

We’ve all done it: written a scene or chapter, but when we read it back to ourselves, it sounds flat, boring, hollow, or trite.
Or we’ve given a piece of writing to beta readers, who report that it’s missing something, not resonating with them, or the real kiss of death: “It was okay.”
Why does this happen? Our stories are bright and vibrant in our minds, so why do they come out flat on the page?
The truth is, the ONLY way to hook your reader is through emotion. Not the emotions of the characters, but by evoking emotion in the reader. By giving them a truly emotional experience of your story.
And how do we do that? Through the psychology of human change.
Welcome to Six Figure Storyteller, the podcast where you’ll get tips and tricks for understanding character psychology and using emotion to hook your reader on every single page!
So grab your fuzzy slippers and your chocolate of choice, and let’s dive in!
Episodes

Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
18 min
Check out The Unputdownable Fiction Code here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/tufc-enroll
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.
Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Jun 18, 2026
Jun 18, 2026
14 min
Want to learn the step by step system for hooking your reader with every part of your story? Check out the Unputdownable Code cohort. Begins July 6th. Detail here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXWuKW_9ixKkiqPsUCB1t-uRDkDl_d7ndiaWramhUjgsoJbA/viewform?usp=header
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.
Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Apr 2, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
21 min
Your characters have potential — but something underneath feels unstable. Character development in fiction is tricky.
This episode describes my exact 3-week system for building psychologically real, emotionally alive characters.
If you're deep into your manuscript and your characters still feel flat, uncertain, or like they're "missing something," you don't need more general writing advice — you need a specific, sequenced system. In this video (the final in my character development playlist), I walk through the 3-week framework from my Emotional Storytellers Intensive.
This framework results in emotional storytelling, building a stellar internal character arc, forever knowing how to handle character development for any character, and a protagonist that jumps right off the page! By the end of these 3 weeks, you'll have a psychologically complete character you can write confidently, consistently, and specifically — across drafts and revisions. This is for committed writers who want their characters to have a heartbeat. ______________________________________________________________ ❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓ It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
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My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.
Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
15 min
Have you been working on your novel for months — maybe years — and it still doesn't feel right? The truth is, without help, "how to write great characters" is something most authors take years to master.
You're not alone. In this episode, I share Carrie's story. She's a published short story writer and former teacher who spent years stuck on her first novel draft. She knew the story had potential, but something essential was missing — and every attempt to fix it seemed to make things worse.
Building stronger characters and dive into emotional storytelling were both things she was interested in, but did not know how to implement.
What changed everything? A clear, sequenced framework for building characters from the inside out.
This episode is for you if:
→ You understand craft but can't get the emotional layer to land
→ You've been revising the same draft and it still feels "off"
→ You can't seem to trust what you're writing for your characters
→ You're genuinely wondering if you have what it takes to finish ______________________________________________________________
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
______________________________________________________________
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
20 min
Your characters all sound the same. Your protagonist feels reactive. You keep losing track of small details chapter to chapter.
Sound familiar? These aren't talent problems — they're process problems. And process problems are fixable.
In this episode, I break down 3 invisible mistakes that quietly flatten your fiction characters — and the intentional shifts that fix them. This video goes deeper than "show, don't tell" — it's for writers who are in the trenches trying to write characters that actually land on the page.
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❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
______________________________________________________________
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
22 min
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
______________________________________________________________
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Mar 5, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
17 min
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.
Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
18 min
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
20 min
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67

Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
13 min
❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓
It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE.
👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67
👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton
My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge.Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now inside LFF. This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel anytime. Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67