About Nicole Wilbur

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I talk about all things writing and storytelling while sharing my journey towards traditional publishing.

Let's write DIALOGUE: more conflict, more character, more energy!

This is the last video (for now) in my trio of line editing videos. Here, we're focusing on writing better dialogue. This is an odd one because improving the dialogue isn't just about using better words, it's about increasing the conflict and the impact of each word. It's also necessary to convey c…

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OUTLINING a multi-POV YA novel and creating SCENES -- (because I'm stuck!)

Right on schedule, I have gotten stuck while pantsing/plotting my new book. So - in order to get unstuck - I am outlining the book. This is a multiple point of view young adult novel full of love stories...so the structure is a particularly interesting challenge. This is my first time doing multi-P…

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Writing VOICEY interiority / Line editing character voice

Here is another line editing video - this time we're focusing on interiority - what the character is thinking and feeling! Interiority is SO important in writing a book, but it can be repetitive and bland. Let's liven some narrative up!

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