by Nanci | Sep 9, 2024 | Mindset, Podcast
One of the biggest impediments to our writing is time, and we all have unfinished drafts to prove it, It always takes much longer than we think, and this can be dispiriting, not to mention stressful. Writing a book is a huge undertaking, and when time is sparse, it...
by Nanci | Aug 26, 2024 | Editing, Podcast
How do you show vs.tell? Are you telling when you think you’re showing? Or showing the wrong things? When and how do you write one or the other? Show, don’t tell is one of the trickiest things to understand, let alone master. So in this episode, I’ll...
by Nanci | Aug 19, 2024 | Editing, Podcast
Editing can be overwhelming for most writers. Where do you even start? The first step is trim all the excess with some quick, easy edits. Often what gets in the way of a good story boils down to two things, excess and vagueness. There’ a a lot of excess you can...
by Nanci | Aug 12, 2024 | Mindset, Podcast
What happens when writing doesn’t feel fun anymore? When it starts to feel heavy? Overwhelming? Uninspired? How do you make writing fun again? In this episode, we’ll turn this around with 3 simple ideas. So you can get back to writing with more vigor,...
by Nanci | Jul 29, 2024 | Character, Podcast
How do you flesh out your characters? How do you go deeper? Well, just as we don’t know people in one pass, we can’t know our characters in our stories fully in our early drafts, including when the main character is us, or anytime we’re basing...
by Nanci | Jul 22, 2024 | Podcast, publishing
When should you recruit beta readers to evaluate your manuscript? Where do you find them? What should you look for? And what are some best practices for working with them? In this episode, we’ll cover everything you need to know about working with beta readers....
