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Ep 030 Tips for SNAZZY Chapter Construction!

An episode of the The Girl and Duck Podcast podcast, hosted by Girl and Duck, titled "Ep 030 Tips for SNAZZY Chapter Construction!" was published on February 24, 2023 and runs 11 minutes.

February 24, 2023 ·11m · The Girl and Duck Podcast

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Summary

Many writers get hung up on chapter construction. They think there's a formula or, worse still, they think publishers have a required approach or checklist. Let's bust that myth once and for all and get playful with our work! Herein some tips on how you might end your chapters in fresh and charming ways. I refer to one of my own novels in this podcast. It's a great novel if you want to see me actually practising what I'll preach. It's super easy to reverse engineer what I'm doing in that book—once it's pointed out to you. That book is Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children. It's available in most libraries in Australia, or on Penguin's website. You can also buy it on Kindle and the paperback does still pop up on Amazon. ► Jen & Girl and Duck: If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! Click here. For more girl&duck goodness, go here - GirlandDuck.com Jen's Life Coaching page can be found here Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond Click here Follow Jen on Instagram:  @jenestorer https://www.instagram.com/jenestorer/ Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - Click here Jen's Author website: https://jenstorer.com/ ► Free stuff Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer ► Buy Jen's creative writing book: See Me Jump: 20 things I've learned about writing books for children Buy the pdf: https://thegirlandduckshop.bigcartel.com/product/see-me-jump-pdf-edition Buy it at amazon.com (ebook and paperback book):  http://a.co/i3C6SLF Buy it at amazon.com.au (ebook): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/064801990X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_aueBBbEHSX3WA

Episode Description

Many writers get hung up on chapter construction. They think there's a formula or, worse still, they think publishers have a required approach or checklist. Let's bust that myth once and for all and get playful with our work! Herein some tips on how you might end your chapters in fresh and charming ways.

I refer to one of my own novels in this podcast. It's a great novel if you want to see me actually practising what I'll preach. It's super easy to reverse engineer what I'm doing in that book—once it's pointed out to you.

That book is Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children. It's available in most libraries in Australia, or on Penguin's website. You can also buy it on Kindle and the paperback does still pop up on Amazon.


► Jen & Girl and Duck:

If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! Click here.

For more girl&duck goodness, go here - GirlandDuck.com

Jen's Life Coaching page can be found here

Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond Click here

Follow Jen on Instagram:  @jenestorer https://www.instagram.com/jenestorer/

Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - Click here

Jen's Author website: https://jenstorer.com/

► Free stuff

Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author

Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer

► Buy Jen's creative writing book:

See Me Jump: 20 things I've learned about writing books for children

Buy the pdf: https://thegirlandduckshop.bigcartel.com/product/see-me-jump-pdf-edition

Buy it at amazon.com (ebook and paperback book):  http://a.co/i3C6SLF

Buy it at amazon.com.au (ebook): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/064801990X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_aueBBbEHSX3WA

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