HeyJaredWriting Woods with Victoria Griffin
Welcome, storytellers. Step into the Writing Woods, away from pressures and distractions. Join professional book editor Victoria Griffin for relaxed chats about writing. Let's improve our craft, foster our passion for writing, and plant the seeds to grow together.
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The way we're taught to read shapes how we write (opens the original)
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🌳 Explore the free Writing Woods community: https://writingwoods.com The way you were taught to read in high school may still be shaping the way you write. Most high school English classes teach only one perspective on literature. But understanding other critical lenses can give writers more ways to create meaning in their stories. ⏱️ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - High school English still shapes your writing 01:03 - New Criticism 02:26 - Readers need more than one lens 05:13 - Stories need more than lite
The audiobook debate was never about reading (opens the original)
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🌳 Explore the free Writing Woods community: https://writingwoods.com Do audiobooks count as reading? The answer gets more interesting once we stop arguing about the word “reading” and start asking what audiobooks actually preserve, change, and add to the experience of a story. Let's start asking the right questions about audiobooks and print books and learn how the answers impact our craft as writers. ⏱️ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - The audiobook debate 01:18 - What do we mean by reading? 02:37 - The wro
The outlining method that is converting pantsers (opens the original)
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🌳 Explore the free Writing Woods community: https://writingwoods.com I used to hate outlining because I thought knowing the story in advance took all the fun out of writing. Then I discovered that deep outlining preserves the wonder... while making the drafting process easier and more fun. Deep outlining might actually be the perfect approach for pantsers, and it can lead to more freedom in the writing process. ⏱️ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - Why pantsers hate outlining 01:59 - Why traditional outlines f
You aren't crazy… something is making writing harder nowadays (opens the original)
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Is writing getting harder? We have more tools, information, and opportunities than ever before. But, for all its benefits, does our modern environment make creativity more difficult? Let's explore whether or not modern life is crowding out our creativity. We'll discuss what we can do as writers to deliberately create space for what matters most. 🏕️ Join Camp: https://writingwoods.com/camp ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Why writing feels harder 01:49 - Modern life crowds out creativity 02:46 - Why mind
Writers told me what they needed… so I built it (opens the original)
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🏕️ Become a Founding Camper by Monday: writingwoods.com/camp See you in the Writing Woods! - Victoria ⏱️ TIME STAMPS 00:00 - What writers actually need 01:18 - Knowledge vs. environment problems 03:05 - Building a better writing environment 04:27 - Finding writing community 05:55 - Keeping your writing visible 07:49 - What helps you show up? 09:09 - Welcome, Founding Campers ⸻ #WritingCommunity #WritersLife #WritingWoods
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