Ranked #1
Episode 3 - Last Search: Mystery Critique
Episode 3 - Last Search: Mystery Critique
In this episode, Alyssa and Leslie critique the opening pages of a mystery novel in progress. They discuss: tense, point... Read more
28 Apr 2015
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39mins
Ranked #2
Episode 109: Where to Begin Your Story?
Episode 109: Where to Begin Your Story?
In this episode, fiction editors Leslie and Clark critique the prologue and first chapter of From the Flame, a fantasy n... Read more
7 Aug 2017
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47mins
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Ranked #3
Episode 52 - Hard Reboot, Dystopian YA Critique
Episode 52 - Hard Reboot, Dystopian YA Critique
Alyssa & Leslie critique the prologue and opening of chapter one from JF Erickson’s Hard Reboot. They discuss worldb... Read more
2 Mar 2016
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36mins
Ranked #4
Episode 56 - Mystery at Blackstone’s Stables, Historical Mystery Critique
Episode 56 - Mystery at Blackstone’s Stables, Historical Mystery Critique
Alyssa & Leslie critique the opening of Saralee Etter’s Mystery at Blackstone’s Stables, and discuss deft character ... Read more
1 Apr 2016
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34mins
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Ranked #5
Episode 5 - Think Tank: Middle Grade Fantasy Short Story Critique
Episode 5 - Think Tank: Middle Grade Fantasy Short Story Critique
In this episode, Alyssa and Leslie critique an excerpt from a middle grade fantasy book. They discuss: point of view/hea... Read more
28 Apr 2015
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31mins
Ranked #6
128. How to Take Your Story from Pretty Good to WOW!
128. How to Take Your Story from Pretty Good to WOW!
In this episode, Story Grid certified editors Leslie Watts and Lori Puma critique “Night Fishing,” a coming of age short... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #7
Episode 50 - Feather the Painter, Fantasy Critique
Episode 50 - Feather the Painter, Fantasy Critique
Alyssa & Leslie critique the opening of Mary Pat Lynch’s Feather the Painter, a fantasy novel. They discuss repetiti... Read more
17 Feb 2016
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38mins
Ranked #8
Episode 62 - Forged, a YA paranormal adventure
Episode 62 - Forged, a YA paranormal adventure
In episode 62, Leslie and Alyssa critique the opening of Jennifer Hale and Holly Mora’s Forged, a YA paranormal adventur... Read more
11 May 2016
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34mins
Ranked #9
Episode 76: The Automatic Author: Literary Science Fiction Critique
Episode 76: The Automatic Author: Literary Science Fiction Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Marcelo Mendes’s “The Automatic Author” an as yet unpubl... Read more
31 Aug 2016
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41mins
Ranked #10
Episode 101: Check Your Narrative Distance
Episode 101: Check Your Narrative Distance
In this episode, fiction editors Leslie and Clark critique the beginning of Osweyth, an epic fantasy novel inspired by C... Read more
10 May 2017
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42mins
Ranked #11
Episode 77: Snow Like Ashes: Literary Short Story Critique
Episode 77: Snow Like Ashes: Literary Short Story Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Brian McWilliams’s “Snow Like Ashes” an as yet unpublish... Read more
14 Sep 2016
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45mins
Ranked #12
Episode 63 - Posted as Missing, an Action-Adventure Romance
Episode 63 - Posted as Missing, an Action-Adventure Romance
In this episode, Leslie and Alyssa critique the opening of Michael Walsh's Posted as Missing, an action-adventure romanc... Read more
18 May 2016
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44mins
Ranked #13
Episode 71: Daughter of the Flood: Magical Realism Critique
Episode 71: Daughter of the Flood: Magical Realism Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Chrishaun Keller-Hanna's “Daughter of the Flood,” an as ... Read more
20 Jul 2016
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38mins
Ranked #14
Episode 67 - Hypnotic Destiny: YA Fantasy Critique
Episode 67 - Hypnotic Destiny: YA Fantasy Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Charlie Reale’s Hypnotic Destiny, an as yet unpublished ... Read more
15 Jun 2016
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39mins
Ranked #15
Episode 105: Do Your Scenes Work?
Episode 105: Do Your Scenes Work?
In this episode, fiction editor Leslie Watts and guest editor Valerie Francis critique the prologue of Shadow Falls, a t... Read more
28 Jun 2017
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55mins
Ranked #16
Episode 75: The Wolf and the Ravens: Historical Fiction Critique
Episode 75: The Wolf and the Ravens: Historical Fiction Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of D.J. Umber's The Wolf and the Ravens, an as yet unpublis... Read more
24 Aug 2016
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36mins
Ranked #17
Episode 93: The Writer’s Internal Genre
Episode 93: The Writer’s Internal Genre
In this episode, Leslie and Clark talk about the internal genre for your journey as a writer. As writers, we face resist... Read more
15 Feb 2017
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34mins
Ranked #18
Episode 116: The Five Commandments of Story with Shawn Coyne
Episode 116: The Five Commandments of Story with Shawn Coyne
In this episode, Leslie is joined by Shawn Coyne, the author of T_he Story Grid: What Good Editors Know_. They discuss t... Read more
19 Oct 2017
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #19
Episode 66 - Castor Revelations: Science Fiction/Fantasy Critique
Episode 66 - Castor Revelations: Science Fiction/Fantasy Critique
In this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Stephen Allan’s Kastori Revelations, a published science... Read more
8 Jun 2016
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37mins
Ranked #20
Episode 108: Narrative Drive—Compelling Your Reader to Turn the Page
Episode 108: Narrative Drive—Compelling Your Reader to Turn the Page
In this episode, fiction editors Leslie Watts and Anne Hawley critique the first chapter of Esperanza, a science fiction... Read more
28 Jul 2017
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50mins
