Structure, Structure, Structure: How Mastering Story Structure Can Help You Write Faster, Avoid Writer's Block, and Make Your Writing Look Pro

Derek Taylor Kent — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:17:59 GMT

Current Revision posted to Plot Planning by Derek Taylor Kent on 4/14/2023 12:17:59 PM

All of these questions are explored with best-selling author Derek Taylor Kent through the course of the webinar, and by the end, you'll have a firm grasp of story structure that will help push your story forward whenever it feels stuck in a rut. In addition, you'll be clued into tips and tricks that will make your characters come to life like never before. First, you must master the structure before you can break it!

Here are the handouts referenced in the session:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Structure_2C00_-Structure_2C00_-Structure-Handout23.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Harry-Potter-and-The-Grinch-beat-sheets.pdf
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../StructureStructureStructureHowMasteringStoryStructureCanHelpYou23.mp4

About the Presenter:
Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 18 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. Along with being an instructor for the ALC, he teaches at the Writing Pad in Los Angeles and is a freelance story editor. Derek received a 3-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade book series Scary School, and his Mystery/Thriller book Kubrick’s Game was #1 on Amazon three times and was optioned by Bobby Cohen Films. His Middle-Grade Novel My Homework Ate My Dog! was awarded Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020 by Kops-Featherling Book Awards, and there was a bidding war for his picture book El Perro con Sombrero, which was published by Holt/Macmillan. Discover more at www.DerekTaylorKent.com and www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com.

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Structure, Structure, Structure: How Mastering Story Structure Can Help You Write Faster, Avoid Writer's Block, and Make Your Writing Look Pro

Derek Taylor Kent — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:16:47 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Plot Planning by Derek Taylor Kent on 4/14/2023 12:16:47 PM

What separates good novels from bad? What turns a page-turner into a snoozer? What turns your protagonist from someone readers deeply care about to someone they couldn't care less about? Oftentimes the reason boils down to lack of story structure and proven formula elements that could have been easily incorporated if only the writer knew. But, where is the borderline between your story having proper structure versus seeming formulaic? All of these questions are explored with best-selling author Derek Taylor Kent through the course of the webinar, and by the end, you'll have a firm grasp of story structure that will help push your story forward whenever it feels stuck in a rut. In addition, you'll be clued into tips and tricks that will make your characters come to life like never before. First, you must master the structure before you can break it!

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar

Structure, Structure, Structure: How Mastering Story Structure Can Help You Write Faster, Avoid Writer's Block, and Make Your Writing Look Pro

Derek Taylor Kent — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:22:50 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Plot Planning by Derek Taylor Kent on 11/19/2019 9:22:50 PM

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../StructureStructureStructure.mp4

Here is the handout that goes along with this presentation:
www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../Structure-Handout.pdf

About the Presenter:
Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 13 books encompassing a wide variety of audiences and genres. He received a three-book deal from HarperCollins for his middle-grade series Scary School, and his picture book El Perro con Sombrero was published by Holt/Macmillan after a multi-publisher bidding war. It has been one of the best-selling bilingual picture books in the world since its release in 2015. His puzzle-thriller for an adult audience, Kubrick's Game, was published by Evolved Publishing and twice became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon and received a Reader's Favorite Gold Medal. He recently founded the brand Whimsical World with his wife, children's author and ALC speaker Sheri Fink, with a mission to inspire, delight, and educate children of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem and high achievement. He taught writing and publishing classes for several years at The Writing Pad in Los Angeles. Discover more at www.DerekTaylorKent.com and www.WhimsicalWorldBooks.com.

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, Recorded Webinar