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REFILL: Reality TV and Making Cool Stuff

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Tim tries to answer the question from the end of last episode: "What about the work that you are doing makes you feel like it matters so much that you want to finish it?" To contact the show, email us at .

What Makes You Want To Write?

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Art comes clean about his current aversion to writing fiction, where he is struggling to find the relevance of fiction amidst the chaos of modern life. Tim asserts a much more optimistic perspective and tries to convince Art to explore his own personal history as way to reignite his love of writing, whether creative nonfiction or fiction. Enjoy the unfiltererd angst of the creative process! To contact us, e-mail .

REFILL: Writing Away From Safety

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Art explores how mining your own personal history can help create characters who feel real by sharing an embarassing similarity between his life and The Great Gatsby. To contact the show, email us at .

Choosing Point of View (with Emily Rinkema)

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Tim and Art welcome "friend of the show" to the corner booth! Emily shares that she is now an Assistant Editor at . The gang discusses how to write into a narrative with dialogue and spends a good deal of time exploring the pros and cons of the components of "Point of View" - person, tense, and mood - in practical terms so they can apply it to their own fiction. The following were resources were referenced in the discussion: (2nd person) : Mudroom Magazine (by Emily Rinkema) (3rd person) : Jake (by Tim Goodwin) To contact us, e-mail .

REFILL: Rediscovering Draft Zero

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Art describes what "Draft Zero" is in his novel writing process and outlines a four-step process for drafting the novel in 2026. To contact the show, email us at .

Preparing for Your Second Draft

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Tim reveals how he is prepping for his 2nd draft of his novel while Art explores how his process differs from Tim's, especially in what constitutes a "first draft." Join this spirited discussion already in progress to compare the ah-ha! moments to your process. To contact us, e-mail .

REFILL: Matching Feedback with Story Stages

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Art describes three different stages of story development and explains how and why he and Tim provide different types of feedback depending on the stage the story is in. "Feedback on a work in progress can nurture a story or kill it, so we try to give feedback that helps enhance its strengths rather than showcase its flaws." To contact the show, email us at .

An Interview with Heather Colley

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Tim and Art welcome into the corner booth Heather Colley, author of the debut novel . Heather Colley's short fiction has won awards including the Oxford Review of Books short fiction prize, the Hopwood Award, the BNU-Oxford short fiction prize (runner-up), and the Desperate Literature Prize shortlist. Heather is a PhD student in English Literature at Oxford University. She holds a master’s degree in literature from St Andrews University and a bachelor’s degree in the same subject from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. You can find out more about Heather Colley at . Feel free to...

REFILL: Approaching Unstoppable

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

Art explores how to get closer to feeling unstoppable. By uncovering why you want to do the work, you can fuel the creative mind to pursue your goals. Join Art as he reveals his own inner cycle of learning, forgetting, and reediscovering the simplicity of his writing fuel. To contact the show, email us at .

Starting a New Chapter (of the show)

Tiffin Inn Writing Workshop (with Imposter Syndrome & Unlimited Refills)

A new chapter of the show is upon us! Tim and Art welcome each other back to the corner booth with the classic “What I Did Last Summer” style recaps. Art does a deeper dive on writing professionally for others, specifically what worked and what didn’t in his game writing gig. Tim recounts his process improvements arising from his job change and his renewed focus on managing time more effectively. Both Tim and Art pledge new targets for Chapter Six of the show and identify goals on sharing work in progress. To contact us, e-mail .

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