275. The Mid-Draft Slump: How to Believe in Your Book Again

You've written the scenes. Your characters are doing things. So why does the middle of your story still feel like quicksand? If your first instinct is to add more, hold that thought. In this episode, ...

22 Sep 14min

You’ve read the craft books, tried the frameworks, written hundreds of pages, and you still can’t quite see what your story needs. In this episode, I’m talking about what changes when your story final...

15 Sep 17min

You can Google anything about writing. Ask AI. Read every craft book on the shelf. And still sit down to your own pages and feel exactly as stuck as before. It's not a lack of talent. Or motivation. I...

8 Sep 15min

There's no shortage of writing advice out there. Outline everything before you start. Don't outline, you'll kill the magic. Follow a beat sheet. Trust your instincts instead. Structure will flatten yo...

1 Sep 16min

Is the middle of your story really the problem, or is something else going on? If you've ever stared at word forty thousand wondering how you lost your way, you're in the right place. In this episode,...

25 Aug 13min

If you have a story worth telling and still feel completely lost, you're not behind, and you're not alone. After years of working with first-time novelists and memoir writers across every genre, I've ...

18 Aug 17min

You’ve heard “show, don’t tell” a thousand times. But what does it actually mean to show effectively? And when is telling exactly what your story needs? In this episode, we’ll look at common ways writ...

11 Aug 19min

Your story has several characters, multiple storylines, and probably some childhood flashbacks that keep sneaking in. And you can't quite answer the question every writer eventually has to face: what ...

4 Aug 20min