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Structuring a Story

November 23, 2015 A. B. Westrick 4 Comments

For months I’ve been trying to find the right opening for the novel I started in 2013, and I think…

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Filed under: arc, Austin Film Festival, back-story, backstory, beginnings, character, craft, hook, inciting incident, Kristin Swenson, manuscript, Michael Arndt, pace, pacing, plot, process, protagonist, revision, scenes, screenwriting, story, structure, Toy Story, writing

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Interviews with Authors

Gigi Amateau, Apr.2013
Tina Athaide, May.2020
Sarah R. Baughman, Aug.2019
Karen Magnuson Beil, Dec.2020
Cece Bell, Sept.2014
James Bird @MGBook Village, May.2022
Anne Blankman, Jun.2017
Emily Blejwas, Oct.2021
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Jan.2016
Skila Brown, May.2014
Anne Bustard, Feb.2020
Samantha M. Clark, Aug.2021
Gwen Cole, May.2018
Winifred Conkling, Jan.2015
Meredith Davis, Oct.2019
Shannon Doleski, Jul.2020
Kathryn Erskine, Oct.2013
Anika Fajardo, Jun.2021
Robin Farmer, Nov.2020
Lamar Giles, Aug.2015
Alex Gino @MGBook Village, Jun.2022
Dean Gloster, May.2017
Kristen Green, Jul.2015
Frances Greenslade, Apr.2021
Mary Lou Hall, Jul.2017
Mary Winn Heider, Jun.2019
Leah Henderson, Aug.2017
Linda Oatman High, Jan.2021
Cordelia Jensen, Sept.2018
Daphne Kalmar, Aug.2020
Kristen Kittscher, Nov.2013
Lindsey Lane, Nov.2017
Janae Marks, Sept.2021
Cory McCarthy, Aug.2018
Kelly O’Connor McNees, Oct.2014
Meg Medina, Mar.2013
Mary Miley, Nov.2013
Hannah Moderow, Apr.2018
Laurie Morrison, Sept.2018
Kaela Noel, Oct.2020
Sara Pennypacker, Feb.2021
Shawn Peters @MGBook Village, Apr.2022
Loriel Ryon, Jun.2020
Adam P. Schmitt, Apr.2019
Ruta Sepetys, Apr.2016
Wendy Wan-Long Shang, Apr.2015
Maleeha Siddiqui @MGBook Village, Jan.2022
Lindsey Stoddard, Jul.2018
Lisa Stringfellow @MGBook Village, Feb.2022
Melanie Sumrow, Jul.2021
Erin Teagan, Feb.2017
Sonja Thomas @MGBook Village, Mar.2022
Mindy Thompson, Nov.2021
Nicole Valentine, Sept.2019
Padma Venkatraman, Nov.2016
Malve von Hassell, Sept.2020
Steve Watkins, Jun.2018
Lauren Wolk, Mar.2021
Brenda Woods, Mar.2020
Brian Young, May.2021

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Alex Gino @lxgino ·
6 Jun

ALICE AUSTEN LIVED HERE releases tomorrow but you can read this interview now! https://twitter.com/ABWestrick/status/1533814596334755841

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I loved interviewing @lxgino about their new #mg novel, out June 7 from @Scholastic: ALICE AUSTEN LIVED HERE. A great story about queer history, questioning stereotypes and what makes a family a family @MGBookVillage #kidlit #LGBTQ #Pride2022 #PrideMonth https://mgbookvillage.org/2022/06/06/interview-with-alex-gino-about-alice-austen-lived-here/
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ABWestrick @abwestrick ·
6 Jun

I loved interviewing @lxgino about their new #mg novel, out June 7 from @Scholastic: ALICE AUSTEN LIVED HERE. A great story about queer history, questioning stereotypes and what makes a family a family @MGBookVillage #kidlit #LGBTQ #Pride2022 #PrideMonth https://mgbookvillage.org/2022/06/06/interview-with-alex-gino-about-alice-austen-lived-here/

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ABWestrick @abwestrick ·
2 May

My interview with @jamesbirdwriter is up today @MGBookVillage. Funny, heartwarming #MG #fiction about a boy who gets a chance to turn his life around. I loved this glimpse into Ojibwe traditions, & the story is great. #kidlit @MacKidsBooks #mgbookchat https://mgbookvillage.org/2022/05/02/interview-with-james-bird-about-the-second-chance-of-benjamin-waterfalls/

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