Working Writers
Practical conversations about writing, publishing, and building a career as a working writer.
Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin
Recent Episodes
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Scrivener vs. Word: Debating the Merits
Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin present the writing Battle Royale: Scrivener vs. Word. They break down the relative merits of both apps, from drafting and organizing a novel to editing,… Read more
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Why Every Author Needs a Writing Group
Working Writers is a podcast about the craft, tools, publishing, and business of writing, hosted by Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin. Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin dig into writing and… Read more
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The Art of Not Explaining
Working Writers is a podcast about the craft, tools, publishing, and business of writing, hosted by Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin. Pete Aldin and Bryan Chaffin talk about trusting your… Read more
Latest from the Blog
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Pete’s Analog Writing Tools
This article first appeared in The Working Margins, our newsletter. In Episode 4, Pete and Bryan talked about two of the various software tools in a writer’s toolbox: Scrivener and Microsoft Word. There are many apps out there for writing, but some of us still kick it old school with the books. To wit, the…
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Learning More from Critiquing Others
This article first appeared in The Working Margins, our newsletter. One of the many topics we touched on in Working Writers #3 was the idea of learning from critiquing others. This likely doesn’t occur to most new writers, and we wanted to delve a little deeper into it. The basic idea is that it’s easier to learn—and…
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On Avoiding Info Dumps
This article first appeared in The Working Margins, our newsletter. In Episode 2, Bryan and Pete unpacked the issues caused by “info dumping” (clunky expositions that clutter the page). Here are some thoughts on smoother, more natural ways of weaving information into the story you’re telling. Leverage your dialogue. One of dialogue’s best qualities is…
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