by Nanci | Nov 14, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
Great stories often start with a trigger. One persistent image, a childhood memory, a family story, or a phone conversation you overhear on the train ride to work. In this episode, we’ll explore story triggers: where they come from, how to tap into your own triggers,...
by Nanci | Nov 7, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
Developing a vivid sense of place is essential to engaging your readers. But it serves multiple purposes. It builds a wider, deeper world around your characters, and can embody your story’s central conflict and theme. It’s a great way to create and...
by Nanci | Oct 31, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
So, you want to use 3rd person to tell your story. But it’s confusing as all heck. Let’s say you’re writing in 3rd person limited in your main character’s POV and you want to get across some trouble other characters are cooking up for him....
by Nanci | Oct 24, 2022 | Craft
How much exposition is too much? Should you begin your story with exposition? And how do you write exposition in a way that isn’t excessive, awkward, or dull? In today’s episode, I’m going to talk about 2 types of exposition, and how to write exposition in a way that...
by Nanci | Oct 17, 2022 | Craft, Dialogue
Dialogue between characters is one of those things writers struggle mightily with. You want the dialogue to sound like real life, but when you try to make it sound like a real conversation, it just sounds boring and fake. Maybe it’s the back and forth, the...
by Nanci | Oct 10, 2022 | Character, Podcast
Scenes are the building blocks of story. Each one is your story in miniature. They follow the same 3 – Act structure as your entire story. So, in this episode, we’re going to break down a scene into 3 acts: 1. The set up, 2. the confrontation, and 3. the...
