by Nanci | Mar 21, 2022 | Podcast
What makes a piece of writing feel false? What makes it feel true? In this episode, we’re going to explore how to write fiction that feels true. That feels real and believable to the reader. And we’re going to do it by borrowing some techniques from acting...
by Nanci | Mar 14, 2022 | Podcast
Details are the lifeblood of your story. And writing is all about the selection of those details. But how do you decide which details matter? How do you avoid dumping too much onto your reader? Well, selecting details is easier than you think. Because you already know...
by Nanci | Mar 7, 2022 | Podcast
What makes your story a page turner? What makes it so irresistible readers devour every page? In today’s episode, we’ll break down 4 tips to writing a page turner. Techniques that go beyond and beneath common structures like the Hero’s Journey, Save...
by Nanci | Feb 14, 2022 | Podcast
Stories are a series of scenes strung together like beads on a necklace. Scenes are the building blocks of your story. Each scene is a structured, self-contained unit of story time. So how do you create scenes that draw us in every time? That make it hard for us to...
by Nanci | Feb 7, 2022 | Podcast
How do you write a riveting first scene? How do you keep readers leaning in, eager to learn what might happen next. Your first scene is crucial. It’s what sets your story in motion. So you want to craft this scene with intention. In this episode, we’ll break...
by Nanci | Jan 26, 2022 | Podcast
There’s no one-size fits all way to write. Still, there’s no shortage of advice on how to do it. And some of the most common writing advice may be holding you back. It can derail you for months, maybe years. Advice about things like reaching a certain word count per...
