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 | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, Fiction, Mindset, Season 1: Story Structure, WriterADHay TV, Writing
Do you dream of writing a novel but don’t know where to start because you believe that you don’t have any great story ideas? If so, then this video is for you. First of all, I want you to know that you’re not alone. Often when you first start out in your writing career you can fall prey to comparison syndrome, where you start comparing yourself to other writers and authors. It’s natural to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others but what you’re doing is comparing your behind the scenes to someone else’s highlight reel. What you’re not seeing are those days your favourite author struggles to come up with an idea for their next book. Everyone struggles with this. So, how do you come up with great story ideas?