by Nanci | Nov 21, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
How do we take our characters from their sketchy beginnings and make them come alive? How do we make them convincing? All writers struggle to make characters believable. The paradox we face is how to create characters who behave consistently without being predictable....
by Nanci | Nov 14, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
Great stories often start with a trigger. One persistent image, a childhood memory, a family story, or a phone conversation you overhear on the train ride to work. In this episode, we’ll explore story triggers: where they come from, how to tap into your own triggers,...
by Nanci | Nov 7, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
Developing a vivid sense of place is essential to engaging your readers. But it serves multiple purposes. It builds a wider, deeper world around your characters, and can embody your story’s central conflict and theme. It’s a great way to create and...
by Nanci | Oct 31, 2022 | Craft, Podcast
So, you want to use 3rd person to tell your story. But it’s confusing as all heck. Let’s say you’re writing in 3rd person limited in your main character’s POV and you want to get across some trouble other characters are cooking up for him....
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,...
