Oct 5, 2009 Posted by Lani

The Power of a Soundtrack

Right now, I’m teaching my Discovery class, and it’s a blast. I love teaching this class, mostly because it’s about catching and storing the “crunch,” the stuff in the book that makes us want to write it in the first place. A book crunches when you think about it and feel that initial rush of excitement that you had at first. The exercises in the Discovery class are really... read more

Sep 25, 2009 Posted by Lani

New Writing Module: Writer’s Gut

I called it “Writer’s Gut.” Now that I have to post “Writer’s Gut” everywhere, I’m kind of wishing that I’d called it something else, because it sounds less like a valuable talking point, and more like a disease. But, well, it’s done. So here you go. Writer’s... read more

Sep 12, 2009 Posted by Lani

Dialogue

Hello! For those of you who are writers, but aren’t subscribed to one of my current classes, I’ve started releasing my audio modules. These are short – about 10-15 minutes – audio sessions that will address various skill sets. The first – dialogue. If you’re interested in the free .mp3 download, go ahead and get it. If you have questions, feel free to ask in the... read more

Aug 12, 2009 Posted by Lani

Writing Crank

You know, ordinarily I’m quite lovely, but some days, I just get cranky. This morning, I read this article, and I answered with a long rant in the comments. It’s a rant I’ve done before, and a rant I’ll do again. But for those of you who haven’t yet heard this particular gem, here it is, or most of it anyway: What always bothers me is the knee-jerk self-hatred that comes... read more