Category Archives: Facing Fears
The Final Stages of This Writer’s Journey: The Marketing Plan, The Release, and Embracing the Future
Hold on to your bootstraps…we’re about to wrap up a long journey! STAGE V: The Final Push, or The Writer’s Marketing Plan I like Stage V of the Six Stage Plot Structure. It’s messy and REAL. It is at this … Continue reading
TURNING POINT #3: The Point of No Return
There are times when I’m working on a blog post or even just in life in general that my Musical Theatre background jumps to the forefront and commands my attention. Hey, remember me? So, here we are at a very … Continue reading
Posted in Facing Fears, The Hero's Journey
Tagged The Hunger Games, The Six Stage Plot Structure, writing
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The Hero’s Journey Begins
Every writer has a unique process in crafting a story. Susan Wiggs, one of my favorite contemporary romance authors, builds a story visually through the art of collaging. Nora Roberts is what we writers call a pantser. She starts with a … Continue reading
Posted in Facing Fears, Forbidden Signs, The Hero's Journey, Writing, Young Adult
Tagged christopher vogler, michael hauge, writing
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