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![Subordinate Clauses - a quick, sexy guide](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/fc6dd1ca-828d-4ee2-99a4-ecdb6a88dbf3-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
Subordinate Clauses - a quick, sexy guide
SUBORDINATE ME, SANTA CLAUS Subordinate clauses are baby clauses that can’t stand all by themselves as complete thoughts and they demand a certain kind...
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![The Big Scary Fear Monster Is Really the Rock Star of Your Novel](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/10bb9307-e2b4-4e6d-9e4b-ddddf8bb919b-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
The Big Scary Fear Monster Is Really the Rock Star of Your Novel
One of my favorite writing exercises is super simple. I take a bunch of novelists and ask them: What is your protagonists more afraid...
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![Don't Be Chunky - Put Your Dialogue in Paragraphs](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/70513388-ad3c-407a-b6a7-89aa36c5342e-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
Don't Be Chunky - Put Your Dialogue in Paragraphs
It’s a super quick writing tip again today. Ready? When you’re writing dialogue, make every new speaker a new paragraph. If you’re writing kids...
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![Grammar Break Some Day vs Someday](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/9d3581f8-1d1b-482d-97fc-0d0b8ee35d1f-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
Grammar Break Some Day vs Someday
No lofty talk about exposition or your story’s theme this week. Instead, we’re going back to basics with an easy grammar tip. Some day...
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![How to Conquer The Beast Called Exposition](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/32477203-036f-40aa-b3cd-5939dd984f07-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
How to Conquer The Beast Called Exposition
Exposition. It’s a beast. And I never have a problem with it as a writer until I’m writing middle grade fiction. This podcast we’re...
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![Three Hot Tips To Make Awesome First Pages](https://episodes.castos.com/dogsaresmarterthanpeople/6a18fd47-3381-40c3-bd7b-97eaf15e356d-orange-black-coffee-man-suit-podcast-instagram-portrait-3-1.jpg)
Three Hot Tips To Make Awesome First Pages
Carrie has been talking to a lot of her authors lately about the beginning of their stories and how to make them awesome. And...