The Truth About Storytelling
A podcast for writers, readers, and creatives. On Wednesdays, host Tyrean Martinson will share insights into writing, sharing work, the hard work of repeating those actions, and seeking joy during all. On Fridays, Tyrean will share some of her own written work.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Fiction Episode - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 6
In this episode, I read out loud chapter six from Champion in the Darkness. After that, I discuss what went into the chapter, including both interior and exterior conflict in each scene, and how I fe…
Writing Episode: Some Thoughts on "Literature" and Writing What You Love
In this episode, I discuss the main definition of literature as all written work, the trouble with separating out specific works as "literary," and writing what we love.
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Fiction Friday - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 5
In this episode, I read Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 5, and then discuss what went into creating the battle scene, plus why I write multiple characters and how I write them. Find out what I lear…
Writing episode: Theme
In this episode, I discuss theme.
What is it?
How can we discover it?
How do genres work with theme?
And, how can we use it to drive our stories forward and market our books?
A few websites I used to firm…
Fiction Friday - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 4
In this episode, I read Chapter 4 of Champion in the Darkness and discuss how I named Kalidess and some of what went into building up her character in the novel.
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Writing Episode: Creating Writing Habits
In this episode, I discuss what it takes to create healthy writing habits and routines through the key elements of trigger, routine, and reward.
During this episode, I reference two writing books:
Life…
Fiction Friday - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 3
In this episode, I read chapter three from Champion in the Darkness and then discuss some of the world-building that went into the novel.
Writing Episode - Dealing with Distractions, Writing Groups, Pivots, and Promos
In this episode, I discuss how I deal with distractions through mindset and affirmation work, as well as color and visual cues. I also discuss an online writer’s group I have been a part of for over …
Fiction Friday Episode - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 2
Welcome to Fiction Friday again. Today, I will be reading Chapter 2 from Champion in the Darkness, a Christian Fantasy novel I wrote long ago. I wrote the first draft of this book in 2009, wrote the …
Writing Episode: Some Thoughts on Sharing Our Work
In this episode I discuss why we might want to share our work, places to do so, and the benefits of it.
I mentioned two books briefly in this episode:
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
And The Artist’s Wa…
Writing Episode: Tackling the Blank Page and Beginnings
Welcome to The Truth About Storytelling, episode 1: Tackling the Blank Page and Beginnings.
Brief Show Notes (Not a transcript) with Books and Shows I mentioned at the end in a casual reference secti…
Fiction Friday Episode - Champion in the Darkness, Chapter 1
Thanks for tuning into this Fiction Friday podcast of Champion in the Darkness, Chapter One: Visions with some end notes about the chapter. I am not a professional audio book narrator, but I hope by …
Introduction to The Truth About Storytelling
Welcome to the Truth About Storytelling. This is a brief introduction episode covering who, what, why, how, when, and where.