The Writing Apothecary Podcast
A podcast about tips, tricks and hacks on all things writing with your host Mandi Kontos - a writer, writing mindset coach and self published author. Each month we tackle a different topic to do with writing and follow it up with a chat with a guest who will put things into perspective and finish off the topic. The Writing Apothecary is the podcast to help you understand the different layers of a novel, one topic at a time.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Characters: Desire and the Human Complex
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to our next lesson centred around the desire and human complex when it comes to characters.
I want to ask you, first, a few questions:
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Welcome to Character
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to a new month and new topic. Welcome to character. Today we are looking at an introduction on character and how they are the central …
Setting: Interview with Urban Fantasy Author Andrew Irvine
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and our next guest on the podcast. I am really excited for you guys to meet him. Andrew and I met in uni while we were studying psychology…
Setting and Character
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to our next lesson on setting. Today we're looking at setting and characters, the details, the reality and a brief look at pace in tim…
Setting: Place and time
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to our next episode on voice. Today we're looking at Place and Time when it comes to setting and how important it is for your story.
Wh…
Welcome to Setting
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to a new month and a new topic. This month we're looking at the backbone of a story.
This is a small introduction in to what to expect…
Voice: Interview with YA Fantasy Author Peta Hawker
Welcome back to the Writing Apothecary Podcast and to our first guest on the podcast. I am so excited for you guys to meet her. She is an amazing writer and woman and not to mention one…
Other ways to use voice
Episode 007
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to our last lesson on Voice.
This week we'll be looking at other ways to find voice and how to use it because there are oth…
The Types of Voice
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and to our second lesson on Voice.
This week I've broken down the ways that voice can show up in your writing. The most important takeaway…
Welcome to Voice
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary podcast and I'm so excited that we're looking at a new topic for the whole month. And this month we're looking at Voice!
We're looking at Voice!! A…
The Effects of a Healthy Writing Practice
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary Podcast and to our very last episode on Writing Practice. It's been so fun to go through the fundamentals of what a writing practice is.
In today's…
Journal Writing vs Writing Practice
Welcome back to the Writing Apothecary Podcast.
On today's episode, we're looking at journal writing versus writing practice and we touch on the differences between them.
Journal writing …
Tools for a Healthy Writing Practice
Welcome to The Writing Apothecary Podcast show notes.
In today's episode, we cover the tools you need to get your writing practice up to scratch.
Writing needs to be a ritual and that he…
Intro into Writing Practice
Welcome back to the Writing Aptohecary Podcast, our first topic that we're covering is Writing Practice.
This is such an important foundational aspect of writing and it an aspect that al…
Welcome to The Writing Apothecary
Welcome to the Writing Apothecary.
This first podcast is an introduction to me and the podcast.
I touch on my degrees and how the podcast will run.
The Writing Apothecary Podcast is going…