by Nanci | Oct 5, 2021 | Podcast
Style can be the downfall of an otherwise stunning story.That’s because the writing calls too much attention to itself. It fights against your story and keeps your reader from getting fully engrossed.Worse, it keeps you from getting deeply involved with your own...
by Nanci | Sep 28, 2021 | Podcast
What’s one of the quickest ways to get your manuscript in the reject pile? Overuse of adjectives and adverbs. Writers often think adjectives and adverbs describe vividly. But nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, they bloat your story with empty...
by Nanci | Sep 21, 2021 | Podcast
Don’t think or write chronologically? No worries. Stories bend to their own laws of time.In today’s episode, we’ll look at 4 ways to manipulate time in your story. These will give you more range as the author, and more tension and suspense for your...
by Nanci | Sep 14, 2021 | Podcast
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 to avoid. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 3 common...
by Nanci | Sep 8, 2021 | Podcast
Why do we write? What stops us in our tracks? How do we move past rejection, loss of motivation and despair? Today, I’m re-broadcasting a conversation with Bonnie Lykes Bigler, host of The Writers’ Voice on WIOX 91.3 FM where we talk about all those things...
by Nanci | Aug 31, 2021 | Podcast
Show, don’t tell, has got to be the most canned, useless 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 to show rather than tell? And how do you...
