#89: What Plotters and Pantsers Both Get Wrong About Story
Plotters plot and pantsers wander. One approach isn't better than the other. They're just different impulses. But both are equally futile. Pantsers can wander aimlessly ad infinitum, and plotters ...
10 Touko 202219min
#88: "Outline First" and Other Rules You Should Break
Many writers have fixed ideas about the best ways to write and finish a story. But they don’t work for every writer. And in many instances, they don’t even work for the writers who swear by them. So...
3 Touko 202218min
#87: Four Writing Myths Holding You Back
There’s no shortage of writing advice. Especially in the online space. Google is not the best gatekeeper. And some FB groups are doling out conflicting advice, canned advice, bad advice. Writers hea...
26 Huhti 202222min
#86: Five Reasons You Have Writer's Block and How to Break Through It
We all hit a block at some point in the writing process, even the best of us. Accomplished writers know how to navigate that impasse, to notice when and why they're getting blocked, so that they can m...
19 Huhti 202222min
#85: How to Get Back into the Writing Zone After a Really Long Break
Between careers, kids, and everything else life throws our way, sometimes we have to step back from our writing. Sometimes for months. Sometimes for years. So, how do you get back to your writing aft...
12 Huhti 202225min
#84: How to Keep Writing After Rejection
Rejection never feels good. And it can throw our entire identity as a writer into doubt. The question is… How do you get your confidence back? So that you can get back to work? In this episode, you...
5 Huhti 202219min
#83: Four Ways to Open Your Story
Your story opening is your only chance to hook your reader. So you want to start strong. It doesn’t matter if the middle of your story is brilliant. Or your second chapter is fantastic. It doesn't ma...
29 Maalis 202228min
#82: How to Write Fiction That Feels True
What makes a piece of writing feel false? What makes it feel true? Why does it move us? Or fail to? How do we drop readers directly into a character’s experience so that they become the character and...
22 Maalis 202222min
