Tim discusses the incredibly fast process from inception to publication on his latest story, and what role the inner editor plays in this process.

Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.

Tim reveals his latest publication in one of his aspirational "dream journals." Tim and Art then compare and contrast common styles, focusing in on how much to use metaphor vs straightforward narrative storytelling. Join us in the corner booth and see where you fall in the range!

Tim and Art plan to pilot Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online in 2025! Workshops will be low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions with instruction and guided practice. E-mail us at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to add your name to the wait list.

Success begins with planning. In this Refill episode, Art explores the purpose of our podcast episodes and how they are designed to add tools to your writing toolbelt. Art then lays out his writing plan for 2025 as a template for you to use as a starting point for your writing plan.

Art finally reveals that in 2025 we plan to offer Tiffin Inn Writing Workshops online! This is your chance to work directly with Tim and Art along with a small group of workshop participants to boost your skills. Seating is intentionally limited as we pilot the workshops, so sign up for the wait list at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to secure your spot in these low cost, high impact, 1-hour sessions.

Tim and Art are delighted to be joined in the corner booth by acclaimed writer Bethany Jarmul, an Appalachian writer and poet. Her work has been published in 100+ literary magazines including Rattle, Brevity, Salamander, One Art, and Ghost Parachute. She’s the author of two chapbooks and one poetry collection—This Strange and Wonderful Existence (poetry chapbook, Bottlecap Press, 2023), Take Me Home (nonfiction chapbook, Belle Point Press, 2024), and Lightning is a Mother (poetry collection, ELJ Editions, 2025). Her writing was selected for Best Spiritual Literature 2023 and Best Small Fictions 2024, and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, The Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, and Wigleaf Top 50. Connect with her on social media: @BethanyJarmul.

As always, you can reach Tim and Art by e-mail at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.

Tim and Art discuss how to use role-playing games and writing activities to gamify your creative process. They also tease an important takeaway from next week's interview episode with author Bethany Jarmul about the importance of having a "turn" in your story.

Tim and Art are ready to help! Join the conversation at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com.

Tim makes a case for the value in revisiting old work, then gives an update on his novel progress.

Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.

Tim and Art discuss the value of revisiting older drafts to understand your writing journey. Whether it is to mine your past for story prompts, searching for promising unfinished work to revise, or just to plot your improvement over time, revisiting your past work can offer clues on how to better approach your current and future drafts.

Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.

Is your creative battery drained or running low? Art describes how using role-playing can help free up your internal editor and create opportunities to explore new characterization. Art shares a story from his early role-playing days that demonstrates how a simple game can free you up to find unexpected studies in character.

Tim and Art are here to help, so email the show at TiffinInnWritingWorkshop@gmail.com to get your conversation started.