Hello Writers and Crafters!
I'm Valerie Ihsan, And I'm Erick Mertz, and this is Episode 171 of the podcast and it's November 20, 2024 as we record this.
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Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates):
What are you reading?
Segment 3 (Mindset-Craft-Biz Check):
Segment 4 (Main Topic):
Start with a character, What's your story? (Valerie)
archetypes intrigue/attrack me and do something different than before. (Erick)
theme early on (V);
why this character, why now (E); element of surprise makes it interesting (E); be open to surprise; fully plot out after the brainstorming. Create a structure and continue to pants through it. Invent a thing on the way to something else. Plotting isn't boring. Defy the plot points. If char reacts to a stale moments, it's because you are stale and bored. When stuck (process changes), a day-to-day thing: toss it out if you are rewriting it too much. What are the necessary elements? Straight-forward way. "The scene actually begins here." If it's content and not story, it has to go. Keep changing the container as you right. Know the beats before you sit down. (Erick)
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