May 13, 2024
In this episode, Jeff sits down with first time author Matt Brook to talk about the beats of his first story. Matt comes to Jeff with a summary of the story, and they work together to find the scenes in the summary. They talk about how to find the confidence you need to finish your book, goals as an author, whether or not you should be worried about genre conventions, and how to take a summary of a story and find the scenes you need to make it work. Jeff shows Matt how to find a beat inside each story.
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