It's the final episode of the season and Nina covers a lot of ground. Notes from a virtual launch. Upcoming... more

In the third installment of this Watch Over Me-themed season, Nina talks about darkness in her work. She shares a... more

Nina tells you a true ghost story and shows how she wove it into her book. What if you were... more

Nina talks about a project that didn't feel right and how she chose to let it go. She reads an... more

In the fourth episode of Keeping a Notebook's special season, Nina takes a good, long look at the messes in... more

In the third episode of Keeping a Notebook's special season, Nina talks about an object that she missed when her... more

In the second episode of Keeping a Notebook's special season, Nina takes her listeners through a tour of the windows... more

In this special bonus episode of Keeping a Notebook, Nina is sharing an interview from the Shelter in Place podcast,... more

Nina LaCour is back with a deeply personal season devoted to where we are during this time in the world.... more

Nina walks listeners through a part-brainstorming, part-outlining strategy for when they feel lost in the middle of their stories. Also,... more

It’s no small feat to make a reader feel what your character is feeling. Here is Nina's best advice for... more

In this craft-focused episode, Nina explores backstory and the different ways it can be conveyed to better serve your novel. She... more

In the first episode of this mini-season, Nina gives actionable advice on mindset and productivity and practice for listeners to... more

Nina explains why she's taking the summer off.

A call for experimentation in our work, including what Nina is currently trying and tips and goals from listeners.

Nina LaCour invites fellow novelist Elana K. Arnold to help answer a question from a listener about self-doubt.

You can’t write a good novel without trusting yourself to write it. On the first episode of the second season, Nina... more

On the day before the ten-year anniversary edition of Nina's first novel comes out, she tells listeners about the highs... more

Nina answers a listener's question on writing a novel based on real events and explores ideas of truth and expansiveness... more

In Episode 5, Nina turns to three people who inspire her for the stories of how they started their own... more

In Episode 5, Nina turns to three people who inspire her for the stories of how they started their own... more

We all have our own ways of seeing and understanding the world. This episode dives deep into the ways our... more

We all have trouble getting started sometimes. This episode is for when you're stuck in a major way with your... more

In which Nina answers a listener's question about how to weave plot into character-driven novels, and shares her own journey... more

A look at early inspiration and a call to do our best work during difficult times.

Welcome to Keeping a Notebook—a podcast on writing For the next eight weeks I’ll being taking a deep look at the... more