Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Wray talks about how finding and strengthening the central thematic premise of your story can help direct creative choices, strengthen and clarify your plotline, and create a stronger effect on your readers. For more info about the show, check out www.homesteadonthecorner.com Help … More Lesson 11: The Power of Premise
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Wray discusses the meaning created by your Story World, how to organically create it out of your central idea, and different techniques to make it more compelling to your reader. For more info about the show, check out www.homesteadonthecorner.com Help support the … More Lesson 10: Building the Story World
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Wray discusses sources of inspiration, the imaginative work at the heart of all writing, healthy creative habits, and how to put your subconscious mind to work in the realm of storytelling. Learn how to listen when ideas come, capture them, and … More Lesson 09: The Storytelling Imagination
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, learn how to break down plot structure into its parts to understand how it works, and how to rebuild it more effectively. Using beat, scene, act, and sequence structure to effectively pace the events in your story, your plot will become … More Lesson 08: Finding the Framework – Plot Structure
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Learn to use the four fundamental forces of plot to design strong, compelling stories that will entertain and engage your reader. Discover strategies for how to ride the line between story science and intuition effectively and tell your stories well. For more info about … More Lesson 07: Plot Mechanics
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Learn how to design compelling plots for your stories based on the relationship between character wants and needs, utilizing character development to give your narrative momentum and structure. For more info about the show, check out www.homesteadonthecorner.com Help support the show at www.patreon.com/homesteadcorner Script Outtakes
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Learn how characters can change, grow, and evolve in the course of a story by using the character wheel, character arcs, and the Value Circle. Self-published author Wray Van Winkle discusses her methods for understanding and creating interesting character journeys. Character Development Diagram: www.homesteadonthecorner.com/podcastextras For … More Lesson 05: Wheels, Arcs, and Circles of Character Development
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Learn to create compelling, multilayered, and deeply human characters using the Planet Character model. Self-published author Wray Van Winkle shares techniques to develop psychologically realistic characters for your own books, stories, and screenplays. Planet Character Diagram: www.homesteadonthecorner.com/podcastextras For more info about the show, check out www.homesteadonthecorner.com … More Lesson 04: Exploring Planet Character
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