The Write Focus

Learn to Twist ~ Antagonists / Quick Tips for Writers 6 / 7:21

In the Quick Tips series, episodes 6 and 7 are linked, for both are about antagonists, twisty and surprising antagonists. A truth of conflict is that a weak antagonist creates a weak Protagonist. Since we writers want our main characters to be strong, then the conflict-creator of the story needs to be equally strong. The first way to do this is to twist our readers’ expectations of the antagonist. TIMINGS * 00:40 Introduction * 0:1:12 Learn to Twist / Antagonists * 06:18 Closing Total Run Time = 3:36   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/03/quick-tip-6-learn-to-twist-721.html [https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/03/quick-tip-6-learn-to-twist-721.html]   Licensed Music with the Quick Tips content is “Simple Acoustic Guitar” from the creator applehillstudios on Audio Jungle. The music is licensed for podcast and YouTube. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration, also licensed from Audio Jungle for the purpose of podcast and YouTube. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound (turned off for this posting).   Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. As a Blast from the Past, our current focus is a series entitled Quick Tips for Writers. Here is a link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY] Select the most recent episode through the URL after the TIMINGS. Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr] * You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters * Also available: worksheet templates and a video trailer script for Discovering Your Author Brand. For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com [http://www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com]  . Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com [winkbooks@aol.com]. If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)

Ascension / MORE: Easter Season / 7:25

40. Forty days after Easter, the Resurrection of Christ Jesus, we have another important date to commemorate, a date that’s been part of the Christian Church since the early days. The first documented festival occurred in 68 A.D. Along with Easter Day, the regular observance of Sunday, and Pentecost, we have Ascension Day, the day when Christ ascended to Heaven, back to His Father. The later additions of Christmas and Epiphany were added to these four foundational dates, and all became the beating heart of the Church year. Let’s examine that 40-day span, a unit of God-time, and set our own plan for this time of transition. TIMINGS * 00:40 Introduction * 00:50 Ascension * 06:10 Closing Total Run Time = 7:10   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/ascension-more-easter-season-725.html [https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/ascension-more-easter-season-725.html]   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

Be Willing to Lose Control / Quick Tips for Writers 5 / 7:20

As writers we control many things about our writing, but times do come when we lose control. And that is not a bad thing. It’s actually a blessing. That’s our topic: Be willing to lose control. The Write Focus offers the Quick Tips for Writers series from Spring into Summer. We hope these bite-sized takes on writing inspire your words this week. TIMINGS * 00:40 Introduction * 01:10 Be Willing to Lose Control * 03:00 Closing Total Run Time = 3:59   LINKS Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/be-willing-to-lose-control-quick-tips.html [https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/be-willing-to-lose-control-quick-tips.html]   Licensed Music with the Quick Tips content is “Simple Acoustic Guitar” from the creator applehillstudios on Audio Jungle. The music is licensed for podcast and YouTube. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration, also licensed from Audio Jungle for the purpose of podcast and YouTube. Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. As a Blast from the Past, our current focus is a series entitled Quick Tips for Writers. Here is a link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY] Select the most recent episode through the URL after the TIMINGS. Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr] * You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters * Also available: worksheet templates and a video trailer script for Discovering Your Author Brand. For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com [http://www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com]  . Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com [winkbooks@aol.com]. If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)

Write a Coherent Story / Quick Tips for Writers 4 / 7:19

Our topic this time is a little tricky, but we have a fairly simple solution—if we will use that solution. Here’s the question: How do I make my writing form a coherent story? Because if the story confuses us when we finish it, in what state will our readers be? Quick Tips for Writers is a Blast from the Past, extricated from much longer episodes a year ago. TWF hopes you enjoy these quick takes. TIMINGS * 00:40 Introduction * 01:08 QT 4 Write a Coherent Story * 03:38 Closing Total Run Time = 4:38   LINKS Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/write-coherent-story-quick-tips-for.html [https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/05/write-coherent-story-quick-tips-for.html]   Licensed Music with the Quick Tips content is “Simple Acoustic Guitar” from the creator applehillstudios on Audio Jungle. The music is licensed for podcast and YouTube. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration, also licensed from Audio Jungle for the purpose of podcast and YouTube. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound (turned off for this posting).   Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. As a Blast from the Past, our current focus is a series entitled Quick Tips for Writers. Here is a link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXi3M_aM-d7JoFvT3aJEZPpneLjOH1Ur_&si=j8n2yOeaJz05H4bY] Select the most recent episode through the URL after the TIMINGS. Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr] * You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters * Also available: worksheet templates and a video trailer script for Discovering Your Author Brand. For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com [http://www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com]  . Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com [winkbooks@aol.com]. If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)

3 Cornerstones of Every Story / Quick Tips for Writers 3 / 7:18

We’re onto our third episode in the Quick Tips for Writers series. What are the three cornerstones of every story we write, no matter the length or genre or purpose? TIMINGS * 00:40 Introduction * 01:10 QT 3: Three Cornerstones of Every Story * 03:17 Closing Total Run Time = 4:17   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/three-cornerstones-of-story-quick-tips.html [https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/three-cornerstones-of-story-quick-tips.html]   Licensed Music with the Quick Tips content is “Simple Acoustic Guitar” from the creator applehillstudios on Audio Jungle. The music is licensed for podcast and YouTube. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration, also licensed from Audio Jungle for the purpose of podcast and YouTube. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound (turned off for this posting).   Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. We focus on productivity, process, craft, and tools. Support the podcast with a cup of coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winkbooksr] * You can find workbooks and templates at Buy Me a Coffee. Available is the Enter the Writing Business Workbook and templates from the Discovering Characters * Also available: worksheet templates and a video trailer script for Discovering Your Author Brand. For more links and resources, visit www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com [http://www.thewritefocus.blogspot.com]  . Write to us at winkbooks@aol.com [winkbooks@aol.com]. If you find value in this podcast, please share with your writing friends or write a review. (We’re small beans. We don’t have the advertising budget of the big peeps. You can make a difference.)