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How to Refine Your Craft Techniques with Author Matt Dickerson

In episode 27 of the Writing Gym podcast, you’ll discover:
How to juggle a busy career and still find time to write
How separating writing and revision can increase productivity
How setting time-based goals vs. word count-base goals can optimize motivation
How to evolve from caricatures to multi-dimensional characters
How to use action and dialogue to develop your characters
How ‘unraveling’ your novel can improve it in the long run

First, here’s a little about Matt and his amazing writing achievements:

Matt Dickerson is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction in a variety of genres, including fly fishing, outdoors, nature and environmental writing. Matt’s works appear in a variety of print and online magazines and he is a popular speaker on a variety of topics including creative creative writing, fantasy literature, especially on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. His works of fiction include two companion volumes of medieval historical heroic romance titled The Finnsburg Encounter and The Rood in the Torc: The Song of Kristinge, Son of Finn. He has also published a three volume fantasy novel collectively titled The Chronicles of Gondisle  and a pair of works of creative narrative nonfiction books on nature, ecology, trout and flyfishing titled Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Flyfishing and the Waters of Appalachia and Trout in the Desert on flyfishing human habits in the cold waters of the arid southwest. Matt is currently a professor at Middlebury College and is co-directing and teaching the Northern Pen Young Writer’s Conference.

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Mentioned in this podcast:
Matt Dickerson and his books
Northern Pen Young Writer’s Conference
Walter Wangerin, Jr.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Madeleine L’Engle
The Writing Gym
QUIRK O’ THE WEEK: Annalisa once rode down a snow-covered hill on a toboggan, and guest Matt Dickerson was steering. Because Annalisa is so short, she couldn’t even see over Matt, but trusted him to get them down the hill safely. Spoiler: they survived and are here to tell the tale!

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CREDITS
The Writing Gym Podcast is hosted by Andi Brixey, Personal Trainer in The Writing Gym.
It features Annalisa Parent, the resident writing coach in The Writing Gym.
Audio Production by Tito Heiderer
“Happy Go Lucky” Theme Composed by Rob Taylor
Theme Music Performed by Clint Bierman
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