Sarah Chauncey

Sarah Chauncey is a veteran writer, freelance editor and writing coach, as well as the author of P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna. She helps her clients enhance their creative flow through a variety of practices. Subscribe to her newsletters: Resonant Storytelling (writing) and The Counterintuitive Guide to Life (inner peace).
Beyond BICHOK: How, When and Why Getting Your Butt Out of the Chair Can Make You a Better Writer
Image: a young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt reclines on the grass, facing the sky, near the water's edge a cloudless day.
While you can’t publish a book without sitting down to write, there are many times when we can gain insight ...
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/ Creativity, Guest Post
5 Mistakes When Writing Flashbacks in Memoir (and Fiction)
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When used properly, flashbacks can be illuminating. When used haphazardly, they detract from the narrative and leave the reader confused ...
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/ Guest Post, Improve Your Writing
Manuscript Evaluations: What They Are and What to Expect
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When you’ve taken your work as far as you can, a manuscript evaluation can address problems before you begin querying ...
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/ Guest Post, Working with Editors
The Tricky Issue of POV in Memoir
POV in memoir
While it’s possible to write memoir from your own authorial POV (because you know more today than you did then), ...
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/ Guest Post, Improve Your Writing