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Peptalks - General Storycrafting
Meet AskSusieMay
Meet AskSusieMay (81:05)
Brainstorming
Idea Sparking: Finding Fresh Ideas for your Story (64:26)
Brainstorming Brilliance- Innovative Techniques for Brainstorming (67:36)
Mind Mapping (58:54)
From Spark to Story: How to nurture a spark into a viable story (60:00)
From Spark to Publication: Spark to SEQ (69:41)
From Spark to Publication: Lindy Hop to ACT 1 (68:38)
From Spark to Publication: Nailing ACT 1 (63:43)
From Spark to Publication: Act 2 (77:06)
From Spark to Publication: ACT 3 (and Beyond) (70:12)
Scene Tension Equation
STQ Part 1 (61:41)
STQ Part 2 (49:04)
STQ: Part 3 (76:55)
He Said, She Said and Beyond...The Art of Dialogue
Dialogue Part 1: Dialogue basics (15:17)
Dialogue Part 2: Adding Zeal (19:34)
Dialogue Part 3: Zingers (11:56)
Dialogue Part 4: Meaningful Action (13:34)
Dialogue Part 5: Internal Monologue (17:17)
Dialogue Part 6: Summary (30:58)
Packing a Punch with Quotation Marks (73:56)
Cry Me a River: Creating Powerful Character Emotions
The Layers of Emotions (20:58)
Emotional Hues (13:05)
Storyworld
Setting up your Storyworld (24:06)
Static Description (28:03)
Active Description & Weaving Storyworld into your Scene (13:53)
Freeze Frame (61:16)
Plotting
Plot from the Middle! (An interview with James Scott Bell) (65:53)
How to Plot from the Middle - followup to JSB Peptalk (68:03)
The Revolutionary 4 Act Plot (67:13)
Building a Synopsis (73:05)
The Plotting Puzzle: Piecing Together Your Story (62:37)
Using Your Story Question (66:52)
What was the (Story) Question? (74:29)
The Hourglass Plotting Method (42:27)
Plotting a Series (69:12)
Writing What You Don't Know (62:53)
Getting the End Right (75:09)
Point of View
POV Class (75:25)
Diving Deep With a Single Breath (60:16)
Deeper POV: Writing the 6 Layers of Emotion (67:24)
Deep POV Part 1: How to Nail It (69:09)
Deep POV Part 2: Feedback (74:09)
Scene crafting
First Chapter (80:30)
The Big 10: Essential Elements for a Riveting First Chapter (15:21)
Scene Setup Skills & Your Fast Draft Friend (65:19)
How to Write a Powerful SCENE Hook (65:18)
Create Powerful Scene Hooks (65:16)
Live Critique of a Scene! (75:49)
How to Write a Powerful First Line (69:13)
First Lines Feedback (72:50)
Build a Scene Your Way (71:42)
Building a Story From the Inside Out (64:14)
Adding Muscle to Your Story Skeleton (62:19)
Tension vs Conflict (76:03)
Action Beats & Body Language (66:21)
Showing vs Telling For Emotional Impact (66:13)
Showing vs Telling For Emotional Impact Feedback (68:51)
How to Write a Powerful STORY Hook (65:35)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 1: Introduction (67:04)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 2: Opening Scenes (66:59)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 3: Act 1 (71:22)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 4: Act 2A (64:51)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 5: MIM (63:54)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 6: Act 2B (61:53)
Dissecting Your Scenes Part 7: Act 3 (61:09)
Stirring the Plot: Adding Conflict & Tension (64:15)
Anchoring Your Reader (59:54)
Taking Your Chapter & Scene Endings to the Next Level (59:30)
Understanding Scene Flow for Stronger Reader Engagement (74:33)
Scene Flow Feedback (62:19)
How to Approach a Scene (64:47)
Hook, Line, and Sinker: Writing That Hooks and Holds (59:39)
Less Window Shopping More Buying (62:34)
Storycrafting
Story Trumps Structure - the Epic Battle! (69:40)
Your Irresistible Novel (65:06)
How to Write a Series (74:40)
Storycrafting 911! (68:12)
Scrivener 101 (65:25)
Novel Academy Q & A (71:11)
Fast Draft Tips & Tricks (67:24)
Writing a Series with Ronie Kendig (60:45)
Setups and Payoffs (62:18)
Subplots and Layers (65:46)
Upping Your Game (56:52)
Writing the Super Novel (59:43)
Tech with Tari (62:19)
Backstory vs Character History...and other questions (55:09)
Making Your Setting a Character (68:50)
Let's Talk Hamilton! (54:15)
How to Be Tough on Your Characters (61:16)
How to Create a Story Bible to Organize Your Series (61:13)
Writing the Perfect Ending: The Final Battle (65:33)
What's the Theme? (63:01)
What is Writing Voice? (76:13)
Storytelling Secrets From Hollywood with Zena Dell Lowe (63:43)
Author Chat with Susie May and Rachel (68:53)
Coloring Your Character's Emotions (61:07)
Story Pacing (63:05)
Help! I've Fallen Out of Love with My Story (64:15)
Moving the Elephant (61:00)
Hot Topics--Description with Emotion, Deep POV, and more (68:28)
Creating a Fictional Town (63:12)
Creating a Story Notebook (59:33)
Writing Acoustically with Cynthia Ruchti (61:00)
Trope on a Rope (63:37)
Making Your Fast Draft Count (54:26)
Weaving in Your Spiritual Threads Organically (68:14)
Spiritual Arc Part 2 (64:15)
Discovering Your Writing Voice (65:50)
Overwriting (65:10)
Creating Intimacy in Christian Fiction (67:10)
All I Really Need to Know About Writing, I Learned From Zootopia (65:15)
Making Your Manuscript Shine Part 1 (80:51)
Making Your Manuscript Shine Part 2 (70:25)
Tropes: Making Them Work for You (66:40)
Common Writing Mistakes and How to Fix Them (64:25)
Active vs Passive Writing (61:43)
Dictation 101 (61:02)
Finishing Strong, One Bite at a Time (62:06)
From Spark to Publication: ACT 3 (and Beyond)
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