Story Works Round Table

conversations about craft

for writers and readers curious about writers

SWRT 257 | Trouble…and more trouble

SWRT 257 | Trouble…and more trouble

What is trouble? How does it contribute to both character and plot arcs? How do you have to pay off trouble? And do you have to get it into every scene? We enjoy making a character struggle with a speeding ticket, and talk about how it can contribute to hooks both between chapters and books.

SWRT 256 | Act I, a Library Links episode

SWRT 256 | Act I, a Library Links episode

This week on the Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, & Robert discuss Act I in this all new episode about opening your novel. What is the author’s responsibility to the reader? How does your opening need to connect to your ending and what happens when it doesn’t? We link it in the show notes to all the related episodes in our catalog, so make sure to check out our Library Links below.

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