Writer Unleashed
Writer Unleashed
Latest Episodes
293. What Trusting Your Story (and Yourself) Looks Like
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 finally starts to come into focus, when you...
292. The Gap Every First-Time Writer Needs to Cross
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. It's the gap between having a story you...
291. 4 Writing Myths Slowing You Down
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 your story. Structure will save it.No w...
290. Why Your Messy Middle Isn't the Problem
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, I'm sharing why the muddy, messy midd...
289. Why Your Story Feels So Much Harder Than It Should (4 Things I've Learned From Coaching Writers)
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 noticed the writers who struggle the most ar...