#168: 3 Simple Techniques To Turn Good Writing Into Great
How do you turn good writing into great writing? With stories that engage, thrill, and surprise your reader. That create drama right on the sentence level. How do you keep readers hooked moment by moment? In this episode, I’m giving 3 little known techniques to turn good writing into great writing. These are techniques I learned from my graduate writing teachers - techniques you likely haven't heard of... Until now. This episode will transform the way you write...
28 Nov 202320min
#167: 3 Powerful Writing Exercises When You Don't Know What To Write
What do you do when you want to write, but don't think you have anything to say? Or you do have something to say, but don't know how to say it. In this episode, I'll give you 3 powerful writing exercises to help you find your way into your story. These exercises will help unearth material you can open up and use in your fiction or memoir. Use them to start a story, warm up, or get unstuck. Episode Web Page Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts. Love what you'r...
21 Nov 202320min
#166: How To Recharge Your Motivation To Write
How do you keep writing when you don’t have the motivation to keep going? How do you recapture the excitement you had when you first started? In this episode, you'll get my 3 top strategies for getting your writing back on track with renewed motivation. You'll learn: The natural cycle of creativityWhy the struggle is necessaryHow to take a rest from the work without taking a rest from your commitment to your workWhat to do when you're paralyzed by self doubtEpisode Web P...
14 Nov 202318min
#165: How To Get The Most Out Of NaNoWriMo (Or Any New Writing Project)
It’s November, also known as National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo can be a great jumpstart to a writing project, or to make progress on an existing project. It can help instill a regular writing routine, along with community and support. But too often writers will start something in NaNoWriMo and never finish. Because after the initial inspiration fades, they lose momentum and drive. In this episode, I’ll give you some guidelines to get the most out of your work in progress. An...
7 Nov 202319min
#164: How To Give Each Character A Story Purpose
Having a large cast of characters can overwhelm your readers, especially if the characters are introduced all at once, too many characters crowd a scene, their roles are too similar or just not clear. Readers will struggle to keep track of who’s who, and who they should be paying attention to. This can hinder their engagement with your story. So you want to carefully consider the necessity of each character. Not every character needs the same amount of depth and range. But you want to mak...
31 Okt 202325min
#163: 5 Tips For Writing Stronger, More Structured Scenes
How do you write stronger, more structured scenes that excite you and captivate your reader? Each scene is a microcosm of the whole story. It creates an emotional connection to your reader. But when scenes lack structure and focus, readers don't know what to pay attention to. And they're not much fun for you to write. It's all comes down to framing each scene. In this episode, learn 5 ways to craft stronger, more structured scenes that guide readers seamlessly thro...
24 Okt 202324min
#162: 5 Checkpoints For Developing Character And Plot
How do you balance character development with the advancement of your plot? How can you develop characters to even execute your plot, unless you first start out with a plot? The answer is, both character and plot are developed in tandem. Every story, whether it's a thriller, a fantasy, realistic, literary, mystery, or science fiction, is in some way about the private inner life of characters. So there's going to be some central, evolving concern, or problem that yo...
17 Okt 202320min
#161: Looking Back On The Past: A Guide To Writing Retrospective Narrators
When we write about what happened, we’re tempted to be bound by what actually occurred. But our memories are not recordings that can be verified. Memory is a construct of the imagination. It’s not reliable. Memory is altered by the life we’ve lived since. By the life your character has lived since. What a character tells from memory is altered by the present. In this episode, you’ll get a guide to writing retrospective narrators. We’ll talk about the two voices to bring to your ret...
10 Okt 202329min
