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Recent Episodes

  • Scrivener vs. Word: Debating the Merits

    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

  • Why Every Author Needs a Writing Group

    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

  • The Art of Not Explaining

    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

  • Meet Pete Aldin

    Meet Pete Aldin

    This article first appeared in The Working Margins, our newsletter. Like many authors, the roots of Pete Aldin’s storytelling lie in his younger years. His adolescence saw him penning song lyrics, comedy skits and fan fic. But it wasn’t until his 40th birthday that Pete took the writing part of his self seriously and began…

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  • Meet Bryan Chaffin

    Meet Bryan Chaffin

    This article first appeared in The Working Margins, our newsletter. Bryan began his writing career as editor-in-chief of The Mac Observer, a role he fulfilled for 23 years. During that long run, he tech edited, contributed to, co-wrote, and wrote several For Dummies… titles. But the sweet siren song of fiction always called him, and he published his…

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