Story Coaching

In this episode of the podcast, we are discussing foreshadowing and how to track various elements throughout the story to create a believable and relatable climax for your reader. How do you take all the little subplots and reoccurring elements of your story and weave it through the storyline? Listen in with us and learn how back engineering can help you create more satisfying resolutions.

Want to dive further into the story writing process? Check out WriteNow 2.0, launching soon!

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In this episode, I share with you how to navigate goal setting, two types of goals that are crucial to your writing, and understanding what you can control in your writing routine. 

 "So today, I really wanted to share some of my philosophy on goal-setting. What are the things in your control? What are the things not in your control? Looking at the mindset stuff. How you can actually mentally prep yourself to sit down and really get into the mindset of writing...the real work!"

Listen in to learn more!
 
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Do you want to learn more about the writing process and start planning and plotting your own books?

Check out my website for course offerings, writing resources, and upcoming workshops. We also have some FREE writing materials available for download, so be sure to check those out as well. 

Happy Writing!
-Charlotte

In this episode, I share with you how to navigate writing and editing the layers of scene when you are feeling stuck in your story.

 "There are twelve layers that I really think about when I'm starting to get into scene. The reason I decided to talk about this today is because I was going through a recent scene in my current work in progress...and I got stuck and I really had to break it down to figure out why the scene wasn't feeling right..."

Listen in to learn more!
 
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Do you want to learn more about the writing process and start planning and plotting your own books?

Check out my website for course offerings, writing resources, and upcoming workshops. We also have some FREE writing materials available for download, so be sure to check those out as well. 

Happy Writing!
-Charlotte

In this episode, I share with you how to use your character's goals, motivations, and values to add conflict and depth to your story. 

Goals, Motivations, and Values are ultimately what move each character in your story, and understanding how they can work for and against your characters provides rich payoffs for your characters and your reader. 

Listen in to learn more!
 
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Do you want to learn more about the writing process and start planning and plotting your own books? 

Check out my website for course offerings, writing resources, and upcoming workshops. We also have some FREE writing materials available for download, so be sure to check those out as well. 

Happy Writing!
-Charlotte

In this episode, I share with you how to create richer worlds and stronger characters in your story by focusing on some key components of world building often overlooked. Tune in!
 
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Do you want to learn more about the writing process and start planning and plotting your own books?

Check out my website for course offerings and upcoming workshops.

Happy Writing!
-Charlotte

"The Villain is always someone so interesting to me because it really is the villain who creates the challenge for the hero to get through." -Charlotte MacFarlane

Tune in this week to unlock Seven Key Considerations we need to consider when we write our villain or antagonistic force.

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Did you learn something that will help you in moving your writing forward? We'd love to hear about it. Leave us some feedback below! 

Happy Writing!
-Charlotte

The stronger the foundation of your story, the faster you can write, the better you can write, and the less fixing is required after. I've tested this time and again, and it's always better to take the time in the beginning to really understand the story before I jump into actually writing it. 
In this episode, I share with you my planning process that has helped me write multiple books quickly without sacrificing creativity, originality, or quality.
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If you want to learn more about the process and start planning and plotting your own books  with step by step instructions for deep understanding and strong stories, check out my upcoming workshops:
Character Development Workshop
World Building Workshop
Plotting Workshop

In this episode, I share my editing process, from start to finish, and how I polish a first draft into a publishable manuscript.
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The better foundation your story is built on, the easier editing becomes. That's why I've put together a series of workshops to help you plan and plot a breakout novel, which you can then use to write and polish a breakout story of your own.
Check out the details for the first workshop here:
Character Development Workshop

Is time the #1 thing holding you back from taking the next step in your author career? We could write so much more if we just had those 8 hours a day back instead of going to that pesky day job.
In this episode, we talk about what you truly need to have in place before quitting your career to follow your writing dreams, and how my experience working 80 hours a week in my non-writing career actually made me a more productive writer.
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PS, my group novel-writing mentorship, Write Now, is open until Nov 15. It's a great way to learn the craft of novel writing while being supported fully on your author journey.
And as a special bonus, you get complimentary enrolment in three upcoming full length workshops on Character Development, World Building, and Plotting.
Get all the details and join Write Now today: courses.thewritable.com/write-now-registration

In this episode, I share the essential features that I believe we need to have for an immersive and memorable world, along with examples from some of my favourite fiction.

And, if you're ready for more, I'm giving away tickets to my upcoming Character, World, and Plot Workshops over on Instagram. To enter, Follow @thewritable in Instagram. Like one of the contest posts, and tag two writing friends. You can do this once a day on each of the posts until Nov 10!