We interviewed romance author Pinar Tarhan about her unconventional productivity tips for writers! Because we had so much to talk about this is only part one of our amazing conversation!
No writer is the same, and so we need to discover what advice techniques work for us. Pinar Tarhan helps break down the “rules” of writing so we can write more freely.
Pinar Tarhan is the author of several romance novels that even men like, including A Change Would Do You Good, A Change Would Do You Better, and Making a Difference. She has also written books about writing romance, including Writing The Ultimate Non-Tragic Romance: Your Guide to Creating Memorable and Uplifting Novels and Screenplays and How To Write An Amazing Romance Novel.
1:45–11:15 What makes a story a story?
11:15–13:43 The value of experiencing new things
13:43–16:12 Call to Action responses
16:12–20:21 Introducing Pinar Tarhan
20:21–37:46 Writing advice that doesn’t apply to everyone (multi-tasking, accountability partners, etc.)
37:46–44:17 Hey Jon Meyers – Emily teaches Jon Meyers about the language of whales
44:17–54:48 The Final Act – a game created by Jon Meyers
Call to Action Responses
Today we heard from Alison Rayner from Wales, who responded to our question, “What would your community rename you based on your positive characteristics?”
Want to respond to that or any of our other call to actions? It’s not too late! You can respond in the show notes to any of our episodes!
HEY JON MEYERS
Learn more about today’s secret topic here!
Call to Action
Guess what? We forgot to share the call to action!
Because we didn’t plan on recording two episodes, we left it out!
So here it is. Relating to the Hey Jon Meyers topic and Pinar Tarhan’s experience with speaking multiple languages, we want to know what different “languages” you speak. These can be literal languages, or they can be just things you say such as idioms, slang, unique speech patterns, inside jokes, etc. How does this affect your writing and dialogue?
Let us know in the comments below!
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2 responses to “Unconventional productivity tips for writers with Pinar Tarhan (Episode 9)”
Is the language of movies a thing? Because I have a movie quote for just about any and every situation you can think of. And if a movie quote doesn’t fit, I will quote The Office.
Haha absolutely!