#43: Five Ways to Transform Real People into Fascinating Fictional Characters
Just because you're basing characters on real people doesn't make them believable or interesting. It's far more important for your story to work than it is for it to be true. And even when people ar...
7 Apr 202120min
#42: What Kind of Writer Are You?
Are you a memoir writer? Or a fiction writer? A novelist? Or short story writer? Lots of people have a story to tell. But some are still flying blind after years, even decades of trying to nail down...
31 Mar 202120min
#41: The Struggle Most Writers Never Talk About
In the theater of our mind, our story is a multi-dimensional, techno-color, high-def world teeming with life. But inevitably, in our early attempts to transfer that vision onto the page, that world di...
24 Mar 202123min
#40: Show Don't Tell: Revealing Character Through Body Language
It’s a scientific fact: body language speaks volumes about what’s truly in our hearts and minds. And the same is true of your characters. Facial expressions, mannerisms, gestures, eye movements — no...
17 Mar 202110min
#39: How to Write Captivating Character Description
We're all tired of being introduced to characters like the young man in his twenties with jet black hair, emerald green eyes, and a chiseled jaw. Even if a character looks like that, there are ways ...
10 Mar 202113min
#38: How to Create Characters Readers Care About
How do you create characters readers care about? So that the reader can't help but keep reading? In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, I'll explore 5 common character mistakes and how to avoid the...
3 Mar 202114min
#37: Three Questions to Ask Before You Plot Your Story
What questions should you ask before you plot your story? Whether you outline every chapter, or write from the hip, on today’s episode of Writer Unleashed, I’ll break down 3 questions you should explo...
24 Feb 202112min
#36: Three Storytelling Techniques to Steal From Superbowl Ads
Whether you're a football fan, or not, the Superbowl ads are often storytelling works of art. On today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll unwrap 3 storytelling techniques you can swipe from your fa...
17 Feb 202114min
