Writer Unleashed
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 219 episodes
Writer Unleashed
Latest Episodes
#211:Cause and Effect: A Character Driven Approach To Plot
Cause and effect is one of the major tenets of a cohesive plot so everything is knit together to shape your story. Every cause leads to an effect. It's often described as a chain reaction. One event leads to another, and another...
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Season 5
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#210: Beneath the Plot: 3 Character Secrets Driving Your Story
How do you build character into the structure of your story? What's the story beneath the plot?Structure alone won't create the energy and momentum a story thrives on. There's the story underneath driving the plot, and that's all ...
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Season 5
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#209: Unpredictable: 4 Ways To Keep Readers Guessing
Predictability may keep us feeling certain and safe in real life. But it's fatal in story. You never want the reader to see what's coming next. Once the reader can predict how the plot will unfold - when there's nothi...
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Season 5
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20:17
#208: Beyond Archetype: How To Write A Fascinating Villain
How do you write beyond the stock, archetypical villain? ? How do you make him or her believable and intriguing?How do you surprise us?In this episode, I'm sharing 3 ways to make your villain multi-dimensional and complex, even i...
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Season 5
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#207: 5 Questions To Nail Down Your Central Story Idea
If I were to ask you what is your story’s central idea, could you sum it up in a few sentences?A big challenge many writers face is keeping their story focused on one single driving point, let alone articulate it.When there’s no c...
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Season 5
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