
Writing is like learning the violin. We can get better. Here are reasons we should practice, and suggestions how to do so. And what sparked Edgar Alan Poe's imagination? Also: how much of our story should be scenes rather than summary? The answer: should fill our story with scenes that play out in real time in front of the reader like a movie. Support the show Buy the master class.
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Episode 216 - Too many characters is a scene.

Episode 215 - The ratchet, a strong plotting tool.

Episode 214 - Famous writers show us how to write and live.

Episode 213 - Save the cat plotting.
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