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Getting results in our writing is great. But a result-oriented mindset can hinder creativity and authenticity.
In this episode, you'll learn how to evaluate your work based on 2 important qualities: presence and truth.
This is all about your emotional connection and belief in your story. It's a more transformational approach that values the ongoing journey, and the evolving relationship with your work.
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How much backstory do you really need? How much is too much?
Most first-time authors tend to overuse backstory, which can detract from the main story. In this episode, I'll share 3 common mistakes writers make, and I'll give you 3 new ways to think about backstory, so that it doesn't dominate your story, but enhances and deepens it.Episode Website
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One of the biggest impediments to our writing is time, and we all have unfinished drafts to prove it.
It always takes much longer than we think, and this can be dispiriting, not to mention stressful. Writing a book is a huge undertaking, and when time is sparse, it can leave us believing we don’t have what it takes.
In this episode, I'll challenge you to think differently about time, so you can get more writing done, and with more focus.
I’ll give you 3 tips to make more use of the time do you have, even if that time is sparse.
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We all hit a block at some point in the writing process, even the best of us. Accomplished writers know how to navigate that impasse, to notice when and why they're getting blocked so they can quickly move through it. But so many writers get stuck there and can't move forward.
In this reprise episode from the 2022 vault, I'll give you a pep talk. We'll explore five reasons you may be blocked. I'll share my own struggles with writer's block, along with my strategies to break through it.
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Episode 20: Four Ways Your Writing Group is Holding You Back (and What to Look For in Your Next Writing Tribe
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How do you show, don't tell? What's the difference? Are you telling when you think you're showing? Or showing the wrong things? Is there ever a good time to tell?
Show, don't tell is one of the trickiest things to understand, let alone master.
You need both showing and telling. It's just a matter of when and how.
So in this episode, I'll show you the difference between showing and telling, and how to blend both. You'll learn to tell so skillfully, it will feel like showing.
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Writers often feel overwhelmed when it comes to editing. But there's a lot of editing you can do quickly, regardless of where in the process you are.
In this episode, you'll get 5 quick and easy edits you can do on your own to make your story tighter, stronger, and more engaging to readers. As and added boon, it will make the story less overwhelming when it's time for you to revise.
This is all about cutting the excess, then fine-tuning your story right on the sentence level.
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What do you do when writing starts feeling heavy and overwhelming? When it stops being fun?
The number one thought process that's holding you back, and how it shows up in your writingHow to reconnect with your personal purpose for writing your storyStaying present in your writingThe importance of practice and play, and why your writing can only improve with this approach
In this episode, we'll unwrap what causes these feelings, and 3 ways to make it joyful again.
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How do you flesh out your characters? How do you go deeper?
Just as we can't know a person in one glance, we can't know the people in our stories fully in our early drafts. We come to know our characters more and more deeply as we continue to write and revise.
In this episode, we'll explore 4 overlooked ways to deepen your characters - common elements most writers miss.
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Writing a book is not a solo endeavor. Writers rely on beta readers to help them fine-tune their manuscript and ensure its success with agents, editors, and ultimately, their ideal audience.
What beta readers are, and why aspiring writers don't make the best test audienceAt what stage of the writing process to enlist beta readersHow to research and define your ideal readerWhere to find beta readers and entice them to work with youHow to get the right feedback to ensure the best outcome for your manuscript
But where do you find beta readers? At what stage of the process do you bring them in? What do you look for? And how do you work with them?
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Plot twists are one of the most effective and exciting ways to bring intrigue and suspense to your story, and make it unforgettable.
But when not executed or timed right, a plot twist can backfire.In this episode, learn 3 techniques for writing a great plot twist, plus common pitfalls to avoid.
What a plot twist is, along with examples to illustrate3 techniques that all great plot twists shareHow to avoid plot twist clichésThe crucial difference between a plot point and a plot twist
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Often what gets in the way of an otherwise great scene is a lack of compelling character goals. Without a goal in each scene, a story lacks two vital things: tension and momentum.
In this episode, we’ll explore why you need a goal in every scene, and 3 types of goals that urge characters through the plot.
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What do you do when you want to write, but don't think you have anything to say? Or you do have something to say, but don't know how to say it?
In this episode from the 2023 vault, you'll learn 3 powerful writing exercises to help you find your way into your story.
These exercises will help unearth material you can open up and use in your fiction or memoir.
Use them to start a story, warm up, or get unstuck.
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Scenes set up the structural pace of your story.
Some scenes are more action driven, so they move at a faster clip. Other scenes are more reflective, and move slower. Some scenes have more intensity, some have less.
Which is why you need different types of scenes.
In this episode, we’ll explore 5 must-have scenes to include in your story.
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Do you write your first scene over and over, trying to get it just right? But you never feel like you're nailing it?
Many writers spend way too much time on their opening scene without considering its role in the main character's entire arc of change.
There's a relationship between your first scenes and last scenes.
To take the reader on the journey along with your character, you want to craft your opening and ending scenes with each other in mind.
In this episode, we'll look at the relationship between your first scenes and final scenes, and how to write them.
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Ever receive feedback on your writing that crushed you to the core?
In this episode, learn 5 ways to make sure you not only survive, but get the most constructive feedback on your story, with more generative results.
You'll learn how to take a more active role in the feedback process, so you can leave with a more energized, excited vision for your story.Episode Web Page
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How do you create tension in your story that makes it impossible for readers to put it down?
By placing your characters in some kind of danger, even if it's subtle. Danger can be as harrowing as a plane crash, or as nuanced as unrequited love.
In this episode, we'll explore two types of danger to raise tension, and make your story unputdownable.
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How much backstory does your story need? And how much backstory does your reader need?
The two things you need to get clear on when it comes to backstoryThe importance of crafting backstory that adapts to your story The actor's technique to developing character through backstoryHow to decide what backstory is significant to your storyline and to your readers
In this reprise episode from the deep in the vault, learn what backstory is important for you to know as the author, and what backstory belongs on the page.
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Episode 12: Four Ways to Write Effective Flashbacks
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Often writers create antagonists who do bad, immoral, sometimes evil things. They might be abusive or neglectful parents. An enemy. Or an otherworldly foe.
But when you're writing about your most trouble-rousing characters, you don't want to portray the givens. You want to surprise us. You want to create an antagonist who's unforgettable.
The stock villain gives the reader a stock reaction. And that's exactly what we want to avoid.
That's why in this episode, I'm sharing 5 ways to create a more captivating antagonist.So you can bring more nuance and complexity to your antagonist - and to your story.
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How do you make writing a priority when other commitments compete? When you have a full time career and family?
We all know writing a book is a colossal commitment. And it's so easy to get off track, especially when so much is competing for our time and attention.In this episode, I’ll walk you through strategies to maximize your time, energy, and focus. So you can write without stress and overwhelm.
Re-frame your relationship to time and find a lot more of itCreate a writing environment that inspires youBring more vitality to your writing sessionsPlan and focus on the right next steps
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Struggling with confidence when it comes to writing your story? Maybe you swing from excitement to self-doubt. Or you worry that no one will care to read it.
How to stay focused on the process, not just the end resultWhy writing what you think readers want is the wrong approach, and what to do insteadSetting manageable goals to keep you showing up consistentlyHow to use your own excitement as a guide to moving your story forward
Maybe you lack enough confidence to even start.
In this episode, learn 3 ways to boost your confidence. This is all about shifting your relationship to your work.
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