#227: Say Less, Mean More: The Secret to Writing Great Dialogue
Writing dialog can feel deceptively simple. After all, it's just people talking, right? But in far too many stories, characters are recapping the plot or revealing too much of what they're thinking or...
22 Apr 202516min
#226: Writing Your Story Setting: 4 Essential Techniques
Writing your story setting requires more than just pretty language, and does so much more than provide the physical setting. It anchors the reader in time and place while immersing them in a tactile s...
15 Apr 202526min
#225: From First To Final Draft: 3 Phases Of Revision
Revising a first draft can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? What do you cut? How do you keep your original vision alive How do you take all the moving parts and refine it into a more coherent, ...
8 Apr 202519min
#224: Then vs. Now: The Key To Writing A Strong Retrospective Voice
Retrospective narrators have the power to tell your story with both raw immediacy and hard earned wisdom. This narrator doesn’t just recall the past – he or she reinterprets it. What makes it tricky i...
1 Apr 202515min
#223: How To Write A Believable Child Narrator
There’s something captivating about seeing a story unfold through a child’s perspective. Child narrators strip away the layers of adult logic, cynicism and pretense, revealing raw wonder, confusion or...
25 Mars 202523min
#222: How To Master The Unreliable Narrator
The unreliable narrator is one of the most powerful storytelling techniques. Whether you're writing in first-person or third, an unreliable narrator compels readers to interpret what's happening, look...
18 Mars 202527min
#221: Writing In First Person: 4 Common Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
First person narration puts readers directly into a character's head, creating an intimate and immediate experience. This perspective allows for deep emotional connection and personal stakes. But it a...
11 Mars 202520min
#220: 3 Tips For Writing Hook-Worthy Opening Scenes
Your opening scenes are valuable real estate. You don't want to squander them on anything mundane or extraneous. Many writers start way too early in the story, often giving the everyday details of the...
4 Mars 202517min
