.

Others stay with us.

In this Fireside Chat, Hank Garner and Abby Mathews talk about round, flat, and foil characters—and why each one matters more than writers often realize. Not ever... more

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Recent Guests

Liv Constantine
Author of Promise Me Never, and writer of psychological suspense
Episode: Liv Constantine on Promise Me Never, Writing Killer Twists, and Keeping Readers Up at Night | SCC 285
Kevin Tumlinson
The Wordslinger
Kevin Tumlinson / Wordslinger
Episode: Kevin Tumlinson: The Indie Publishing Renaissance | SCC 281
Yasmeen Salama
Writer and newest Dabblers member
The Story Craft Cafe / Dabble
Episode: Meet The Dabblers: Yasmeen Salama | SCC 274
Jeff Elkins
Dialogue Doctor, author and coach
Dialogue Doctor
Episode: Get A Story Checkup With The Dialogue Doctor Jeff Elkins | SCC 266
Jim Butcher
Author of The Dresden Files
Dresden Files author
Episode: Bringing Your Series To The Point of 'All Is Lost' with Jim Butcher | SCC 265
Steve Bowyer
Co-owner of Athon Books, expert in writing and publishing
Athon Books
Episode: Fireside Chat: Celebrating Four Years of DabbleU Campus! | SCC 264
Steve Beaulieu
Co-owner of Athon Books; author publishing as Jamie Castle
Athon Books
Episode: Ask Me Anything with Steve Beaulieu | SCC 263
Joe Bunting
Founder of The Right Practice; Wall Street Journal best-selling author; ghostwriter
The Right Practice
Episode: Developmental Editing and Twig, with Joe Bunting | SCC 262
Keith Manley
Author, pastor, musician, and AI tool advocate; author of The AI-Assisted Author
Episode: Using AI tools to make your writing stronger with Keith Manley | SCC 261

Hosts

Hank Garner
Host of The Story Craft Cafe Podcast
Abby Matthews
Host and co-host on Fireside Chats and The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

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Perfect Plots Using The Plot Grid With Claire Fraise | SCC 232
Q: How do you handle revisions with the Plot Grid?
She uses Google Sheets with a fresh tab for each draft, duplicating previous grids to reflect the new draft, and keeps a bird's-eye view of the book to identify gaps, foreshadowing, and subplots during revisions.
Perfect Plots Using The Plot Grid With Claire Fraise | SCC 232
Q: How has using the Plot Grid changed your writing process?
Claire describes starting with five key plot points, then layering in the hero's journey and a whiteboard brain-dump of scenes before finalizing the Plot Grid, which helps predict plot holes and map character development.
Dabble’s 60-Day Novel Challenge: Weekly Live Q&A Show 11/20/25 | SCC 244
Q: What's a decent budget to end a publish?
You can bootstrap with low costs (covers, editing, formatting) or invest more for professional outputs; costs vary widely, with some sharing exact amounts for editing, covers, and ARCs to illustrate ranges and tradeoffs.
Dabble’s 60-Day Novel Challenge: Weekly Live Q&A Show 11/20/25 | SCC 244
Q: Is it okay to have a quick scene less than 150 words to show a transition?
Yes, but it should serve the story and advance the plot; the scene should have a purpose beyond a simple transition and fit the chapter's pacing.
Dabble’s 60-Day Novel Challenge: Weekly Live Q&A Show 11/20/25 | SCC 244
Q: After the challenge, can you still access sprints?
Yes. There are regular sprints three days a week after the challenge, plus live replay options and ways to host your own sprints anywhere using wordsprints.org.

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What is The Story Craft Cafe Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on craft-focused conversations for writers, with repeated emphasis on character, plot structure, world-building, and practical writing workflows. Across episodes, hosts explore techniques like building believable protagonists and antagonists, crafting compelling openings, mapping a six-beat story arc, and using tools and community features to support steady writing progress. Sponsorships from a cloud-based writing platform are woven into many episodes, often as practical demonstrations of how to organize notes, drafts, and collaboration. A standout aspect is the hands-on, workshop-style format that invites audience participation, live exercises, and templates that listeners can apply immediately to their own projects. The ... more

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