by Nanci | Nov 2, 2021 | Podcast
What’s the most overlooked way to show, not tell what your character’s feeling?The vowel scale – the poet’s secret weapon.Vowel sounds contain frequencies similar to musical notes. Each of the fifteen vowel sounds of the scale has its own character, tone...
by Nanci | Oct 26, 2021 | Podcast
Suspense doesn’t happen in the broad strokes – trouble, cliffhangers, sympathetic characters, etc.It’s built sentence by sentence. And there are two simple techniques you can apply to your story right now.Learn how to choose and orchestrate details...
by Nanci | Oct 19, 2021 | Podcast
Readers crave novelty and surprise. They don’t want the same cliched description of a sunset. Or the expected character response to betrayal. But coming up with original ideas, especially for ordinary things like sunsets, requires us to tap into our own creative...
by Nanci | Oct 12, 2021 | Podcast
If you’ve ever doubted your ability to write your story and finish it …heck, if you’ve ever doubted your story was worth reading…and you’re tempted to quit…this episode is for you. I’ll share some of things I hear most often from writers, why...
by Nanci | Oct 5, 2021 | Podcast
Style can be the downfall of an otherwise stunning story.That’s because the writing calls too much attention to itself. It fights against your story and keeps your reader from getting fully engrossed.Worse, it keeps you from getting deeply involved with your own...
by Nanci | Sep 28, 2021 | Podcast
What’s one of the quickest ways to get your manuscript in the reject pile? Overuse of adjectives and adverbs. Writers often think adjectives and adverbs describe vividly. But nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, they bloat your story with empty...
