Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

This entry is part 8 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarMaking a Scene Cool – here we go. Lisa (ref. all my previous posts) has us asking four key questions to establish this next scene. While I have them listed out below, I’ve also copied...
Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VII

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarRECAP: Lisa Cron wrote a book (STORY GENIUS) and I’m trying my hand at applying it. No, Lisa isn’t paying me to endorse her book. I just don’t want her publisher to sue me so...
Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VI

This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarRecap: We’re looking at Lisa Cron’s book STORY GENIUS, taking notes, and applying it to the realm of short stories. Last post we talked about why Roti wants what he does. This week...
Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part V

This entry is part 5 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarToday… Lisa’s (remember, Lisa Cron created a method for crafting novels in her book STORY GENIUS, and I’m testing it on short stories) question is “what does your protag...
Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part VIII

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part IV

This entry is part 4 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarLisa’s next mandate is to come up with a “thumbnail sketch” of our protag. If you want the nitty gritty on what should go into that then go buy her book here (I’m on chapter...
Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part III

Story Quest with STORY GENIUS – Part III

This entry is part 3 of 13 in the series Story Genius Method - PillarThe consequence of doing things live… Haha so I’ve never written a blog post live before. This feels completely different than if I were writing it without you guys looking over my shoulder 🙂...