Nicole Baart
Author
Workshops: 1. No Such Thing as Writer’s Block. 2. Interiority: How to Harness Your Protagonist’s Inner Life.
Nicole Baart is the author of twelve novels, including “Everything We Didn’t Say” (an October 2021 Book of the Month selection and Amazon Editor’s pick) and “Where He Left Me,” an instant National Bestseller.
The cofounder of a nonprofit and mother of five, she lives in Iowa with her family.
Learn more about Nicole: https://nicolebaart.com
Nicole is a member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. Subscribe to her Substack column here: https://nicolebaart.substack.com/
Workshops
“No Such Thing as Writer’s Block: Using Brain Science to Get Out of Your Head and Onto the Page.” In ancient Greek mythology, the muses were deemed the source of all creativity and inspiration—and without their benevolent attendance, any artistic endeavor was doomed. Today, we know that the work of imagination isn’t quite so ethereal. And yet we still often pretend that in order to write well, we need a magical combination of the right mood, headspace, and surroundings, as well as the catalyst of some divine stimulation or intervention. What if you had a toolbox of writing habits (backed by brain science) that could ensure that you are (almost) always ready and eager to write? In this session we’ll dive deep into how our brains work, and how we can harness that power to tell masterful stories.
“Interiority: How to Harness Your Protagonist’s Inner Life.” Creating a compelling protagonist is integral to writing a great book. But that’s just the beginning. As writers, we also need to deeply understand and (more importantly) effectively convey our character’s inner life and personal transformation from the very first line until the last. How can we reveal the emotional journey of our protagonist in a way that is compelling and authentic without being either overdone or too subtle? In this workshop we’ll talk about how to seamlessly weave interiority into every page of our writing so that readers have no choice but to fall in love with our characters.