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...
by Nanci | Jun 26, 2023 | Character, Craft, Podcast
How do you give your characters a distinct, unmistakable voice? What people say and how they say it is a big part of character development. And each character has a unique way of speaking and interacting. In this episode, we’re going over 5 ways to bring your...
by Nanci | Jun 19, 2023 | Character, Craft, Podcast
How do you move beneath the surface of your characters to make them multi-dimensional and complex like real human beings? Just like their real-life counterparts, it takes time to really know our characters. To access those complex interior layers. So much of us...
by Nanci | Oct 10, 2022 | Character, Podcast
Scenes are the building blocks of story. Each one is your story in miniature. They follow the same 3 – Act structure as your entire story. So, in this episode, we’re going to break down a scene into 3 acts: 1. The set up, 2. the confrontation, and 3. the...
by Nanci | Oct 4, 2022 | Character, Podcast
In story, you should always be building emotions. But it’s challenging to get those emotions on the page. The trick is not to tell us how your character feels, but to evoke emotion in your reader. To make your reader feel what your character feels. In this episode,...
