20 Minutes with Tim Waggoner

20 Minutes with Tim Waggoner
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By Dave Robison ARCHIVOS: Insights Episodes Episodes May 10, 2016

Tim Waggoner‘s writing spans genres, demographics, and even licensed properties. His experience both as a writer and as a professor of popular literature and creative writing give him a deep understanding of the craft… and yet his vision of that craft and it’s execution is elegantly simple.

Joined by Samantha Murphy as my co-host, we engage in 20-ish minutes of writerly discourse exploring tactics for developing your craft, writing short and long fiction, character development, and more. It’s a facinating exploration of the writerly arts (as always), and it’s all yours… just click that “PLAY” button! (and check out Tim’s Fabulous Workshop Episode)

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Showcase Episode: 20 Minutes with Tim Waggoner

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  • His Website is a great place to start, filled with fiction, non-fiction, articles, news, and more!
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Co-Host Samantha Murphy

Samantha Murphy
Samantha Murphy
Dave Robison / About Author
Dave Robison has indulged in creative pursuits his entire life. His CV includes writing Curious George fan-fiction at the age of eight, improv theater at age ten, playing trumpet at age twelve, as well as a theater degree, creating magazine cover art, writing audio scripts, designing websites, creating board games, hosting mythological roundtables and generally savoring the sweet drought of expression in all its forms. His years of exploration give him a unique, informed, and eloquent perspective on the art of storytelling.
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