Writer Unleashed
By Nanci Panuccio
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Writer Unleashed is a weekly podcast for fiction and memoir writers. It's a deep dive into story techniques, writing craft, and the mindsets that help you write with unstoppable momentum and create stories readers can't put down.
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#223: How To Write A Believable Child Narrator
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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#222: How To Master The Unreliable Narrator
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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#221: Writing In First Person: 4 Common Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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#220: 3 Tips For Writing Hook-Worthy Opening Scenes
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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#219: Write More, Write Better: 3 Tips For Maximizing Your Time And Energy
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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#218: When And How To Write Multiple Points Of View
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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#217: 3 Reasons Your Scenes Aren't Working And What To Do Instead
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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#216: How To Write With More Ease And Expansion This Year
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Replay: How To Recharge Your Motivation To Write
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Replay: The 3 Most Important Things To Evaluate In Your Story
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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#215: 3 Character Foundations To Help Structure Your Story
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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#214: Why Your Story Matters
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#213: How To Show The Passage of Time In Your Novel
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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#212: 5 Great Gifts For Writers
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#211:Cause and Effect: A Character Driven Approach To Plot
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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#210: Beneath the Plot: 3 Character Secrets Driving Your Story
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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#209: Unpredictable: 4 Ways To Keep Readers Guessing
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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#208: Beyond Archetype: How To Write A Fascinating Villain
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#207: 5 Questions To Nail Down Your Central Story Idea
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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#206: 3 Tips For Writing In First-Person
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#205: 3 Ways To Build Belief In Your Story
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#204: In Praise of Anti-Heroes: 4 Ways To Make Yours Unforgettable
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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#203: The 2 Most Important Qualities To Evaluate in Your Story
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#202: 3 Secrets to Writing Effective Backstory
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#201: How to Get More Writing Done In Less Time
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Reprise Episode: 5 Reasons You Have Writer's Block and How To Break Through
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#200: Show vs. Tell, and How To Write Both
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#199: 5 Quick and Easy Edits For A Stronger, More Riveting Story
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#198: 3 Ways To Make Writing Fun Again
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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#197: Character Depth: 4 Hidden Elements Most Writers Miss
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#196: Your Complete Guide To Finding And Working With Beta Readers
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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#195: How To Write A Great Plot Twist
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#194: Scene Goals: Why You Need Them, How To Write Them
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Reprise: 3 Powerful Writing Exercises When You Don't Know What To Write
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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193: 5 Must-Have Scenes To Include In Your Story
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#192: How To Write Your First And Final Scenes
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#191: Getting Feedback On Your Writing: A Survival Guide
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#190: How To Create Page-Turning Tension
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Rewind: How Much Backstory Does Your Reader Really Need to Know?
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May 28, 2024 |
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#189: 5 Ways To Create A More Captivating Antagonist
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May 21, 2024 |
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#188: How to Prioritize Writing When You Have A Career And Family
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May 14, 2024 |
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#187: 3 Ways To Write With More Confidence
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May 07, 2024 |
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#186: Plotting The Character-Driven Story
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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#185: Your Opening Scenes: What To Reveal, What to Withhold
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#184: 5 Questions To Help Focus Your Story Idea
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#183: How To Link Your Character's Interior Story To The Plot
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Reprise: 4 Writing Myths Holding You Back
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Reprise: What Readers Really Want From Your Story
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#182: 5 Ways To Nail Your First Chapter
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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181: Writing Emotions: 3 Ways To Move Readers
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#180: Show, Don't Tell: Your Top Questions Answered
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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#179: Writing Dialogue: 5 Do's and Don'ts
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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#178: How To Uncomplicate Your Plot
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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#177: 3 Ways To Deeper, More Fascinating Characters
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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#176: Beyond First and Third Person: 3 Tips For Writing Point Of View
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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#175: Charting Your Story's Major Plot Points
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#174: 3 Essential Elements For Structuring Act One
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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#173: How To Write A Captivating Opening Hook
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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#172: How To Stick To Your Writing This Year
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Rewind: Writing Inspiration From The Masters
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Rewind: 3 Mindset Shifts To Make Your Writing Dream A Reality
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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#171: Scene and Summary: A Guide To Writing Both
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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#170: 10 Great Gifts For Writers
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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#169: Plot Simplified Into 4 Core Elements
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#168: 3 Simple Techniques To Turn Good Writing Into Great
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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#167: 3 Powerful Writing Exercises When You Don't Know What To Write
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#166: How To Recharge Your Motivation To Write
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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#165: How To Get The Most Out Of NaNoWriMo (Or Any New Writing Project)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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#164: How To Give Each Character A Story Purpose
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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#163: 5 Tips For Writing Stronger, More Structured Scenes
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#162: 5 Checkpoints For Developing Character And Plot
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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#161: Looking Back On The Past: A Guide To Writing Retrospective Narrators
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#160: How To Build Captivating Character Relationships
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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#159: 5 Writing Exercises To Help You Master Dialogue
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#158: A Different Approach To Writing First Drafts
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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#157: 5 Ways To Earn Money Writing
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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#156: 4 Ways To Show Character Emotion
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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#155: 5 Common Plot Problems And How To Fix Them
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#154: How A Central Image Can Amplify Your Story’s Meaning
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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#153: How Failure Can Lead To Your Best Writing
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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#152: Should You Self Publish Or Go The Traditional Route?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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#151: How Objects Create Stronger Storytelling
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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#150: How To Build Multi-Dimensional Story Settings
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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#149: 5 Essential Elements To Make A Scene
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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#148: 3 Guidelines For Writing Riveting Dialogue
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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#147: How Uncertainty During The Writing Process Helps You Write Better Stories
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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#146: 5 Ways To Fine Tune Character Voice
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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#145: Four Levels To Deeper Character Development
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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#144: Four Ways To Give Your Voice Presence And Purpose
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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143: How To Get Better Feedback From Beta Readers
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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#142: Your Summer Writing Playlist
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May 30, 2023 |
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#141: Four Guidelines For Writing Dazzling Description
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May 23, 2023 |
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#140: Scene Vs. Summary: When To Write Which
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May 16, 2023 |
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#139: Mothers Who Write: How To Find The Time, Energy, and Support
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May 09, 2023 |
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#138: What Kind Of Editor Do You Need?
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May 02, 2023 |
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#137: The Inciting Incident: How To Launch Your Story's Action
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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#136: Present Tense Vs. Past Tense: The Pros and Cons
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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#135: The Secret To Mastering Your Story's Point Of View
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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#134: A 5-Step Framework For Writing A Clear Compelling Story
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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#133: Should You Write A Prologue?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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#132: Do's and Don'ts Of Writing Flashback
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#131: 3 Easy Ways To Write Better Dialogue
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#130: Drilling Down To Your Story's Central Dramatic Question
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#129: 5 First Chapter Mistakes You Can Avoid
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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#128: 3 Mindset Shifts To Make Your Writing Dream A Reality
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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#127: Remix: Big Writing Takeaways From 6 Writer Unleashed Episodes
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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#126: Writing Memoir: 5 Tips To Avoid Getting Sued
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#125: How To Write Conflict Into Every Scene
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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#124: How To Hook Readers In Your Opening Paragraph
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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#123: A 2-Step Process To Start, Write, And Develop Your Story
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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#122: How To Stick To Your Writing Goals
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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#121: 3 Varieties of First-Person Narration
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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#120: Writing In First Person: 5 Challenges And How To Conquer Them
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#119: Your 6-Step Story Outline
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#118: Before You Outline: 3 Core Foundations To Build First
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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#117: 3 Ways To Create Convincing Characters
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#116: Story Triggers: How To Generate Powerful Fiction and Memoir
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#115: How To Develop A Multi-Dimensional Story Setting
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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#114: Third Person POV Simplified
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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#113: How To Write Exposition Without Boring Your Reader
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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112: 3 Tips For Writing Dynamic Dialogue
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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#111: How to Structure A Scene in 3 Acts
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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#110: 3 Powerful Ways To Show Character Emotion
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#109: Your Top 5 Character Questions Answered
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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#108: 3 Things Published Authors Do Differently
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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#107: How to Write A Short Story In 3 Easy Steps
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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#106: How to Develop A Consistent Writing Practice
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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#105: Four Questions To Ask Before You Quit Writing
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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#104: Five Episodes to Sharpen Your Writer's Toolkit
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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#103: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Writing Creative Non-Fiction
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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#102: Five Secrets About Your Antagonist You Should Know
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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#101: A Four-Step Strategy For Self-Editing Your Story
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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#100: Five Common Plot Problems You Can Avoid
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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#99: How to Nail Down Your Story In 3 Simple Sentences
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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#98: Should You Hire An Editor?
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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#97: How to Stop Hating Everything You Write
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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#96: What Readers Really Want From Your Story
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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#95: How to Start Your Story With the End in Mind
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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#94: Three Simple Steps to Deeper Character Development
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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#93: Whose Story Is It?
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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#92: Five Episodes to Elevate Your Writing
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May 31, 2022 |
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#91: Four Simple Steps to Major Writing Breakthroughs
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May 24, 2022 |
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#90: Four Ways to Master Show, Don't Tell
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May 17, 2022 |
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#89: What Plotters and Pantsers Both Get Wrong About Story
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May 10, 2022 |
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#88: "Outline First" and Other Rules You Should Break
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May 03, 2022 |
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#87: Four Writing Myths Holding You Back
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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#86: Five Reasons You Have Writer's Block and How to Break Through It
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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#85: How to Get Back into the Writing Zone After a Really Long Break
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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#84: How to Keep Writing After Rejection
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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#83: Four Ways to Open Your Story
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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#82: How to Write Fiction That Feels True
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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#81: Story Details: What to Leave In, What to Leave Out
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#80: Four Tips to Writing a Page Turner
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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#79: How to Write Spellbinding Scenes
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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#78: Five Elements of a Riveting First Scene
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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#77: Common Writing Advice That's Holding You Back
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#76: Writing Inspiration From the Masters
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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#75: What Professional Dancing Taught Me About Writing
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#74: How to Keep A Consistent Writing Routine When You're Crazy Busy
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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#73: Beyond the First Draft: 5 Storytelling Techniques for Better Story Structure
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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#72: Beyond the First Draft: 3 Ways to Craft a Compelling Point of View
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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#71: Beyond the First Draft: Captivating Characters
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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#70: Five Common Writing Traps and How to Avoid Them
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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#69: How to Create Plot Continuity With Character Thought
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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#68: How to Use Subplots to Amplify Your Novel
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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#67: The Most Overlooked Way to Show (Don't Tell) How a Character Feels
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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#66: Two Simple Ways to Amp Up Suspense
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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#65: Cut The Cliches and Write Something Original
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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#64: Crush Self Doubt and Write Like You Mean It
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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#63: Is Your Writing Style Upstaging Your Story?
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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#62: Two Common Mistakes That Land Your Manuscript in the Reject Pile and How to Fix Them
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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#61: Alternatives to Chronological Story Time You Probably Haven't Heard Of
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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#60: Three Flashback Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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#59: The Writer's Voice- A Conversation With Writer/Performer Bonnie Lykes Bigler
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#58: Three Ways You're Telling When You Should Be Showing
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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#57: Three Essential Pillars of Point of View (That Have Nothing To Do With Which Person Your Write In)
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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#56: Three Quick Editing Tips to Craft Riveting Sentences
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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#55: Is Your Story Plot Driven or Character Driven?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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#54: Structure Your WIP With This 3-Act Framework
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#53: How to Write Dialogue That Sounds Natural
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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#52: The Number One Mistake Writers Make With Dialogue
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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#51: Three Ways to Beat Writer's Block
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#50: How Much Backstory Does Your Reader Really Need To Know?
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May 26, 2021 |
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#49: The Quickest Way to Engage Your Reader
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May 19, 2021 |
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#48: Does Your Story Need An Antagonist?
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May 12, 2021 |
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#47: Even Minor Characters Play a Major Role
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May 05, 2021 |
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#46: What's the Theme of Your Story? And Why Does It Matter?
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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#45: How to Hook Readers in Your First Sentence
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#44: How to Fix a Broken Plot
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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#43: Five Ways to Transform Real People into Fascinating Fictional Characters
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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#42: What Kind of Writer Are You?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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#41: The Struggle Most Writers Never Talk About
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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#40: Show Don't Tell: Revealing Character Through Body Language
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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#39: How to Write Captivating Character Description
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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#38: How to Create Characters Readers Care About
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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#37: Three Questions to Ask Before You Plot Your Story
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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#36: Three Storytelling Techniques to Steal From Superbowl Ads
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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#35: What Does It Take To Become a Successful Writer?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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#34: How to Write Backstory Without Boring Your Reader
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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#33: Three Ways to Avoid Melodrama
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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#32: Five Ways to Avoid the Stock Villain
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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#31: What Most Writers Get Wrong About Point of View
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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#30: How to Stop Dreaming and Write for Real in 2021
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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#29: How to Re-Ignite Your Motivation to Write
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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#28: You Already Know How to Write Atmosphere
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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#27: Writer Rejected: How to Bounce Back Fast
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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#26: Writing About Someone You Know - Is Your Story Worth It?
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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#25: Why Your Voice Matters
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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#24: You Already Know How To Write Dialogue
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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#23: The Number 1 Mindset All Great Writers Share
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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#22: Three Ways to Avoid Character Stereotype
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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#21: How to Craft Your Ideal Story Ending
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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#20: Four Ways Your Writing Group is Holding You Back (and What To Look For In Your Next Writing Tribe)
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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#19: Should I Outline Before I Write?
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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#18: How to Write With Unstoppable Inspiration
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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#17: How to Generate Unlimited Story Ideas
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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#16: Five Things About Revision I Wish I'd Known Sooner
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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#15: How to Find Your Creative Flow
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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#14: How to Intensify Your Story's Drama
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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#13: How to Write for Emotional Impact
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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#12: Four Ways to Write Effective Flashbacks
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#11: How To Make Time To Write When You Have No Time
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#10: What is Writer's Voice?
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#9: How To Keep A Consistent Writing Routine
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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#8: Five Ways to Improve Your Writing (that have nothing to do with writing)
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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#7: Losing the Plot
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#6: Show and Tell
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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#5: Five Ways Out of a Writing Funk
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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#4: What's Your Story About?
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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#3: Three Story Opening Techniques to Hook Readers
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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#2: How to Keep Writing After Your Work's Been Criticized
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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#1: Why "Write What You Know" is Bad Advice
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Welcome to Writer Unleashed
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Jun 10, 2020 |