#116: Story Triggers: How To Generate Powerful Fiction and Memoir
Great stories often start with a trigger. One persistent image, a childhood memory, a family story, or a phone conversation you overhear on the train ride to work. In this episode, we’ll explore st...
15 Marras 202215min
#115: How To Develop A Multi-Dimensional Story Setting
How do you bring a textured, multi-dimensional sense of place to your story? And why is it important? Well, just as plot isn't separate from character, neither is place. Place defines, reveals, an...
8 Marras 202220min
#114: Third Person POV Simplified
Among all the POVs, 3rd person is arguably the most confusing. Let's say you're writing in limited third from your main character's POV, and there are points in the story where other characters do t...
1 Marras 202227min
#113: How To Write Exposition Without Boring Your Reader
How much exposition is too much? Should you begin your story with exposition? And how do you write exposition in a way that isn’t excessive, awkward, or dull? In today’s episode, we'll talk about how ...
25 Loka 202219min
112: 3 Tips For Writing Dynamic Dialogue
Dialogue between characters is one of those things writers struggle mightily with. You want the dialogue to sound like real life, but when you try to make it sound like a real conversation, it just so...
18 Loka 202223min
#111: How to Structure A Scene in 3 Acts
Each scene is your story in miniature, a story unto itself. And each follows the same 3 - Act structure. So, in this episode, you'll learn the story arc of a scene. We'll explore: ⇒ What informati...
11 Loka 202220min
#110: 3 Powerful Ways To Show Character Emotion
In story, you should always be building emotions. But it’s challenging to get big emotions like grief, love, fear, and anger on the page. Many writers exaggerate character emotion, turn to cliches, ...
4 Loka 202226min
#109: Your Top 5 Character Questions Answered
You asked, I answered. In this episode, I’m answering 5 questions I hear over and over about character development. Questions like: What makes a strong, memorable character?How do I give my charac...
27 Syys 202226min
