You might be writing something specifically for audio, or you might be looking to adapt a short story or novel. This article will provide examples of how to approach the latter. As a starting point, you’ll want to look at your story or book and ask yourself which style best serves your narrative. Think about tone. Think about genre. Think about character… and have fun!

Let’s use an extract from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen as a base…

While writing my epic trilogy of novels I adopted a “lighting of the beacons” approach, discovering the path between set moments, always with a clear destination in mind. And you might think that writing a series would follow a similar format, with every episode focusing on a key moment. But the truth is episodic dramas improve with better planning. They also improve when you know the complete journey from the start.