by Nanci | Oct 20, 2025 | Craft, Podcast, Point of View
Not every POV character in your novel needs full character development. But how do you decide which ones do? In this episode, you’ll learn which POV characters need complete arcs and which don’t. Perfect for writers working on ensemble novels, dual POV...
by Nanci | Oct 13, 2025 | Craft, Podcast
Memoir is true, fiction is made up – but how does that change your actual storytelling? In this episode, I break down the key differences between memoir and fiction: what you can and can’t do in memoir, how much creative license you have, and when to...
by Nanci | Oct 6, 2025 | Craft, Podcast
You know you need to structure your story. You’re not one of those writers who thinks you can just wing it and hope for the best. You understand that readers expect certain things from a story, that there are patterns that work and patterns that don’t. But...
by Nanci | Sep 29, 2025 | Craft, Podcast
If you’ve ever hit that point in your draft where the words feel heavy, the story starts to wander, and your momentum disappears—you’ve landed in the messy middle. Every writer faces it. The difference is, some know how to push through. In today’s episode, I’m...
by Nanci | Sep 15, 2025 | Character, Craft, Podcast
Every story depends on how you introduce your protagonist. That first impression matters. If it falls flat or doesn’t provoke curiosity, your reader might not even make it to chapter two. In this episode, we’ll talk about the most common mistakes writers...
by Nanci | Aug 4, 2025 | Craft, Podcast
Backstory often gets blamed for slowing a novel down. Writers are told to cut it, sprinkle it lightly, or avoid it altogether. But here’s the truth: the wrong backstory, delivered the wrong way, at the wrong time is the problem. Used with intention, backstory can...
