Note: The transcript is available below the video, and sorry about the varying volume. I’ll be using a different program to try mitigating the issue for the next workshop. Thanks for your patience and understanding! Hi everyone, and welcome to the first Author Rescue workshop! I’m Katy, and I run the Author Rescue site, andContinue reading “Workshop – Developmental Editing”
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Arcs vs. Tropes vs. Motifs
This post is now a podcast episode! You can learn more about the podcast in this post. I’m sure you’ve heard the words “arc” and “trope” and “motif” thrown around, but… what do they mean? What’s the difference? Is there a difference? Yes there is, which is why I decided to make a post aboutContinue reading “Arcs vs. Tropes vs. Motifs”
Storytelling for Authors: Character Design
This post is now a podcast episode! I’ll embed a link as soon as it’s live, but in the meantime you can learn more about the podcast in this post and see what’s already available on the Podcast page in the navigation menu. You can have the most dynamic and interesting plot ever, but ifContinue reading “Storytelling for Authors: Character Design”
Finding A NaNoWriMo Community
NaNoWriMo has a huge community on the main website, where you can find other authors (both aspiring and established) who are participating in the challenge. When you sign up, it gives you access to a number of features that will help you throughout the month. Your profile is a good opportunity to practice describing yourContinue reading “Finding A NaNoWriMo Community”
Making A NaNoWriMo Schedule
Here’s another post for my fellow bullet journalers! I love any excuse to make a new, fancy, aesthetic spread in my bujo, and NaNoWriMo 2021 is the perfect opportunity to do so. The spread I made has two parts to it, a word count tracker and a writing plan: The word count tracker is prettyContinue reading “Making A NaNoWriMo Schedule”
Vision Boards for Creative Writing
I’m sure you’ve heard of vision boards before, where you take pictures and quotes that embody your vision (whether it’s for your work life, personal life, or just life in general) and you collage everything onto a board that keeps you motivated towards your goals. I’ve worked with similar vision boards, but I’ve learned thatContinue reading “Vision Boards for Creative Writing”
Explaining Word Counts
With NaNoWriMo coming up, you’re probably seeing word counts being thrown around. The creators of the challenge set up 50,000 words as the goal for the month of November, but what does that actually look like? Here are some books you may know, and their associated word counts. The Picture of Dorian Gray by OscarContinue reading “Explaining Word Counts”
Storytelling for Authors: Refining An Outline
I talked about making an outline last week in this post, but… now what? I have never, not even once, created a perfect outline on the first try. Which means that there is always a step where you refine an existing creative outline. Let’s look at the outline I made last week: 1. Character AContinue reading “Storytelling for Authors: Refining An Outline”
Storytelling for Authors: Making An Outline
I’ve given advice about when to make an outline, but today I’m going to dive in on how you can make an outline. There are plenty of ways to go about it, so you’ll have to find the way that works best for you. You can take or leave any part of this process, butContinue reading “Storytelling for Authors: Making An Outline”
Preptober: The Snowflake Method
There are a bunch of different ways to approach outlining a story, but one of my favorites is the snowflake, also called fractal, method. Put simply, it’s a process of expanding an outline from a small idea and fleshing it out into a big one. Here’s how it works: Start Small If you had toContinue reading “Preptober: The Snowflake Method”
Author Rescue 