Season 1, Episode 14

Talking Craft

We’re getting crafty in this one. Kayla shares how adding interiority (yes, actually telling your reader things) is transforming her manuscript, and we break down why “show don’t tell” is not the whole story.

We talk Chekhov, Hemingway’s iceberg theory, emotional dynamic range (👀 looking at you, Little Women and Friends), plus some scene-level editing tricks:

Character desires, fears, misbeliefs

Setting up expectations for roller-coaster reversals

Balancing dialogue and interior thought

Rachel also celebrates an Honorable Mention from Reader’s Digest (go Rach!) and we share our entries for the “Two Sentences” contest.