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This is the podcast for aspiring writers, an A-to-Z guide to writing, publishing, and promoting books or any other writing project. Your hosts are Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, co-founders of Journey Sixty6, an editorial services company and independent publisher for the family business community. Each episode is designed to both inspire and instruct writers as they take the long road trip to write and promote their ideas.
Author Paula Munier on How to Create the Perfect Plot
The Writing Podcast
45 minutes 52 seconds
2 years ago
Author Paula Munier on How to Create the Perfect Plot
How do you keep your reader reading till the wee hours of the morning—because they have to figure out how the story ends? You must create a narrative arc that, scene by scene, plot point by plot point, keeps the reader questioning.
Paula Munier, author of Plot Perfect: Building Unforgettable Stories Scene by Scene, offers a plot-building strategy that works no matter the genre you’re writing in.
Great Moments in the Episode
6:19-7:10: How people decide to buy a book.
7:10-8:52: The importance of the first page and “that feeling” you want readers to experience.
8:54-12:42: What is an inciting incident and why you need it immediately in your story.
13:02-16:01: Definition and examples of big story questions and small story questions—and how to use them to make your story different.
16:20-18:05: How to plant major and minor story questions to drive your story.
18:10-20:01: Why you must know your genre to know your obligatory story questions.
23:24-24:58: Using index cards to help you visually plot your story.
25:00-27:04: How to use your genre tropes without becoming cliché.
30:27-35:48: Tips for writing a visually engaging setting that sets the tone and creates tension.
39:15-41:25: How to know if your writing is good before you pitch a literary agent.
Words of the Episode
Vermillion: A deep, brilliant red color.
Stelliferous: Having or abounding with stars.
Paula Munier’s Books to Check Out!
Plot Perfect
Home at Night
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The Writing Podcast
This is the podcast for aspiring writers, an A-to-Z guide to writing, publishing, and promoting books or any other writing project. Your hosts are Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, co-founders of Journey Sixty6, an editorial services company and independent publisher for the family business community. Each episode is designed to both inspire and instruct writers as they take the long road trip to write and promote their ideas.
