HOW TO FIND YOUR RIGHT READERS, PART 1
I mentioned before that it was more important to find your right readers, rather than appeal to some generic “universal” readership. Turns out a number of you were interested in getting more information about finding your “right readers.” (I’m going to...
How to get your writing career back on track.
Should you turn the ship around? I’m a plotter. While it’s a definition of my writing style, it bleeds over into my life. I like to plan for things when I can. I set goals. I cascade key performance indicators (sort of.) I like having a game plan. I went into...
3 Tricks For Stronger Openings
The Dreaded Info Dump Imagine you’re at a party, where you don’t know anyone. (Apologies if you’re an introvert like me, where “being at a party where you don’t know anyone” ranks right up there with “skydiving” or “being hunted for sport” on the list of things...
How Personal Is Too Personal?
How personal should your stories be? This occasionally comes up when I’m working with my coaching clients. For reasons they might not be able to identify, they will feel that their stories are stale, or their endings are safe. (Often, they’re not wrong.) I’ve talked...