by Nanci | Apr 7, 2021 | Podcast
Just because you’re basing characters on real people doesn’t make them believable or interesting. It’s far more important for your story to work than it is for it to be true. And even when people are portrayed realistically, they still might read as...
by Nanci | Mar 31, 2021 | Podcast
Are you a memoir writer? Fiction writer? A novelist? Or short story writer? Lots of people have a story to tell. But some are still flying blind after years – even decades – of trying to nail down their story and elevate it to a publishable caliber. If...
by Nanci | Mar 23, 2021 | Podcast
In the theater of our mind, our story is a multi-dimensional, techno-color, high-def world teeming with life. But inevitably, in our early attempts to transfer that vision onto the page, that world disintegrates.It’s where a lot of writers get lost.Or stop writing...
by Nanci | Mar 16, 2021 | Podcast
It’s a scientific fact: body language speaks volumes about what’s truly in our hearts and minds. Researchers say that 93% of all communication is nonverbal. That’s right. So only 7% of communication is based on what we say.The same is true of your...
by Nanci | Mar 10, 2021 | Podcast
We’re all tired of characters like the young man in his twenties with the jet black hair, emerald green eyes, and chiseled jaw. Even if a character looks like that, there are ways to make him more surprising and unforgettable. On today’s episode of Writer...
by Nanci | Mar 3, 2021 | Podcast
Sometimes readers dislike a character. Because he or she has no redeeming qualities. And then there are characters they have a neutral reaction to. They don’t dislike them. But they don’t like them either. In both cases, readers simply don’t care. In...
