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Episode Nineteen: Four Reasons Revising Your Novel Feels Overwhelming
Olivia Bedford 4/7/26 Olivia Bedford 4/7/26

Episode Nineteen: Four Reasons Revising Your Novel Feels Overwhelming

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Episode Eighteen: Scenes: Your Show, Don’t Tell Secret Weapon
Olivia Bedford 3/31/26 Olivia Bedford 3/31/26

Episode Eighteen: Scenes: Your Show, Don’t Tell Secret Weapon

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Episode Seventeen: Why is it so hard to show instead of tell?
Olivia Bedford 3/24/26 Olivia Bedford 3/24/26

Episode Seventeen: Why is it so hard to show instead of tell?

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Episode Sixteen: You’re thinking about “show, dont tell” the wrong way
Olivia Bedford 3/17/26 Olivia Bedford 3/17/26

Episode Sixteen: You’re thinking about “show, dont tell” the wrong way

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Episode Fifteen: How I Do and Do Not Use AI as an Editor (spoiler: it’s mostly do not)
Olivia Bedford 3/9/26 Olivia Bedford 3/9/26

Episode Fifteen: How I Do and Do Not Use AI as an Editor (spoiler: it’s mostly do not)

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Episode Fourteen: Why More Conflict Isn’t Always Better
Olivia Bedford 2/23/26 Olivia Bedford 2/23/26

Episode Fourteen: Why More Conflict Isn’t Always Better

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Episode Thirteen: You’re Making Promises to Readers, Are You Keeping Them?
Olivia Bedford 2/16/26 Olivia Bedford 2/16/26

Episode Thirteen: You’re Making Promises to Readers, Are You Keeping Them?

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Episode Twelve: You’re Thinking About Story Structure the Wrong Way
Olivia Bedford 2/9/26 Olivia Bedford 2/9/26

Episode Twelve: You’re Thinking About Story Structure the Wrong Way

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Episode Eleven: What does it mean to give readers a great experience?
Olivia Bedford 2/2/26 Olivia Bedford 2/2/26

Episode Eleven: What does it mean to give readers a great experience?

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Episode Ten: Masterclass Replay - Revision Without Overwhelm: Learn the 4-step process to take your draft from messy to marvelous
Olivia Bedford 1/26/26 Olivia Bedford 1/26/26

Episode Ten: Masterclass Replay - Revision Without Overwhelm: Learn the 4-step process to take your draft from messy to marvelous

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Episode Nine: The #1 Revision Mistake I See as a Developmental Editor
Olivia Bedford 1/19/26 Olivia Bedford 1/19/26

Episode Nine: The #1 Revision Mistake I See as a Developmental Editor

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Episode Eight: Revision Isn’t the Icing, It’s the Whole Cake
Olivia Bedford 1/12/26 Olivia Bedford 1/12/26

Episode Eight: Revision Isn’t the Icing, It’s the Whole Cake

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Episode Seven: The Do’s and Don’ts of Revising Your Novel in 2026
Olivia Bedford 1/5/26 Olivia Bedford 1/5/26

Episode Seven: The Do’s and Don’ts of Revising Your Novel in 2026

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Episode Six: How to hit your writing goals in 2026 (even if you feel behind...)
Olivia Bedford 12/29/25 Olivia Bedford 12/29/25

Episode Six: How to hit your writing goals in 2026 (even if you feel behind...)

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Episode Five: What does a developmental editor do?
Olivia Bedford 12/22/25 Olivia Bedford 12/22/25

Episode Five: What does a developmental editor do?

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Episode Four: Why Fiction Writers Can’t Just Edit Their Own Work
Olivia Bedford 12/15/25 Olivia Bedford 12/15/25

Episode Four: Why Fiction Writers Can’t Just Edit Their Own Work

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Episode Three: Plotter? Pantser? Does it even matter?
Olivia Bedford 12/8/25 Olivia Bedford 12/8/25

Episode Three: Plotter? Pantser? Does it even matter?

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Episode Two: Your High School English Teacher Lied - Let's Talk About It
Olivia Bedford 12/8/25 Olivia Bedford 12/8/25

Episode Two: Your High School English Teacher Lied - Let's Talk About It

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Episode One: Why Writing Fiction Still Matters in 2025
Olivia Bedford 12/8/25 Olivia Bedford 12/8/25

Episode One: Why Writing Fiction Still Matters in 2025

It all begins with an idea.

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