by Nanci | Sep 30, 2020 | Podcast
I used to dread revision. The more I’d try to fix my story, the more lost and frustrated I’d become. After dozens of rewrites, and convinced my story was an irreparable mess, I’d shove my story into the drawer and move onto the next new draft. Which would lead to more...
by Nanci | Sep 23, 2020 | Podcast
In order to nail down a solid, productive writing practice, to reach the level of mastery that ultimately leads to publication, you need to be in a state of flow. But how do we find flow in our writing when we’re not in the mood to write?And how do we stay in a state...
by Nanci | Sep 15, 2020 | Podcast
Happiness may be great in real life. But it’s fatal in story.Few things numb readers more than a character surrounded by birdsong and puppies, who isn’t risking something deeply important. There’s no payoff when everything works out all hunky-dory. Or when the outcome...
by Nanci | Sep 12, 2020 | Podcast
We want our readers to feel our character’s pain, their joy, and everything in between. But one of the quickest ways to sever the reader’s emotional connection is to be overly direct about how our character feels. On this episode of Writer Unleashed,...
by Nanci | Sep 4, 2020 | Podcast
A flashback moves readers back in time. It interrupts the flow of the story to catch up on what happened before page 1. But when writers overuse flashbacks, readers grow impatient. They lose interest in, or even forget, what’s happening in the “now” of the story. Yes,...
by Nanci | Aug 26, 2020 | Podcast
Time is finite. It’s not a renewable resource. We have so much crammed into our day – our jobs, our kids, our spouses, our homes. And even if we do find pockets of time to write, we’re flat out stonkered by the time we get to our keyboard. Because, here’s the...
