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These 5 Tricks Will Transform Your Writing

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The best writing makes the author disappear.
In this episode Brett and Sam dive into FIVE writing craft tips, showing you how to hook readers and let your story do the shining. But along the way tensions boil over and there’s a Dope Quotation
Usurpation and a TOD Takeover! Don’t miss the drama!
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why you should raise the stakes and lower the hopes (and how to do so)
- The “because of that” engine that turns scenes into a page-turning chain reaction
- How to show more than you tell — and when a clean tell actually serves the story
- Why cutting adverbs/adjectives sharpens voice and momentum
- How to “disappear as the author” so readers get lost in the story
Whether you’re just starting out or already seasoned, these five golden craft tips will sharpen your storytelling and help you hold readers from first page to last.
Subscribe now and share this episode with a young writer who needs it.

  continue reading

13 episodes

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Manage episode 505962535 series 3679760
Content provided by Brett Harris & S. D. Smith, Brett Harris, and S. D. Smith. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brett Harris & S. D. Smith, Brett Harris, and S. D. Smith or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

The best writing makes the author disappear.
In this episode Brett and Sam dive into FIVE writing craft tips, showing you how to hook readers and let your story do the shining. But along the way tensions boil over and there’s a Dope Quotation
Usurpation and a TOD Takeover! Don’t miss the drama!
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why you should raise the stakes and lower the hopes (and how to do so)
- The “because of that” engine that turns scenes into a page-turning chain reaction
- How to show more than you tell — and when a clean tell actually serves the story
- Why cutting adverbs/adjectives sharpens voice and momentum
- How to “disappear as the author” so readers get lost in the story
Whether you’re just starting out or already seasoned, these five golden craft tips will sharpen your storytelling and help you hold readers from first page to last.
Subscribe now and share this episode with a young writer who needs it.

  continue reading

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