by Nanci | Feb 26, 2024 | Character, Craft, Plot, Podcast
You want your dialogue to sound natural, like real people talking. But despite your effort, the dialogue still sounds stilted, awkward, and dull. Writing dialogue requires practice. And there are some ways to think about dialogue to help you write it better. In...
by Nanci | Feb 19, 2024 | Character, Craft, Plot, Podcast
Lost in the mess of your draft? Can’t see the forest for the trees? In this episode, learn how to uncomplicate your plot with simple strategies that create more clarity, connection, and depth for you and your readers. Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here...
by Nanci | Oct 30, 2023 | Character, Podcast
Having a large cast of characters can overwhelm your readers, especially if the characters are introduced all at once, there’s too many characters in a scene, the roles are too similar or unclear. So readers will struggle to keep track of who’s who, and...
by Nanci | Oct 16, 2023 | Character, Plot, Podcast
How do you balance character development with the advancement of your plot? How can you develop characters to even execute your plot, unless you first start out with a plot? The answer is, both character and plot are developed in tandem. Every story, whether...
by Nanci | Oct 9, 2023 | Character, Podcast
When we write about what happened in our past, we’re tempted to be bound by what actually occurred. But our memories are not recordings that can be verified. Memory is a construct of the imagination. And retrospective narrators zero in on certain memories...
