#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 202115min
#59: The Writer's Voice- A Conversation With Writer/Performer Bonnie Lykes Bigler
Bonnie Lykes Bigler is a writer and spoken word performer and host of The Writers' Voice on WIOX 91.3 FM. In this radio re-broadcast, we talk all things writing - why we write, what stops us in our ...
8 Sep 202130min
#58: Three Ways You're Telling When You Should Be Showing
Show, don’t tell has got to be the most canned advice bandied about. Yes, you should show. But that doesn’t mean you never tell. Telling does have its place. So the question becomes, when is it better...
1 Sep 202113min
#57: Three Essential Pillars of Point of View (That Have Nothing To Do With Which Person Your Write In)
POV is the thing that flummoxes writers the most. A big part of the confusion is a misguided focus on which person you write from. But this has virtually nothing to do with POV and confuses writers...
25 Aug 202111min
#56: Three Quick Editing Tips to Craft Riveting Sentences
You can engineer a stellar plot line, dream up characters with compelling conflicts — all the broad strokes – but it’s the accumulation of small word choices that keep readers spellbound. In today's...
18 Aug 202111min
#55: Is Your Story Plot Driven or Character Driven?
The question isn't whether your story is character driven or plot driven. Or even how to write one or the other. The question is.. How do you integrate character with plot? Because both are inseparabl...
11 Aug 202114min
#54: Structure Your WIP With This 3-Act Framework
Where are you getting most stuck in your work in progress? The beginning? The end? Or are you getting stalled in the middle? In this episode, I'm giving you a 3-Act framework to help guide you thro...
4 Aug 202117min
#53: How to Write Dialogue That Sounds Natural
Story dialogue is not the same as real-life dialogue. It's shaped with intention, word by word. Even so, we should pay attention to the nuances and the rhythm of real-life conversations. We want to b...
16 Juni 202111min
