Aug 27, 2020
This week Nicole shares some of her favorite reusable writing prompts. It’s one thing to find a great writing prompt, it is another thing entirely to find a writing prompt that can be reused time and time again. What makes a prompt reusable? Each of the exercises shared in this episode and the pdf freebie Nicole is...
Aug 20, 2020
This week the community behind National Novel Writing month over at nanowrimo.org announced that there will be no in-person events associated with their nonprofit community due to risks associated with COVID-19. It’s the right move, but the question remains: how do we sustain the excitement, the energy, and continue...
Aug 13, 2020
This week Nicole discusses part one of Lisa Cron’s book, Story Genius, entitled WHAT A STORY IS AND WHAT IT ISN’T. A deep understanding of story is one of the most important things a writer needs, but when Lisa Cron dared to say that everything we’ve learned about writing is wrong, Nicole was intrigued.
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Aug 6, 2020
This week Nicole discusses (again!) her love of Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages and gives some clarification on what they are, what they can be used for, and — the biggest question of all — what IS three pages?
*Nicole is also seeking applause for this episode since she was force to record and produce it in the...