#124: How To Hook Readers In Your Opening Paragraph
How do you write a great introduction for your story? An opening that draws a reader in, establishes the voice of your main character, and whets your reader’s appetite for more? Whether it’s an agen...
24 Tammi 202328min
#123: A 2-Step Process To Start, Write, And Develop Your Story
How do you take an idea from its nebulous beginnings and turn it into a story? You may have a feeling about what you want to write, but you don't know where to start. Or, you've already started writ...
17 Tammi 202330min
#122: How To Stick To Your Writing Goals
It's a new year. Fresh start. Clean slate. So, let's talk about promises we make to ourselves. Write more consistently. Finish the book. Publish the book. Sell x amount of copies. Maybe you j...
10 Tammi 202321min
#121: 3 Varieties of First-Person Narration
First-person is a highly versatile point of view. And there's always an implied audience. In today's episode, we'll explore 3 varieties of first-person narration, with a focus on who the first-person ...
20 Joulu 202216min
#120: Writing In First Person: 5 Challenges And How To Conquer Them
For many writers, first-person narration comes naturally. And for memoir writers, it's the only choice. First-person has some advantages over third person. But it comes with unique challenges. ...
13 Joulu 202228min
#119: Your 6-Step Story Outline
In last week’s episode, we talked about 3 foundational elements to explore before you outline. And in this episode, we’re going to start building that outline. I’m going to walk you through six step...
6 Joulu 202217min
#118: Before You Outline: 3 Core Foundations To Build First
When it comes to structuring your story, there's no one-size-fits-all. Some writers wing it all the way, others craft meticulous outlines before they write. Both can produce stunning results. But wha...
29 Marras 202217min
#117: 3 Ways To Create Convincing Characters
How do we take our characters from their sketchy beginnings and make them come alive? How do we make them convincing? All writers struggle to make characters believable. But much of what readers...
22 Marras 202215min
