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Story Strategy - Coaching for Indie Authors

Story Strategy - Coaching for Indie Authors

By Evident Ink

Dawn and Nancy - story coaches and editors at indie fiction house Evident Ink - discuss how to make your fiction writing stronger. We explore topics of craft (characterization, plot, pacing, etc.), marketing (audience identification, rules of the genres, and understanding your comps), and more.
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Story Strategy Live Episode 41: Real Love Stories to Fuel your Romance

Story Strategy - Coaching for Indie AuthorsFeb 12, 2021

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Episode 65: Talking Tropes and Building Better Stories

Episode 65: Talking Tropes and Building Better Stories

Tropes are a storytelling convention that help us let readers know what to expect from our books. Learn how to use them, combine them, and twist them to make your stories fresh!

Mar 13, 202431:55
Episode 64: Marketing Focus - Understanding Comps

Episode 64: Marketing Focus - Understanding Comps

Why do you need to understand comps as an author? Because you can't market a book without understanding the market. This episode of Story Strategy focuses on helping indie authors figure out how to market their books based on identifying where they fit with other books in the market.

Mar 05, 202426:00
Episode 63: What the Heck is Deep Point of View?

Episode 63: What the Heck is Deep Point of View?

The Story Strategy podcast is back, and in this episode, we explore Deep POV - a fiction writing technique that eliminates the narrator and pulls readers directly into the emotion and action of your story.

Want to learn how to do it?

Practical tips and examples are inside!

Feb 26, 202429:08
Making Readers Care with Melanie Harlow

Making Readers Care with Melanie Harlow

Join story coaches Dawn and Nancy as we talk with bestselling author Melanie Harlow about how she pulls readers into her characters and builds stories that make them care. Melanie is an expert at developing relatable heroines that we want as our best friends and heroes that are often called book boyfriends by her fans. 

*This episode was originally aired in 2020.

Jul 10, 202258:09
Build a Book Blurb that Sells Your Book
Jun 21, 202250:56
Mini-Story Coaching Chat with Author Daniela Romero

Mini-Story Coaching Chat with Author Daniela Romero

Learn more about how story coaching works and find out if it's right for you. 

In this episode, you'll hear story coaches Nancy and Dawn help author Daniela Romero recover her excitement about a story she'd felt stuck on. 

You'll learn about Daniela's unique writing process, and learn strategies to improve the way you work through your own story problems! 

Jun 07, 202225:55
Story Strategy 60: Mini Episode - Live Coaching Session with Author Rae Fields

Story Strategy 60: Mini Episode - Live Coaching Session with Author Rae Fields

Wonder what story coaches do? Hear Dawn and Nancy work through some story issues with new author Rae Fields as she plots out her first three books. We'll help her solidify her crisis, understand how internal conflicts drive her story forward, and how parallelism can pull story elements together. 

May 19, 202223:58
Live Story Coaching with authors Aria Wyatt and Erin A. King

Live Story Coaching with authors Aria Wyatt and Erin A. King

Curious about story coaching? Wondering if a quick call with Dawn or Nancy might actually give you what you need to write a better story, tighten your conflict, or build layers of tension into your plot? This episode is for you! Dawn and Nancy chat with two real authors who volunteered to do mini coaching sessions for the show! Meet Erin A. King and Aria Wyatt, two indie authors working in the romance genre, and listen as Dawn and Nancy help them work through plot problems on the fly!

May 04, 202247:43
Story Strategy 58: Building Story from Character

Story Strategy 58: Building Story from Character

Last time we talked about how to build a story if you've got a plot in mind. Today we're exploring working from character first. Most writers identify with one strategy over the other, and many use a combination of the two. Which type of writer are you? 

Mar 14, 202243:25
Story Strategy Episode 57: Writing Stories, Starting from Plot

Story Strategy Episode 57: Writing Stories, Starting from Plot

Maybe you've got a great idea but you're not quite sure how that idea turns into a full-fledged story. Or maybe you know part of your plot but aren't sure what's missing to get it all the way to a bestselling book. This episode is for you. Story coaches Dawn Alexander and Nancy Smay talk through the process of turning a kernel of an idea into a story. 

Feb 22, 202240:03
Story Strategy - Episode 56 - Story Structure

Story Strategy - Episode 56 - Story Structure

You've got your idea and you're ready to write. Or are you? How should you begin? Do you outline? Do you just get going and hope for the best? Story coaches Dawn and Nancy help you get off the ground with actionable advice you can put to use today. 

Jan 20, 202237:10
Story Strategy 55: How to Begin...

Story Strategy 55: How to Begin...

Have you always wanted to write a book? Is this your year to do it? Story coaches Dawn and Nancy talk about the multiple ways a new writer can take their idea and turn it into something wonderful -- a story. Even experienced authors might find tips about how to generate and test ideas. Join us to explore - how to begin!

Jan 07, 202241:29
Episode 6 (reboot) - Busting Writing Myths with Becca Syme

Episode 6 (reboot) - Busting Writing Myths with Becca Syme

Clifton Strengths coach, writer, and writing coach to thousands of writers, Becca Syme, joins Dawn and Nancy to discuss common "wisdom" shared in the writing community. Is it critical that you write every day? Should you be rapid releasing to stay on top? Are Facebook ads absolutely necessary for success? Listen as Becca Syme uses data to examine writing myths and explain why the golden rules of writing don't always apply to everyone. 

Jan 05, 202246:32
Story Strategy Episode 54 - Finding Your Readers

Story Strategy Episode 54 - Finding Your Readers

Do you know who your reader is? Or are you writing books and sending them out into the world, hoping for the best? Learn tips and tricks for figuring out exactly who your audience is or will be as Dawn and Nancy from Evident Ink offer insights gleaned from NYT and USA Today bestselling clients.

Dec 07, 202134:14
Story Strategy Episode 53: Co-Writing with Marika Ray and Delancey Stewart

Story Strategy Episode 53: Co-Writing with Marika Ray and Delancey Stewart

We'll chat with USA Today Bestselling Authors Marika Ray and Delancey Stewart about their latest co-writing project, the Digital Dating series. They'll offer some hard-learned lessons and advice for how other authors might set up a co-writing project.

May 21, 202143:43
Story Strategy Live Episode 41: Real Love Stories to Fuel your Romance

Story Strategy Live Episode 41: Real Love Stories to Fuel your Romance

Looking for an idea for your romance novel? Look no further. Dawn, Nancy, and several best-selling romance authors share their real-life love stories and make book recommendations to get your wheels turning. You'll hear from Melanie Harlow, Claire Kingsley, and more! Don't miss this one!

Feb 12, 202145:39