In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Rennie Dyball dive into prose technique and the timeless advice us writers have received regarding showing, not telling your readers what is happening in your book. But what does that really mean, and how do you accomplish this? Through specific and sensory details as well as dialogue tips and tricks, Meg and Rennie walk you through how to stay in “scene” in your writing and when it is appropriate to slip into “summary.”
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Side Character Energy – Architecture of Story
In this episode of Architecture of Story, Meg Rosenthal and Alyssa K. Burns break down what it takes to build up a strong and memorable side character. Pulling insight from their own cast of characters in their lives, they build a recipe to follow and guidelines to implement in your own writer life. Let’s get going!Shoutouts mentioned in this episode:Alissa DeRogatis (IG @alissaderogatis)Lanie Hitt (IG @residentbookgal)Leila Ann (IG @leilaannwrites)Sabrina Grimaldi (IG @bysabrinagrimaldi)Holly Hayes (IG @hollyhayesauthor)Taryn Christeen (IG @taryn.christeen)Annie McQuaid (IG @annie_m_writes)Lexi Bowe (IG @lexiboweauthor)Amanda Giardinelli (IG @amandagwrites)Veronica Rose (IG @veronicarose_writes)Marisol Ramos (IG @themarisoledit)Alyssa Clark (IG @alyssawritesthings)Connect with Meg:http://megrosenthal.comIG @megrosenthalauthorTikTok @megrosenthal.authorConnect with Alyssa:http://alyssakburns.comIG @alyssakburnsTikTok @alyssakburns
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