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S1.E11: Maintaining Story Momentum and Pacing

Season 1 · Episode 11

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 22:44

This is the sixth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. She covers how to assess and improve your story momentum and structural pacing. To see a visual of the momentum measure table and read more on the topic, visit: https://www.storyexcavator.com/post/maintaining-story-momentum

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S1.E3: Using Humor to Engage Readers Across Genres

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 15:45

This is the second episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Here she covers likability as a key engagement tool and how humor is a powerful technique to connect with your readers and keep them engaged.Find us here:

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S1.E1: Readers Don't Ask "What Happens Next", They Predict It

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 18:18

This episode kicks off Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Here she covers the power of curiosity as a key engagement tool and why it's important to understand that your readers are active participants in your story, not passive vessels waiting to hear what happens next.

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S1.E10: Dramatic Irony for Tragedy

Season 1 · Episode 10

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 15:44

This is the fifth episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. Tragic stories can reach epic heights with a good dose of dramatic irony—this goes all the way back to Shakespeare and the ancient Greeks. Using Game of Thrones and Arcane: League of Legends as examples, we’ll look at the importance of backstory and worldview to charge a tragic scene that hits the reader hard.

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S1.E9: Self-Editing Your Prose to Hook Readers

Season 1 · Episode 9

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 17:15

This is the fifth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. She breaks down the complex diagnostic tool of content versus function and explains how it can help improve your pacing, structure, and help you check that your scenes are accomplishing more than one thing. To read more about the twelve elements that comprise the functions of a piece of fiction, visit: https://www.storyexcavator.com/post/content-versus-function

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S1.E8: Dramatic Irony in Prologues

Season 1 · Episode 8

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 17:26

This is the fourth episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. Prologues are beloved and hated, but instead of going too much into whether you should or shouldn’t use it, we’ll talk about what a prologue can do to both reveal and hold back information, looking at Mistborn: The Final Empire and Game of Thrones, and how this information changes the reader’s perception of the story—so you can make an informed choice.

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S1.E7: Engaging Readers with Subplots

Season 1 · Episode 7

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 16:06

This is the fourth episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Subplots can sometimes be treated as an afterthought, but their true function is to develop the emotional stakes of the story. Tina discusses what genres lend themselves most to being subplots and how to avoid creating a disjointed narrative.

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S1.E6: Dramatic Irony to Escalate Tension Towards the End

Season 1 · Episode 6

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 12:07

This is the third episode in Ina’s series on Dramatic Irony. As good dramatic irony can create incredibly tense scenes, one of the best ways to use it is to make your ending explosive. Here we cover how to do this, using Twin Peaks and The Housemaid as examples. Spoiler alert: we’ll talk about the reveals!

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S1.E5: Writing Engaging Characters

Season 1 · Episode 5

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 16:09

This is the third episode in Tina's series on Reader Engagement. Here she discusses the keys to writing characters that readers find compelling, including what to focus on with motivations, stakes, and how to embed characters into the world of the story.

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