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Back to Search#49: Save the Cat! The Middle Beats (Part 2)
Episode 49
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the beats that make up the second half of the middle section of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! (STC!)…
4 years, 7 months ago
#48: Save the Cat! The Middle Beats (Part 1)
Episode 48
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the beats that make up the first half of the middle section of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! (STC!) …
4 years, 9 months ago
#47: Save the Cat! The Beginning Beats
Episode 47
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the beginning beats of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! (STC!) beat sheet so that you can efficiently o…
4 years, 10 months ago
#46: The 6 Scenes Every Worldview Novel Needs
Episode 46
In today's episode, we're going to talk about the key scenes that every worldview story needs to have in order to work and to satisfy fans of the gen…
4 years, 10 months ago
#45: How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Episode 45
In today's episode, I'm sharing three strategies that will help you overcome imposter syndrome. Here's a preview of what's included:
[01:50] A quick …
4 years, 10 months ago
#44: Performance Genre Conventions
Episode 44
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the performance genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up …
4 years, 11 months ago
#43: 10 Tips for Writing Better Scenes
Episode 43
In today's episode, I'm sharing my top ten tips for writing better scenes. Here's a preview of what's included:
[01:45] Tip #1: Stick to one point-of-…
5 years ago
#42: 10 Reasons Why Novels Get Rejected
Episode 42
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through 10 common reasons why manuscripts are rejected by publishers. Here's a preview of what's included:
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5 years ago
#41: The 6 Scenes Every Action Novel Needs
Episode 41
In today's episode, we're going to talk about the key scenes that every action story needs to have in order to work and to satisfy fans of the genre.…
5 years, 1 month ago
#40: How to Write a Well-Structured Scene
Episode 40
In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through how to write a well-structured scene. I'll also show you how this structure shows up in a scene fro…
5 years, 1 month ago