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Tag: Michael Arndt

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

My Author-Interviews at MG Book Village

James Bird, May.2022
Ciera Burch, Sept.2023
Emi Watanabe Cohen, Oct.2022
Melanie Conklin, Dec.2022
Aya de León, Mar.2023
Sydney Dunlap, Feb.2023
Alex Gino, Jun.2022
Jarrett Lerner, Nov.2023
Meg Eden Kuyatt, Jun.2023
Kaija Langley, Aug.2023
Stephan Pastis, Oct.2023
Shawn Peters, Apr.2022 and Apr.2023
Wendy Shang, Sept.2022
Maleeha Siddiqui, Jan.2022
Shawn K. Stout, Aug.2022
Lisa Stringfellow, Feb.2022
Karen Strong, Jan.2023
Sonja Thomas, Mar.2022
Meera Trehan, Jul.2022
Shirley Reva Vernick, Nov.2022
Kelly Yang, May.2023
Jenna Yoon, July.2023

Interviews with Authors here at ABWestrick.com

Gigi Amateau, Apr.2013
Tina Athaide, May.2020
Sarah R. Baughman, Aug.2019
Karen Magnuson Beil, Dec.2020
Cece Bell, Sept.2014
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
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
Loriel Ryon, Jun.2020
Adam P. Schmitt, Apr.2019
Ruta Sepetys, Apr.2016
Wendy Wan-Long Shang, Apr.2015
Lindsey Stoddard, Jul.2018
Melanie Sumrow, Jul.2021
Erin Teagan, Feb.2017
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

ABWestrick @abwestrick ·
6 Nov

A story "for anyone who has ever felt less than." So good! Raw. Honest. Intense. A super fast read. My interview with author @Jarrett_Lerner is up today @MGBookVillage. Adults will love this #kidlit. @SimonKIDS #mgbookchat #mg #fiction I loved it!

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ABWestrick @abwestrick ·
9 Oct

Alternately silly & heartwarming, LOOKING UP by syndicated cartoonist @stephanpastis is one of a kind! Lucky me -- I got to interview Stephan for @MGBookVillage. Book comes out tomorrow, 10/10; interview up today. #kidlit #mg #fiction @SimonKIDS

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ABWestrick @abwestrick ·
4 Sep

Thank you @MGBookVillage for hosting my #interview with Ciera Burch! FINCH HOUSE hits shelves Sept. 5. Secrets. A spooky house. #Halloween vibe. Loved it! @SimonKIDS #kidlit #fiction #mg #middlegrade And loved chatting with you, Ciera. Write more!

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