{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Art & Business of Writing Podcast with Nicolas Cole","title":"How To Practice Writing Fiction (And Leverage AI)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/574c21fe\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1684,"description":"In this episode of Coffee With Cole, Cole breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of becoming a better writer: how to practice. Instead of treating writing as a vague, intuitive skill, he explains why mastery comes from isolating specific sub-skills—and how practicing those skills manually becomes the foundation for using AI effectively later.(00:00) Why “becoming a better writer” is the wrong goal (01:45) Unbundling writing into trainable sub-skills (03:28) Why repetition alone doesn’t create mastery (07:18) Story seeds and shortening the feedback loop (10:49) Frameworks, constraints, and deliberate practice (14:26) The 5-part story seed formula (with Star Wars example) (18:20) How practice turns into AI prompts and training data (26:42) Creating compounding leverage as a writer~✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hz0P-M2icB86ynXZvLQ4TALp722pVN7dE0nKQz7aXi4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMTA4/OTc3MGM4ZDQyZjAy/NDA0YmJlYzI0ODJk/ODgzNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}