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Journaling is critical to fiction writing, but it’s not simply a matter of carrying a notebook around and jotting down whatever random thoughts pop into your mind as you go from the grocery shop to the post office to picking up your kids after school to the grocery store.
Effective journaling builds your storyline, organizes your thoughts, busts through writer’s block, and so much more.
But how?
In this episode, Lana McAra speaks “peer to peer” with Sally Lotz, an author, writing coach, and mentor, as they compare notes and share their innovations on the power of journaling to unleash your inner writer.
Putting these tips, tools, tactics, and strategies for you will not only get your fiction novel done much faster, like in 90 days or less, but will make the results absolutely #Unputdownable.
Tune in and hear Sally Lotz’ thoughts on:
- Various forms and types of journaling and how they help the fiction writer create a great novel
- How journaling takes a mere written story and transforms it into a visceral and #Unputdownable experience for the reader
- Corralling your random memories and organizing them to incorporate them into your fiction novel
- Why your ending is your beginning and your beginning is your ending – journaling to bring things full-circle
- How to get your characters to tell you what happens next through your journaling
- And much, much more!
Invitation From Our Guest
1) Visit Sally Lotz’ website and claim your Free Guide to Getting Started Writing, now:
https://www.sallylotz.com/freedownload/
2) The journals Sally Lotz mentions in the interviews are available here:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyjlotz
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About the Author: Sally Lotz
Sally Lotz is a four-time published author of children's books and runner up in the Writers' Digest 50th annual short story contest in 2022.
Her most recent book, "The Truth is a Lie", came out in May of 2023 and is based on her real-life experience of growing up in a cult.
As a writing coach, she guides her clients through the many phases and facets of writing a book, and also hosts workshops and mini masterclasses.
She is a frequent podcast guest discussing writing and the writers' struggles in their creative journeys.
Sally calls the Orlando area home.
When she's not writing or immersed in a book, you can find her at the beach, on a kayak at the springs near her house, in a coffee shop, or caring for her numerous plant babies.
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