29: Save the Cat (the Basics)

We share our struggles with getting past writer's block! (Again!) Our suggestions: give yourself permission to write something you can throw away, permission to take your time, and permission to juggle multiple projects when you're stuck!

We're back!!! Here's an old episode! We keep talking about doing another writer's block episode, so hopefully that will be soon. Take care, everyone! Make sure to look out for your friends and families.

35: In this episode, we discuss James Scott Bell's "LOCK" story structure from his book "Plot & Structure." L: Focus on making an interesting Lead character. O: Find an interesting Objective for your character/story. C: Make sure there is good Conflict. K: give your audience a knockout ending.

Want to come up with a new story idea? Check out James Scott Bell's book, "Plot and Structure." We discuss a few things to do when you're out of ideas: 1. Ask yourself, "What if?" 2. get inspiration from music, 3. start with a character, 4. do a rewrite, and 5. flip a genre.

This is for everyone who's working on writing female characters! (So yeah, that better be everyone). Sorry for the delay, please subscribe to see when new episodes come out, because apparently we're super unreliable...

WE'RE BACK! In this episode, Becky shares previous versions of the first chapter of her book and explains what and why she revised to improve her first chapter. New episodes coming your way once a month! Let's get ready for Nanowrimo! Spotify users: please take a second to answer our question and leave us a comment for any questions you may have. Or email us at: [email protected].

*Republished.* In this episode, we share the rest of the beats of Blake Snyder's beat sheet from the Christmas Carol. We go into more depth about the beats after "break into two." So, this includes the second two acts of the three-act structure: 7. B Story, 8. Fun and Games, 9. Midpoint, 10. Bad Guys Close In, 11. All is Lost, 12. Dark Night of the Soul, 13. Break Into Three, 14. Finale, 15. Final Image. Anything you want to learn about? Anything you need advice on? Email us: [email protected].

*Republished.* In this episode, we explain A Christmas Carol using the Blake Snyder's Save the Cat Beat Sheet. In part 1 we cover: 1. Opening Image, 2. Theme Stated, 3. Set-up, 4. Catalyst, 5. Debate, and 6. Break into Two. (We will explain the following beats in next week's episode). Do you use the Save the Cat? Let us know!: [email protected]. Here's the beat sheet from the Save the Cat website: https://savethecat.com/beat-sheets/a-christmas-carol-novel-beat-sheet

Republished. I’m this episode, I briefly explain the fifteen beats of Black Snyder's "Save the Cat" writing theory. 1. Opening Image. 2. Theme Stated, 3. Set-up, 4. Catalyst, 5. Debate, 6. Break Into Two, 7. B Story, 8. Fun and Games, 9. Midpoint, 10. Bad Guys Close In, 11. All is Lost, 12. Dark Night of the Soul, 13. Break Into Three, 14. Finale, 15. Final Image. Email us: [email protected].

We discuss whether or not starting on the journey to write a book is worth it. Questions? Email us at [email protected] #writing #writerscommunity #writersblock #writersblockpodcast #writingpodcast #writinghowto #iswritingworthit