#926 Start with the Middle.

2023-11-14

If you missed my conversation with Tina Bakehouse about writing tips in late 2021, here's you chance to catch up. Many "would be writers" think they should start with a title and let the story unfold. Our guest, Tina Bakehouse suggests starting in the middle. Begin by fleshing out the content in the middle. Once you are clear on the body of what you're writing it will inspire the title and the flow from beginning to end. While a good title will grab the reader's attention, the best pa...

If you missed my conversation with Tina Bakehouse about writing tips in late 2021, here's you chance to catch up.

Many "would be writers" think they should start with a title and let the story unfold. Our guest, Tina Bakehouse suggests starting in the middle. Begin by fleshing out the content in the middle. Once you are clear on the body of what you're writing it will inspire the title and the flow from beginning to end.

While a good title will grab the reader's attention, the best part of any story is the conflict or twist in the middle portion, which carries the reader along on the ride with with the storyteller.

About Tina

Tina has started her own company, Tina B LLC, to provide public speaking coaching and communication consulting to help individuals and organizations communicate more effectively. With 16 years of teaching communication and theatre (10 years at Creighton University), a TEDx speaker and coach, Tina is passionate about educating others to become more self-aware and enhance their speaker style. After earning two BAs from the University of Northern Iowa, one in communication studies and psychology, and the second in theatre and English teaching, she completed a master’s degree in communication studies through the University of Nebraska-Omaha and completed certificates in Advanced Professional Writing, Keirsey’s temperament theory and two levels of improvisation training.

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