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- Episode #624: Tips on Hiring and Working with a Book Cover Designer (And New Cover Reveal for Dreamlander!): Step-by-step guide to finding the right book cover designer, preparing for the design process, and achieving an effective collaboration.
- Episode #625: Why There’s No Such Thing as “Just a Story”: Four reasons why the dismissive statement “it’s just a story” is not only erroneous, but one of humanity’s most the dangerous lies.
- Episode #626: How to Create Insanely Complex Characters Using “Shadow Theory”: “Shadow theory” is one of the most intuitive tools a writer can use to identify the contrasting elements that create complex characters.
- Episode #627: 5 Ways to Use Your Character’s Shadows to Power Your Story: Here are five places in your story where you can use your character’s shadows to create amazing complexity and thematic resonance.












