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Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

A collection of pins sharing Storywriting tips, techniques and steps on how to write your stories. Storytelling comes naturally to human beings. That’s why…

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Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Here are three resources to help you seek the truth in your stories: ✔️ Lee Gutkind, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction ✔️ Mary Karr, The Art of Memoir ✔️ Lauren Slater, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir

If you feel the pull to shape your story of loss into an artful narrative, heed this humble warning: the process may split you in two - survivor and witness - but in the end the writing may also help you become whole again. Whether we’re novices or experienced writers, when it comes to confronting grief we all start from the same place: something nearly killed us, literally or figuratively, but we survived. And we shall survive the writing of it.

Guide for Writers

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FREE TRAINING: How to write + publish your brilliant memoir Rowan McCandless and I are getting ready to share our best strategies and tips on how to fast-track the creation and publication of your book. If you’re working on a collection of #creative nonfiction OR a #memoir in essays – OR are struggling with how to write a book-length story about your life and want to move past fear, doubt and overwhelm – this FREE webinar is for you!

In How to Write and Publish Your Brilliant Memoir (minus the crushing fear, doubt + overwhelm) we’re going to share strategies to help you take meaningful steps toward achieving your big writing dreams!

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#interview #storywriting #ownstory #interview #personallife #storywriter Story , Personal life
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This is your story; rather than developing characters for a made-up story, you share your personal life with readers. It’s a very vulnerable—and worthwhile—form of writing. If you have an incredible true story to tell about your life but aren’t sure where to start on how to write your life story, I can help you to do it. Listen to the Interview I took with Rayya Liebich and helped her with my course. #interview #storywriting #ownstory #interview #personallife #storywriter

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

#vlog #writing #writer #coach #writingcoach #writingday #productivity, Writer, Writing coach, vlog

Are you setting aside time during your week to work on your writing projects? In my first writing vlog, I take you to a cafe where I get some writing done on my letter-writing collab with Imprint author Claire Sicherman. Check out what happened and how I could still have a productive writing day in my first writing vlog. #vlog #writing #writer #coach #writingcoach #writingday #productivity

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

#memoir #story #writing #experience #memory #writingskills #stories #storywriting, Memoir, Experience, stories

A memoir is not a chronological setting of your entire life. It is a representation of memory, not history. It is focused on an event, or series of events, that are held together by a theme. Do you know the ONE thing memoir writers never do – but if they did, it would immediately improve their stories? Everyone is the main character in their own story. #memoir #story #writing #experience #memory #writingskills #stories #storywriting

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

#reading #writing #memoir #betterwriter #writingmemoir #storywriting #learning #learnwriting, Writer, reader

Have you ever wondered about becoming a better writer? Learning to be a good reader is what makes you a better writer. If you want to learn to write well, immerse yourself in reading. Wide reading, particularly of those who write well, will help you to absorb a great deal about the craft of writing. There are many more things to learn; subscribe to my youtube channel and keep learning every week. #reading #writing #memoir #betterwriter #writingmemoir #storywriting #learning #learnwriting

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

#story #storytelling #techniques #powerfulstories #storywriting #memoir, Story, techniques

Our stories are powerful because they evoke compassion even among strangers. We also create opportunities to understand others better and cultivate empathy toward them. What if sharing your own story has the potential to help someone else feel better about sharing their story? Here’s a great video about two techniques that will help you honor your story in a way that protects the privacy and preserves anonymity. #story #storytelling #techniques #powerfulstories #storywriting #memoir

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

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FREE TRAINING: How to write + publish your brilliant memoir Rowan McCandless and I are getting ready to share our best strategies and tips on how to fast-track the creation and publication of your book. If you’re working on a collection of #creative nonfiction OR a #memoir in essays – OR are struggling with how to write a book-length story about your life and want to move past fear, doubt and overwhelm – this FREE webinar is for you! Memoir Writing, Writing A Book, Free Webinar, Book Marketing, Fast Track, Free Training, Rowan, Writing Inspiration, Overwhelmed

Memoir Writing

Writing A Book

Free Webinar

Book Marketing

Fast Track

Free Training

Rowan

Writing Inspiration

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FREE TRAINING: How to write + publish your brilliant memoir Rowan McCandless and I are getting ready to share our best strategies and tips on how to fast-track the creation and publication of your book. If you’re working on a collection of #creative nonfiction OR a #memoir in essays – OR are struggling with how to write a book-length story about your life and want to move past fear, doubt and overwhelm – this FREE webinar is for you!

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

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Start Writing, Writing Tips, Story Lab, Personal Narratives, Story Structure, Writing Programs, What I Have Learned, You Better Work

Start Writing

Writing Tips

Story Lab

Personal Narratives

Story Structure

Writing Programs

What I Have Learned

You Better Work

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

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In How to Write and Publish Your Brilliant Memoir (minus the crushing fear, doubt + overwhelm) we’re going to share strategies to help you take meaningful steps toward achieving your big writing dreams! Memoirs, Nicole, Writer, Brilliant

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In How to Write and Publish Your Brilliant Memoir (minus the crushing fear, doubt + overwhelm) we’re going to share strategies to help you take meaningful steps toward achieving your big writing dreams!

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

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Here are three resources to help you seek the truth in your stories: ✔️ Lee Gutkind, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction ✔️ Mary Karr, The Art of Memoir ✔️ Lauren Slater, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir Creative Writing, Writing Prompts, Mary Karr

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Here are three resources to help you seek the truth in your stories: ✔️ Lee Gutkind, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction ✔️ Mary Karr, The Art of Memoir ✔️ Lauren Slater, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

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Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

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If you feel the pull to shape your story of loss into an artful narrative, heed this humble warning: the process may split you in two - survivor and witness - but in the end the writing may also help you become whole again. Whether we’re novices or experienced writers, when it comes to confronting grief we all start from the same place: something nearly killed us, literally or figuratively, but we survived. And we shall survive the writing of it. How To Memorize Things, Things To Come, Confront, Your Story, Grief, Heartbreak, Trauma, Survivor

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If you feel the pull to shape your story of loss into an artful narrative, heed this humble warning: the process may split you in two - survivor and witness - but in the end the writing may also help you become whole again. Whether we’re novices or experienced writers, when it comes to confronting grief we all start from the same place: something nearly killed us, literally or figuratively, but we survived. And we shall survive the writing of it.

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

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To all the memoir writers out there who want to write about grief and loss; let me help you with the hard stories you've been carrying inside. Writing About Yourself, Answers, Loss, Place Card Holders

Writing About Yourself

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To all the memoir writers out there who want to write about grief and loss; let me help you with the hard stories you've been carrying inside.

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

Many—perhaps most—of the writers I meet through my teaching want to write about grief but they struggle. They know the high emotional stakes. The fear of re-triggering grief is strong. As a result, they both do and don’t want to write about trauma, grief, and loss. To them I say… ✔️ Start small and focused. A vignette. A prose poem. A flash piece no more than 100 words. It’s often quite breathtaking what can be conveyed in so few words. Prose Poem, 100 Words

Prose Poem

100 Words

Many—perhaps most—of the writers I meet through my teaching want to write about grief but they struggle. They know the high emotional stakes. The fear of re-triggering grief is strong. As a result, they both do and don’t want to write about trauma, grief, and loss. To them I say… ✔️ Start small and focused. A vignette. A prose poem. A flash piece no more than 100 words. It’s often quite breathtaking what can be conveyed in so few words.

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

#feedback #writingcritiques #critique #redflags #writing #writinghelp #negativefeedback, Feedback, Writing critiques

Listening to feedback to improve one’s work is an essential skill, and some authors are adept at skillfully improving their drafts based on the advice they receive. But what happens when you don’t necessarily agree with the advice? Today I want to talk about dealing with writing critiques that are not meant to help you grow and how to deal with them. #feedback #writingcritiques #critique #redflags #writing #writinghelp #negativefeedback

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

In How to Write and Publish Your Brilliant Memoir (minus the crushing fear, doubt + overwhelm) free webinar we’re going to share strategies to help you take meaningful steps toward achieving your big writing dreams! Enjoy Writing, Achievement

Enjoy Writing

Achievement

In How to Write and Publish Your Brilliant Memoir (minus the crushing fear, doubt + overwhelm) free webinar we’re going to share strategies to help you take meaningful steps toward achieving your big writing dreams!

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

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Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

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Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques

If you feel the pull to shape your story of loss into an artful narrative, heed this humble warning: the process may split you in two - survivor and witness - but in the end the writing may also help you become whole again. Whether we’re novices or experienced writers, when it comes to confronting grief we all start from the same place: something nearly killed us, literally or figuratively, but we survived. And we shall survive the writing of it. How Are You Feeling

How Are You Feeling

If you feel the pull to shape your story of loss into an artful narrative, heed this humble warning: the process may split you in two - survivor and witness - but in the end the writing may also help you become whole again. Whether we’re novices or experienced writers, when it comes to confronting grief we all start from the same place: something nearly killed us, literally or figuratively, but we survived. And we shall survive the writing of it.

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Nicole Breit | Spark Your Story | Writing Instructor and Author

Story Writing Tips | Storytelling Techniques