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Writer Unleashed

Nanci Panuccio

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.

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313 episodes

  1. 300. Beyond Backstory: 3 Moves to Deeper Characters 17:34
  2. 299. How to Write Dialogue That Does More Than Talk 19:13
  3. 298. 3 Writing Misconceptions That Make Finishing Your Book Harder 18:09
  4. 297. Why Your Story Feels Stuck (And 3 Questions to Get Moving Again) 16:20
  5. 296. What Your Plot Can't Do Without 17:54
  6. 295. Your First Chapter: 3 Things That Lose the Reader 15:10
  7. 294. Mid-Draft Slump? How to Move Your Story Forward 13:06
  8. 293. What Trusting Your Story (and Yourself) Looks Like 16:28
  9. 292. The Gap Every First-Time Writer Needs to Cross 14:42
  10. 291. 4 Writing Myths Slowing You Down 15:44
  11. 290. Why Your Messy Middle Isn't the Problem 12:30
  12. 289. Why Your Story Feels So Much Harder Than It Should (4 Things I've Learned From Coaching Writers) 16:41
  13. 288. Show, Don't Tell: What Writers Get Wrong 18:23
  14. 287. Why Your Story Feels Overcrowded (And What to Cut) 19:55
  15. 286. 3 Reasons You Want to Quit Mid-Draft (and Why You Shouldn't) 20:30
  16. 285. What Overthinking Is Costing Your Novel 17:14
  17. 284. How to Double Your Writing Output Without Adding More Hours 15:00
  18. Encore Episode: How To Write Exposition Without Boring Your Reader 18:53
  19. 283. What's Making your Dialogue Read False (and What To Do About It) 13:53
  20. 282: 5 Mindsets That Separate Writers Who Finish From Those Who Don't 15:23
  21. #281. The Secret to Writing Unforgettable Secondary Characters 14:49
  22. 280. Chapters vs. Scenes: What Most Writers Get Wrong 17:24
  23. 279. 4 Secrets to Irresistible Story Openings 14:47
  24. Encore: 3 Ways to Make Writing Fun Again 24:51
  25. 278. Why Your Story Is Stuck (And What's Really Missing) 15:22
  26. 277. 3 Must-Have Traits of A Believable Antagonist 15:20
  27. Encore: Mothers Who Write: Finding the Time, Energy, and Support 26:23
  28. 276. Why You Can't Start Your Book (And How to Get Unstuck) 16:41
  29. 275. The Mid-Draft Slump: How to Believe in Your Book Again 16:11
  30. 274. 3 Mistakes I See In Almost Every First Draft 16:11
  31. 273. Why Writers Quit (And Why You Shouldn't) 14:27
  32. #272: Why Your Story Dies in the Middle (And the One Thing That Brings It Back to Life) 19:02
  33. #271: The Thing That's Quietly Keeping You From Finishing Your Book 14:58
  34. #270: Why Writing Feels Harder Than It Has To 14:06
  35. #269: How to Write Backstory Without Killing Momentum 18:56
  36. #268: How to Write Riveting, Believable Dialogue: 3 Essential Techniques 15:36
  37. #267: What to Cut From Your Novel and What to Keep: 3 Questions to Help You Decide 17:56
  38. #266: 3 Ways To Amp Up Romantic Tension In Your Story 24:52
  39. #265: First Encounters: 4 Ways To Signal Romantic Connection Without the Cliches 27:09
  40. #264: 5 Writing Blocks That Feel Impossible To Cross But Aren't 29:05
  41. #263: Why You Can't Finish Your First Draft (and the Simple Shift To Get It Done) 20:58
  42. #262: Finding the Story in Your Rough Draft (Even When It’s a Mess) 19:08
  43. #261: 3 Pacing Mistakes That Kill Your Opening 14:49
  44. #260: When Life Gets Busy: Staying Connected to Your Writing 27:34
  45. #259: When Your Story Feels Too Big to Finish: 4 Ways To Work Through Overwhelm 12:44
  46. #258: The First Read of Your First Draft: What to Look For and What to Ignore 24:23
  47. #257: How to Weave Multiple Storylines Into One Cohesive Story 20:58
  48. #256: Character-Driven vs. Plot-Driven: Finding Your Story's Natural Balance 15:35
  49. #255: From Idea to Page: 5 Steps to Start Writing 19:30
  50. #254: 3 Ways To Create Page-Turning Suspense in Any Genre 19:24