Episode 5: Story Arcs within Genre— Romance ft. Alissa DeRogatis

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Alissa DeRogatis focus on the story arcs found specifically in the ROMANCE genre of fiction. Using the book, “Romancing the Beat” by Gwen Hayes as a guide, they outline the beats this genre hits and how you can apply them to your own work.

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Nailing the Finish Line ft. J.N. Kindig The Architecture of Story

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and J.N. Kindig discuss several archetypal ways that you can cross that final threshold and NAIL that finish line… or in other words, finish your story. Using a traditional three act story structure as the vehicle to arrive at the final image, Kindig brings to the conversation her own education from her recent masters in English degree to guide us all to different types of narrative endings we can employ. Click to learn more about Jeff VanderMeer and Wonderbook: https://wonderbooknow.com/about/Connect with Jordan:https://www.authorjnkindig.comInstagram @authorjnkindigTikTok @authorjnkindigConnect with Meg:https://megrosenthal.comInstagram @megrosenthalauthor TikTok @megrosenthal.author
  1. Nailing the Finish Line ft. J.N. Kindig
  2. Story Arc Within Genre: Mystery ft. Benjamin Bradley
  3. Character Driven Plots ft. Hannah Hamrick
  4. Story Arc Within Genre: Fantasy/ Plotting a Trilogy
  5. 7 Point Story Structure ft. Nicole Ryan

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