by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, habits, Writing
At the beginning of January, I shared my business and writing goals for the year, just like every other entrepreneur, writer, and blogger. While this is a great practice, it hasn’t been as motivating as I had intended. As I look back over 2017 and consider what has worked and what has not, I’ve realised there was one thing that did work.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, WriterADHay TV, Writing
So, you’ve created a great narrative hook and an ordinary world scene for your story and you’re thinking ‘what next?’ In this episode, I will share will you the important elements of the next plot point in the first act of your story. The next plot point in the first act is the inciting incident.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, WriterADHay TV, Writing
Are you struggling to figure out how to start your novel? Quite often we place much emphasis on the first sentence or paragraph and not to the large scene. In three-act structure, this scene is referred to as the ordinary world. In this episode, we are going to discuss why this scene is so important and I’ll share seven tips to help you write a great ordinary world scene.
by Amelia D. Hay | business, Self-Publishing, Writing
I have something I need to confess and it’s embarrassing, considering my coaching background. It wasn’t until October 2017 that I set and shared goals for my writing and coaching business. In 2018, I’ve decided to treat my writing, both fiction and non-fiction as a business. Without further adieu, here are my creative and business goals for 2018.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Revision
In this week’s episode of the Behind the Scene’s Podcast Diary, I discuss struggling with productivity, revision, and fear as a writer. And, how you can reframe your mindset for success.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Writing
So, how do you start a story? How do you hook the reader from the very first page? In the literary world, there is a lot of talk about how to write an inciting first line or paragraph. There’s a step you need to take before you put pen to paper. This step is outlining your story and structuring it in such a way that hooks the reader. And, how do you achieve this? By creating an irresistible story hook.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Revision
I must confess the last fortnight didn’t go exactly to plan. I started the two weeks off with the best of intentions, to revise the first draft of Immunity, but I had a few struggles. Just the usual ones like procrastination, tech issues, changing podcast platforms. By the way that isn’t as easy as it sounds.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Writing
So, you’ve got a story idea that you can’t wait to write and you’re wondering; how do you write a good story? Is there a structure you should follow as you write a novel? There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to writing a novel. If you’re just starting out, then I recommend using Three Act Structure. This type of story structure is a writing tool used by screenwriters. It was studying the craft of writing for screen, which I was introduced to the concept of structuring a story.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Revision, Writing
I’m going to keep this behind the scenes podcast diary short and sweet and just stick to all things writing, revision, and book related. So, this week, revision became my new reality. I stuck to my goals to revise Immunity and overcame a revision obstacle. Do you struggle with revision? Do you sometimes face a revision obstacle that seems difficult to overcome? If so, then this podcast diary is for you.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, editing, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, WriterADHay TV, Writing
Are you struggling to decide whether you should plot or pants your novel? If you’ve been a writer for longer than a quick minute, then you already know the debate between plotting vs pantsing is fierce. Before you decide whether to plot or pants your novel, you need to consider how you learn. It’s important to understand why these options for work for some writers and not others. If you’ve ever wondered, how to decide whether to plot or pants your novel, then this is for you.