by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Scenes and Chapters, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Writing
As I wrote the outline and script for the episode on value shifts, I realised that there is a smaller unit of story that I need to discuss that’s integral to understanding value shifts or how a scene turns. So, I considered adding it to that episode but soon discovered that the final version of the episode would be too long. That’s why, I created this hopefully, short bonus show, where I discuss what is a story beat. And how you can use them to create better scenes.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Point of View, Scenes and Chapters, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Writing
If you’re the kind of writer that needs to outline every scene, then you need to be aware of the types of cliffhangers and how to effectively use them to create a page turning effect and not turn readers away. In fact there is more than one type of cliffhanger—there’s four. So, in this episode, I’ll unpack the four types of cliffhangers in fiction so that you can avoid the common pitfalls and end your scenes with cliffhangers in a way that keeps the reader turning the page.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Outlining Your Novel, Scenes and Chapters, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Writing
In this episode, I will break down the elements of a scene, which include the goal, tension, conflict and stakes, and share tips on how you can incorporate this into your writing.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, editing, First Draft Tips, Marketing, Outlining Your Novel, Revision, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Self-Publishing, Writing
In the spirit of celebrating the 100th episode milestone, I’m going answer the top questions asked by my Blog Readers, YouTube Subscribers, and Podcast Listeners, and questions asked through my Ask A Question form on my website.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, First Draft Tips, Outlining Your Novel, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Writing
Toward the end of March, I started working with my editor on the Locked Room, and in this episode, I share the mistakes that were found in that writing into the dark manuscript in comparison to the previous stories that I’ve written.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Outlining Your Novel, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Writing
In February, I finished my experiment with writing into the dark, and I’ll discuss how I achieved this, along with the response of my favourite beta reader. As you’ve come to expect, I will share my writing stats, days, time, word count and the step-by-step process that I used. Now that I’ve mentioned that, it’s crucial that I point out that I’m following Dean Wesley Smith’s Writing Into the Dark method, which he teaches in a course and in a book. I highly recommend that you check out both of these options if you’re interested in learning this writing into the dark technique.
