#67: The Most Overlooked Way to Show (Don't Tell) How a Character Feels
What’s the most overlooked way to show how a character feels? The vowel scale - the poet's secret weapon. Just like musical notes, vowel sounds have frequencies that create vibrations in the reader'...
3 Nov 202112min
#66: Two Simple Ways to Amp Up Suspense
How do you create the kind of suspense that keeps readers riveted to your pages, hanging on every sentence? Suspense doesn't happen in the broad strokes - trouble, cliffhangers, sympathetic charact...
27 Okt 202120min
#65: Cut The Cliches and Write Something Original
Readers crave novelty and surprise. They don't want the same cliched description of a sunset. Or the expected character response to betrayal. But coming up with original ideas, especially for ordina...
20 Okt 202116min
#64: Crush Self Doubt and Write Like You Mean It
How do you keep writing when you're paralyzed by self doubt? By reprogramming faulty thought patterns. In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll re-frame common misconceptions about writing, and...
13 Okt 202111min
#63: Is Your Writing Style Upstaging Your Story?
Style can be the downfall of an otherwise stunning story. That's because the writing calls too much attention to itself and upstages the characters. It fights against your story and keeps your read...
6 Okt 202112min
#62: Two Common Mistakes That Land Your Manuscript in the Reject Pile and How to Fix Them
What's one of the quickest way to get your manuscript in the reject pile? Too many adjectives and adverbs. Writers often think adjectives and adverbs describe vividly. But nothing could be farthe...
29 Sep 202115min
#61: Alternatives to Chronological Story Time You Probably Haven't Heard Of
Don't think or write chronologically? No worries. Stories bend to their own laws of time. In today's episode, we'll look at 4 ways to manipulate time in your story. These will give you more range a...
22 Sep 202113min
#60: Three Flashback Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Flashbacks need to be handled with craft and intention. Just like any other interruption from the present story, a flashback can kick your reader out of the story. And that's precisely what we want t...
15 Sep 202114min
