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Story Coaching

A podcast by: Charlotte R MacFarlane

Ready to write your first book or your best book? Want to turn your hobby into a full time career? Join me, C R MacFarlane as I discuss novel writing, editing, and building your author career.

Our American listeners can also listen to Story Coaching at our American site

46 Episodes

Mirroring in Story Structure
Published 2022-06-28

Creating a compelling story with turning points (Part 3)
Published 2022-06-21
Building Secondary Characters
Published 2022-06-15
12 Principles for Success in Writing
Published 2022-06-08
The Role of Research in Fiction Writing
Published 2022-06-01
Twisting Tropes: Turning Common Things Upside Down in a Meaningful Way
Published 2022-05-25
Story-Driven Dialogue: Top Tips for Creating Compelling Dialogue
Published 2022-05-18
Object Tracking & Foreshadowing: How to Reverse Engineer Your Story's Climatic End
Published 2022-05-11
Setting Goals: Two Types of Goals You Need
Published 2022-04-06
Layers as Scene: 12 Considerations When You're Feeling Stuck
Published 2022-03-29
Goals, Motivations, and Values at Work in Your Story
Published 2022-03-22
Worlds as Character: How the World Can Act as Character in Story
Published 2022-03-16
Villains and How to Get the Most Out of Your Characters
Published 2022-03-08
Novel Plotting for Speedy Writing
Published 2021-11-27
Quick and Easy Editing
Published 2021-11-20
Quitting Your Job So You Have Time to Write
Published 2021-11-13
What Makes a Good World
Published 2021-11-06
Character Quirks
Published 2021-10-30
Subplots
Published 2021-10-23
Endings
Published 2021-10-16

Ready to write your first book or your best book? Want to turn your hobby into a full time career? Join me, C R MacFarlane as I discuss novel writing, editing, and building your author career.

46 Episodes

Mirroring in Story Structure

Creating a compelling story with turning points (Part 3)

Building Secondary Characters

12 Principles for Success in Writing

The Role of Research in Fiction Writing

Twisting Tropes: Turning Common Things Upside Down in a Meaningful Way

Story-Driven Dialogue: Top Tips for Creating Compelling Dialogue

Object Tracking & Foreshadowing: How to Reverse Engineer Your Story's Climatic End

Setting Goals: Two Types of Goals You Need

Layers as Scene: 12 Considerations When You're Feeling Stuck

Goals, Motivations, and Values at Work in Your Story

Worlds as Character: How the World Can Act as Character in Story

Villains and How to Get the Most Out of Your Characters

Novel Plotting for Speedy Writing

Quick and Easy Editing

Quitting Your Job So You Have Time to Write

What Makes a Good World

Character Quirks

Subplots

Endings