Writers' Toolbox
Story Excavator and Magical Mystery CoachHi! We are Tina (Story Excavator) and Ina (Magical Mystery Coach) and we’re both writers and writing coaches. The Writers' Toolbox podcast is dedicated to helping you crack the craft of writing fiction. Each episode, we trade off teaching each other, and by extension hopefully you, about a different writing technique that excites us.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 12 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationHow To | |||
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This is the sixth and final episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. Dramatic irony is not just the perfect tool for making readers cry, but to make them laugh out loud, too! Especially suitable for children’s and young adult books, but also in lig... more
This is the sixth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. She covers how to assess and improve your story momentum and structural pacing. To see a visual of the momentum measure table and read more on the topic, visit: www.storyexcavat... more
This is the fifth episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. Tragic stories can reach epic heights with a good dose of dramatic irony—this goes all the way back to Shakespeare and the ancient Greeks. Using Game of Thrones and Arcane: League of Legend... more
This is the fifth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. She breaks down the complex diagnostic tool of content versus function and explains how it can help improve your pacing, structure, and help you check that your scenes are accomplishing... more
This is the fourth episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. Prologues are beloved and hated, but instead of going too much into whether you should or shouldn’t use it, we’ll talk about what a prologue can do to both reveal and hold back information... more
This is the fourth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Subplots can sometimes be treated as an afterthought, but their true function is to develop the emotional stakes of the story. Tina discusses what genres lend themselves most to being ... more
This is the third episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. As good dramatic irony can create incredibly tense scenes, one of the best ways to use it is to make your ending explosive. Here we cover how to do this, using Twin Peaks and The Housemaid ... more
This is the third episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Here she discusses the keys to writing characters that readers find compelling, including what to focus on with motivations, stakes, and how to embed characters into the world of the st... more
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Apple Podcasts | #170 |  Australia/Education/How To |
Apple Podcasts | #23 |  Norway/Education/How To |
Apple Podcasts | #28 |  Sweden/Education/How To |
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Two writing coaches share practical craft techniques for fiction across episodes, from shaping dramatic irony and narrative momentum to diagnosing pacing, self-editing, and handling prologues. The conversations stay technique-forward, with step-by-step frameworks, real-world examples, and repeatable methods listeners can apply to outline, draft, and revise fiction. A standout element is the blend of theory with concrete, repeatable tools (e.g., the Joe-Harry window, momentum measures, a twelve-function model for scenes) and the duo's collaborative coaching approach, which makes complex craft accessible to both aspiring and experienced writers. The show also leans into cross-media references, drawing on popular fantasy, romance, and YA for r... more
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