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Want Readers to Care? Build Characters Who Bleed (Advice from a Writing Coach)

Want readers to care about your story? Don’t write perfect characters—write ones who bleed. Writing coach Kevin T. Johns shares…

Setting the Stage for Suspense: How to Use Atmosphere to Raise the Stakes

Writing coach Kevin T. Johns shows how setting can do more than describe a scene—it can raise the stakes, deepen…

How to Escalate Conflict Without Losing Control: A Writing Coach’s Proven Method

Discover writing coach Kevin T. Johns’ proven method for escalating story conflict while keeping control of your narrative and structure.…

Kevin’s CTE Formula: A Writing Coach’s 3-Step Method for Raising Stakes (that Actually Works)

Discover Kevin T. Johns’ CTE Formula—Clarity, Tension, Escalation—and learn how to write gripping conflict that raises stakes and keeps readers…

Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Writing Coach Podcast -- The Writing Coach 100

Welcome to episode #100 of The Writing Coach podcast. In this special milestone episode, Kevin answers questions from listeners and clients.

Julie Evelyn Joyce: 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Winner -- The Writing Coach 098

In episode #98 of The Writing Coach podcast, host Kevin T. Johns speaks with 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize winner…

Jennifer Blanchard on How to Write Your Damn Story -- The Writing Coach 097

In episode #97 of The Writing Coach podcast, host Kevin T. Johns speaks with screenwriter and story coach Jennifer Blanchard.

Rea Frey on the Benefits of Stepping Outside of the Rules -- The Writing Coach 096

In episode #96 of The Writing Coach podcast, host Kevin T. Johns speaks with author Rea Frey about the benefits…

Don't Let the Haters Stop you

Over the last two weeks, I have received many, many emails and Tweets accusing me of being a racist because The…

The Silence of Creativity -- The Writing Coach 092

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers…

The Unstoppable Power of Showing Up

I’m on author, speaker, and business school professor David Burkas' mailing list. Burkas opened his first email of the New…

The Marquis de Sade Didn't Have a Writing Coach

I write a lot about the benefits of working with a writing coach. (Go figure, huh? The writing coach likes…