Writer Unleashed

By Nanci Panuccio

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Episodes: 191

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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.

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