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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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If you like survival stories, you'll LOVE Frances Greenslade's RED FOX ROAD. Enter the #bookgiveaway by April 20 and enjoy my interview with the author. We talk #writing craft & process. @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #giveaway #fiction https://abwestrick.com/blog/

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Thank you for reading my #interview with Frances! I love to hear authors talk about their #writing process.

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A fascinating interview with Frances Greenslade about her book Red Fox Road! https://twitter.com/ABWestrick/status/1381961365536047104

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I loved this #MG survival story & I interviewed #Canadian author Frances Greenslade about #writing craft & process. #bookgiveaway signup open til 4/20. Drawing on 4/21. @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #fiction
https://abwestrick.com/2021/04/mg-survival-story-author-interview-and-giveaway/

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Articles, Interviews, & Podcasts:

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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