Episode 210 - Timeless plot patterns.
About this episode
This episode discusses timeless plot patterns in fiction, featuring insights on setting descriptions by M.M. Kaye and the work habits of romance novelist Emily Henry.
Folks new to fiction may think because there are a million stories and dozens of genres, plots can be presented in any way imaginable. But successful plots have time-tested patterns, and these are discussed here. Plus, M.M. Kaye's lovely setting descriptions, so elegant her writing might be called the voice of magic. And: how the best-selling romance novelist Emily Henry lives and works. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering p...
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