by Nanci | Jan 13, 2025 | Character, Podcast
What do you do when you’re stuck in a scene? Or you know your scenes aren’t working and you just don’t know why or how to move each scene forward? In this episode, we’ll go over 3 reasons your scenes aren’t working and what to do instead....
by Nanci | Dec 16, 2024 | Character, Podcast
The most common struggle writers have when writing their first novel is structure. Plotters overthink and often over complicate their plot. And pansters run amok with too much material for them to metabolize into a streamlined, compelling story. What’s often...
by Nanci | Nov 18, 2024 | Character, Plot, Podcast
Cause and effect is one of the staples of a cohesive plot. Every cause leads to an effect. It’s often described as a chain reaction: one event leads to another and another. But when we think of cause and effect solely in what happens, we’re missing a big...
by Nanci | Nov 11, 2024 | Character, Podcast
How do you build character into the structure of your story? What’s the story beneath the plot? What character secrets are driving your story forward? You never want to rely on plot structures alone. There’s the story underneath that’s driving the...
by Nanci | Oct 28, 2024 | Character, Podcast
How do you write beyond the stock, archetypical villain? How do you make him or her more intriguing and believable? How do you write a fascinating villain? How do you surprise us? In this episode, I’m sharing 3 ways to make your villain complex and...
by Nanci | Oct 14, 2024 | Character, Podcast
First-person is one of the trickiest character perspectives to master. In many ways, it’s more challenging than third-person narration. Third-person has its challenges too, but writing in first- person comes with a unique set of challenges and limitations. In...
