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Putting some flesh on those bones
Putting some flesh on those bones

Are you still with me? Got your Beat Sheet ready? Now that you’re sketched out the main arc of the story, It’s time to dive in and make a scene by scene outline. This is where that prioritized list and Beat Sheet get translated into your story. Think of the Beat Sheet as high level telling what will happen in your book. Now, it’s time to get to showing.

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I'm Plotting Something
I'm Plotting Something

After I finished drafting the Haverhill project, I decided to get into a plotting frame of mind by reading a book that’s been on my TBR shelf for a while, Save the Cat Writes a Novel. If you’re not familiar with the Save the Cat plot structure, I highly recommend checking it out. It started as a guide for screenwriters to help them develop successful screenplays. The method focuses mainly around something called a Beat Sheet. The idea is that to keep your story moving and following an arc that will keep readers turning pages, you should focus on a set series of story beats.

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From the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, my fiction is inspired by oral histories from the American South, Scotland, and Ireland.

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My love of storytelling is inspired by years spent listening to stories at my grandmother’s kitchen table. I also advocate for the preservation of traditional fiber arts and the Scottish Gaelic language. 

 

It's been a while since I made a #teasertuesday post. So here's a little taste from #HaverhillNC currently in revision. #OnceandFuture series readers will remember Fleming Sinclair.
Going back through my pics from #jrw19 and found this one. Have I mentioned how excited I am for @julievalerieauthor's book? Seriously can't wait to read this one.