by Jill Williamson | Feb 16, 2022 | Go Teen Writers Book Club, Learning from Other Authors, Plot, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure, The Craft of Writing, Writing Tools
It’s no secret that I love Blake Snyder and his Save the Cat books. I own them all. I’ve read and dogeared them all. I’ve even taught workshops on his process at writing conferences! And I’ve blogged about it here, often. If you search for...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 15, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Editing, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Learning from Other Authors, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure, The Craft of Writing
This is our final blog post for the Go Teen Writers Book Club. Chapters 24 and 25 of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James were both so short, I decided to combine them into one post. If you didn’t yet read Chapter 25, go read it right now, then come back to the...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 8, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Depth,” chapter twenty-three of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:This week’s chapter was primarily about if, how, and how much your character changes over the course of the story. Mr. James...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 1, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Lists for Writers
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing the chapter titled “Attitude,” which was chapter twenty-two of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:I found it strange that this chapter was so close to the end of the book. I suppose it was so...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 18, 2020 | Antagonists, Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Status,” chapter twenty-one of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap: The subtitle of this chapter is: “What no one is teaching you about characterization” and it’s so true! I never, ever...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 11, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Theme
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Meaning,” chapter twenty of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap: If you write a story with the purpose of teaching a lesson or moral, recognize that your story will always come second on your...
