Misty Evans June 24, 2024 7:35 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. The more you understand the power of the three-act structure and each story beat inside the acts, the better you get at writing a […]
Misty Evans June 17, 2024 7:31 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. We’re here! The long-awaited Finale. This is the payoff your readers have been eagerly anticipating when your protagonist comes face-to-face with the story’s central
The Final Showdown- the 14th beat of Blake Snyder’s fiction writing outline Read More »
Misty Evans May 21, 2024 7:26 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. Your poor protagonist lays battered and beaten after their “Dark Night of the Soul” from Blake Synder’s 15-beats outline. What happens now? Will they
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Misty Evans May 20, 2024 3:23 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. Blake Snyder’s 15 beat-outline is a popular story structure framework used by many screenwriters and novelists. As a writing coach, one of the most
Misty Evans May 13, 2024 3:18 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. The more you understand the power of the three-act structure and each story beat inside the acts, the better you get at writing a
Time to Turn the Screw – the 10th beat of Blake Snyder’s fiction writing outline Read More »
Misty Evans May 6, 2024 3:11 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. Ah, we’ve reached the Midpoint of our 15-beat outline. This marks the exact center of your story. Picture your story as a roller
False Victory or True Clarity? The Crucial Role of the Midpoint Read More »
Misty Evans April 30, 2024 8:33 am This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. As writers, we’re taught to build up conflicts, raise the stakes, and keep the dramatic tension taut throughout our narratives. But even the most
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Misty Evans April 8, 2024 8:38 am This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. The pivotal sixth beat, Break into Act 2, is a crucial moment that delineates your protagonist’s transition from their familiar world into the realm
The Crucial Pinch Point – The 6th Beat in Fiction Read More »
Misty Evans April 2, 2024 8:25 am This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. Remember The Clash song, Should I Stay or I Should I Go? (https://youtu.be/BN1WwnEDWAM?si=jAkwaI1RCBfaj36j) That’s the question your Main Character must ask in the fifth
At the Crossroads: The 5th Beat in Fiction Read More »
Misty Evans March 26, 2024 8:20 pm This year, Writing Raven Author Solutions is breaking down the 15 beats of writing a bestselling novel based on the three-act structure for you. This week, we’re delving into one of my favorite story beats: the inciting incident. I think of it as burning down my protagonist’s house.
Burning Down the House – The 4th Beat in Fiction Read More »