by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Plot and Story Structure, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Self Publishing Services, Self-Publishing, tools, Writing
In an upcoming episode of the authorpreneur podcast, I discuss how I stopped supplying my three-act structure Scrivener template to my email list and the reasons that led to the decision. As I was editing that episode, I had an idea.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 3: How to Outline a Story, Self-Publishing, Writing
In this bonus episode, I chat with Michaelbrent Collings on how he writes his fiction novels, or more specifically how to outline a novel.
by Amelia D. Hay | Plot and Story Structure, Self-Publishing, Writing
In celebration of the start of season two, I’m taking a look back at the most popular podcast episodes from season one with help from the Blubrry Statistics dashboard. The episodes in this roundup style post are included purely based on the number of downloads, and complete or partial listens since the podcast was first submitted to iTunes and stitcher back in December 2017.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Writing
Welcome to the final instalment of this mini-series on how to structure a story using the Hero’s Journey. In this show, I will share five tips on how to structure a story using the Hero’s Journey. And, at the end of this episode, I will also share examples of this story structure in film and literature and provide you will a list of recommended reading so you can do further research.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Writing
So, you’ve fleshed out your story idea for the first and second act using the Hero’s Journey, and now you’re story has reached the cusp between the second and the third act. And, now, you’re wondering, how to structure the final act of your story using this story structure. If this is a situation that you can relate to, then this episode is for you.
by Amelia D. Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Writing
So, you’ve started to plot out ideas for your story using the Hero’s Journey, and you’ve reached the end of the first act. But now you’re wondering how to transition from the first act to the second, and take your character through to the last leg of the journey. In this episode, I will share with you the five stages of the Hero’s Journey that occur in the second act. And, I will also unpack the second act of the Fellowship of the Ring so you can see the Hero’s Journey in action.