Keeping a Notebook
Nina LaCour
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Writing in Place: An Anchor
Keeping a Notebook
05/11/20 • 7 min
Announcement:The Slow Novel Lab is open for a special summer benefit session, with 50% of the profit going to Direct Relief!
Nina examines the anchors in her life: her work, her desk, the mug she drinks her morning coffee from. She offers a writing exercise to ease you into exploring your own anchors, and the anchors in your fiction.
If you’d like to share your anchor, or what you wrote about it, or your experience of writing (or not writing) during this time, we'd love to hear from you! Use the hashtag #writinginplace on Twitter and Instagram.
Follow along with the project on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nina_lacour/
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Writing In Place: A Window
Keeping a Notebook
05/04/20 • 7 min
Nina contemplates the windows in her new apartment, and what it's like to be on the inside when people outside pass by. She offers a two-part exercise for her listeners to be used first as a method of noticing and being in place, and then as an entryway to their fiction.
If you’d like to share your window, or what you wrote about it, or your experience of writing (or not writing) during this time, we'd love to hear from you! Use the hashtag #writinginplace on Twitter and Instagram.
Follow along with the project on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nina_lacour/
and
https://www.instagram.com/theslownovellab/
Subscribe to Letters from Nina for the full text of this season along more photographs of Nina's home.
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An Interview with Nina
Keeping a Notebook
04/29/20 • 22 min
About the Shelter in Place podcast, hosted by Laura Joyce Davis: When the news came down about the mandate to shelter in place, Bay Area writer Laura Joyce Davis decided to mark this moment in history by chronicling her daily experience of sheltering in place. Episodes are short (~10 min.) and often feature other artists, scientists, therapists, and those whose work pushes us to faith, contemplation, and hope.
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Writing In Place: Wherever You Are
Keeping a Notebook
04/27/20 • 7 min
This season opens in Nina's new home. She shares a story of disorientation, and finds her way back to writing.
She invites listeners to write with her. To keep a notebook of these times. She offers a writing exercise as a way in.
If you’d like to share your object, or what you wrote about it, or your experience of writing (or not writing) during this time, we'd love to hear from you! Use the hashtag #writinginplace on Twitter and Instagram.
Follow along with the project on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nina_lacour/
and
https://www.instagram.com/theslownovellab/
Subscribe to Letters from Nina for the full text of this season along more photographs of Nina's home.
How We See & What We Write
Keeping a Notebook
11/19/18 • 14 min
We all have our own ways of seeing and understanding the world. This episode dives deep into the ways our perspectives shift as we grow up, and how embracing our unique ways of seeing can lead to our most authentic writing.
"On Writing" by Raymond Carver
The Middle
Keeping a Notebook
01/30/20 • 8 min
New! Full transcripts of this season's episodes are now available at ninalacour.com/transcripts!
Learn more about Nina's online class, The Slow Novel Lab! ninalacour.com/the-slow-novel-lab
Today, Nina walks listeners through a part-brainstorming, part-outlining strategy for when they feel lost in the middle of their stories.
It's easy to feel lost at sea in the middle, to doubt our paths and lose direction. But by completing this two-part exercise, you'll learn to identify phases of your novel so that the middle is not longer as overwhelming.
Emotion on the Page
Keeping a Notebook
01/23/20 • 8 min
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Highlights:
- I want to experience the pleasures and sorrows of life through the page.
- It’s no small feat to make a reader feel what your character is feeling, and much of my drafting and revision time is spent making sure I’m getting it right.
- If something isn’t working emotionally in your story, go back to what came before. To what hurt your character. To what they need or fear.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Keeping a Notebook have?
Keeping a Notebook currently has 27 episodes available.
What topics does Keeping a Notebook cover?
The podcast is about Novel Writing, Author, Podcasts, Books, Education, Arts and Creative Writing.
What is the most popular episode on Keeping a Notebook?
The episode title 'An Interview with Nina' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Keeping a Notebook?
The average episode length on Keeping a Notebook is 12 minutes.
How often are episodes of Keeping a Notebook released?
Episodes of Keeping a Notebook are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Keeping a Notebook?
The first episode of Keeping a Notebook was released on Oct 24, 2018.
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