Do you want to write a stronger story? Would you like to worry less about plot holes and weak characters? Some writers shy away from outlining, believing it their worst nightmare, and state that time is better spent writing a novel than planni

Episode 8 - Opening and Closing Lines of a Story

Feb 10th, 2023 28m 49s

In the eight, and final episode, of Write the Story podcast, Autumn and Jesper starts out by reviewing whether the introduction of the protagonist in chapter one has been handled well enough.After that, they take a closer look at the opening a

Episode 7 - Sub Plots and How to Create Strong Chapters

Jan 27th, 2023 40m 26s

Sub plots can add to the context and complexity of a novel or they can derail the entire plot. Why one sub plot works and another doesn’t, isn’t always clear.In this episode, Jesper initially believes that there isn’t much more to add in terms

Episode 6 – The Climax and the Wrap Up

Jan 13th, 2023 39m 13s

All the work done so far was leading up to this point – the Climax and the Wrap Up.While it’s fair to assume that everyone understands that the Climax is the final showdown, where the protagonist will either achieve or fail the goal, it’s not

Episode 5 – Develop Plan or Planning Phase of the Story

Dec 30th, 2022 44m 25s

Develop Plan – or at times Autumn and Jesper refer to it as the Planning Phase – makes up the second half of the middle of your story. There’s actually quite a lot to achieve here before we bump into the next Plot Post, the Climax.In this part

Episode 4 – The Intro, Inciting Incident, Reaction Phase and New Info

Dec 16th, 2022 58m 27s

When creating stories they consist of some cornerstones. Autumn and Jesper call these Plot Posts.Plot Posts are intended as a “catch all” phrase for the major turning points of a novel. There are seven of these Plot Posts: The Intro, Inciting

Episode 3 – Character Arc and Personalities for Secondary Characters

Dec 2nd, 2022 51m 47s

In this episode of the Write the Story podcast, Jesper and Autumn flesh out the character arc for the main protagonist, Dramna.It's also time to expand upon the personalities of the secondary characters in the story.Do you want the book, Jesp

Episode 2 – Character Development

Nov 18th, 2022 53m 55s

The time has come to develop the characters further; especially Dramna, the protagonist. Jesper and Autumn discuss character roles - also for the secondary characters, making a Priestess much more interesting - before, in the second half of th

Episode 1 – The Seven Pillars of Story Structure

Nov 18th, 2022 58m 58s

In the first episode of ‘Write the Story’ podcast, Jesper and Autumn discuss the premise they've developed in preparation for this podcast and look for ways to improve upon the general structure of the story.Do you need more insight on develop

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Trailer: The Story Premise. The starting point for this podcast

Nov 4th, 2022 2m 42s

Stories that ‘work’, touches something inside of us. They have a sense of magic to them that reach the reader on a fundamental level. But how do we create a story that ‘works’? Do we focus on the characters? The plot? The theme? Something else…