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There are many talks on the internet about writing, but nothing like Write Pack Radio. Write Pack Radio features a panel of writers--traditional published, independent published, hybrirds, and hopefuls, who explore the maze of the writing industry.

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It is time, you tell yourself, to attend a writers' conference—or maybe a convention—or what about that expo you have heard about? But you pause. You wonder if it is worth all of the expense. You wonder if there aren't... more

Critique Groups, Critique Partners, Beta Readers: the Good, the Bad, the Snooty In this episode we have special guest, history fiction author J.F. Ridgley. We also introduce a new member to The Write Pack: Meredith Tate Critique groups,... more

Writing from the Headlines Write Pack explores writing from fiction based on the headlines. Writing fiction from the headlines is a form of immediate writing. Is it possible to write fiction from the headlines or is this a luxury saved for the TV... more

The Write Pack explores the questions about violence in fiction. What is an appropriate level of violence in a story? Of course this all depends on the genre and the story, but when is it over the top? It depends on the unwritten contract... more

Women in Fiction: Characters vs. Caricatures Are women portrayed reasonably in fiction or is it a reflection of our current society? Does fiction display the social pressures placed on women or does it create caricatures? Whose fantasies are... more

Observations of a Serial Reader What makes a series good? When should it end? When you write a series, you need to love your character but you can grow to hate them. Do writers continue to write a series once it grows stale... more

To Blog or Not to Blog Wherever a writer turns, they are told to blog. But does an author or an author trying to break in should blog? Should we blog just to blog? What are the dangers of blogging? If time, strength, and readership attention... more

Is getting the idea for a story the hardest part of writing? Not in the opinion of the Write Pack. Despite many people coming up to writers with the aged old conversation of ?I have an idea for a great [story] [book] [TV show] [movie]. If... more

Marks of a Writer Town Recently, St. Louis was listed as the best city for writers. But, what makes a town appealing to writers? What do writers look for in the places where they live? What is so great about St. Louis as a writer's town?... more

The Schools of Mystery, the Tropes, and the Clichés Recorded on Dashiell Hammett's birthday, the Write Pack explore the schools, tropes, and clichés of the mystery genre, Why does there always have to be a... more

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