Writing – Noah Lloyd

New Story “In September” Out Now

Quick hit for you all today. I have a new story out now with Simultaneous Times, the audio fiction podcast from Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, CA. “In September” is a rather personal time travel study, on the death of my grandfather and the ways that history so often turns on a single day. […]
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Never Leave Anything Unfinished: An Interview with David Quiroz, Jr.

After just a few minutes of talking to David Quiroz, Jr., it becomes obvious that this is someone who gets things done. In this interview, we talk about what it’s like working on other people’s projects, what you can learn by writing in different media, and how to develop a career where other people pitch you projects.
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Actionable Empathy: An Interview with Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon’s written on everything from MOANA to MY YEAR OF DICKS (not a typo). We talk about growing up in small towns, learning how to write for audiences, and we come up with a precise, accurately measured formula for going viral.
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Announcing “Burgess Springs”

A new audio drama podcast, “Burgess Springs” blends not-so-true crime with the eerieness of “Twin Peaks” and the mystery of “Stranger Things.” Find it on all the major podcatchers!
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You can write, or you can do nothing

A brilliant little writer’s mantra from Neil Gaiman: “You can write, or you can do nothing. But you can’t do anything other than write.”
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Don’t Fear the Filler

When you find yourself stuck in a scene in your first draft, don’t fear the filler.
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Simple Hacks: “To Be” Verbs

We overuse the “to be” verb constantly. Finding ways to use it intentionally will sharpen our prose and add pleasing sentence variation.
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NaNoWriMo Recap 2021

A totally personal recap of National Novel Writing Month 2021. Did you participate in NaNoWriMo this year? How’d it go? What kind of lessons have you gained from arbitrary writing goals?
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Consider “We See”

Before all the Scriptnotes adherents come and castigate me, let me say in a clear voice, I AM ONE OF YOU. I just have some thoughts about “We see.”
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Remember THE ROCK? No not that one, the other one.

David Sims doesn’t like RED NOTICE. But I love THE ROCK.
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