#58: Three Ways You're Telling When You Should Be Showing
Show, don’t tell has got to be the most canned advice bandied about. Yes, you should show. But that doesn’t mean you never tell. Telling does have its place. So the question becomes, when is it better...
1 Syys 202113min
#57: Three Essential Pillars of Point of View (That Have Nothing To Do With Which Person Your Write In)
POV is the thing that flummoxes writers the most. A big part of the confusion is a misguided focus on which person you write from. But this has virtually nothing to do with POV and confuses writers...
25 Elo 202112min
#56: Three Quick Editing Tips to Craft Riveting Sentences
You can engineer a stellar plot line, dream up characters with compelling conflicts — all the broad strokes – but it’s the accumulation of small word choices that keep readers spellbound. In today's...
18 Elo 202111min
#55: Is Your Story Plot Driven or Character Driven?
The question isn't whether your story is character driven or plot driven. Or even how to write one or the other. The question is.. How do you integrate character with plot? Because both are inseparabl...
11 Elo 202114min
#54: Structure Your WIP With This 3-Act Framework
Where are you getting most stuck in your work in progress? The beginning? The end? Or are you getting stalled in the middle? In this episode, I'm giving you a 3-Act framework to help guide you thro...
4 Elo 202118min
#53: How to Write Dialogue That Sounds Natural
Story dialogue is not the same as real-life dialogue. It's shaped with intention, word by word. Even so, we should pay attention to the nuances and the rhythm of real-life conversations. We want to b...
16 Kesä 202111min
#52: The Number One Mistake Writers Make With Dialogue
What's the number one mistake writers make with dialogue? Writing way too much of it. In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll explore 3 ways to shape compelling dialogue that rings true to y...
9 Kesä 202110min
#51: Three Ways to Beat Writer's Block
How do you keep writing when you're totally blocked? When you feel like you have utterly nothing to say? In today's episode of Writer Unleashed, I'll give you a 3-step strategy for breaking through....
2 Kesä 202113min
