Episode 4: Novel Planning Part 2 – Plot by Form, Not Formula

Want to plan your novel as quickly as possible without breaking your brain or thwarting your creativity? This episode is for you. Join Deborah Froese for a discussion about plotting by form, not formula. Instead of wrestling with oodles of detail, lean on your emotions, intuition, and a simple, eight-beat structure that is designed to resonate with the human brain. If you want to learn more about the scientific connections between the brain and storytelling, check out Lisa Cron's fabulous book, Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence. Readers are wired for story, and writers are too. That means everything you need to share your story is ready and waiting for you. Follow Write, Writer, Write! to make sure you catch every episode!  Story Beats Act I (25%) Beat 1: The Hook Beat 2: Inciting Incident* Act II (50%) Beat 3: The First Move* Beat 4: First Blindside Beat 5: Realization Dawns* (Novel Midpoint) Beat 6: Second Blindside Act III (25%) Beat 7: All is Lost* Beat 8: Final Showdown* Closing Image, Hero's New Normal www.deborahfroese.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/deborahfroese.bsky.social www.instagram.com/deborahfroese www.youtube.com/@writewriterwrite