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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Architecture of Irrelevant Situations – Architecture of Story

Let's build a book!In this episode of Architecture of Story, Meg Rosenthal and Alyssa K. Burns are celebrating the release of Alyssa's sophomore novel, Irrelevant Situations, by doing what they do best– talking about their process. Tune in for an "inside the book" segment that features major editorial changes this book underwent, as well as "outside the book" on how sales are going and the process is different this time around. Proud of you, AKB!Let's get going!Shoutouts mentioned in this episode:THE ARCHITECTS:Jenn Lynn (IG @sincerelyjenh)Leila Ann (IG @leilaannwrites)Lanie Hitt (IG @residentbookgal)Sabrina Grimaldi (IG @bysabrinagrimaldi)Taryn Christeen (IG @⁠taryn.christeen⁠)Alissa DeRogatis (IG @⁠alissaderogatis)⁠Booked and Busy (Substack) Connect with Meg:⁠https://megrosenthal.com⁠IG @megrosenthalauthor TikTok @megrosenthal.authorConnect with Alyssa:⁠https://www.alyssakburns.com⁠IG: @alyssakburnsTikTok: @alyssakburns
  1. Architecture of Irrelevant Situations
  2. That's (Book) Business, Baby
  3. Shapes of Stories and AI ft. Mindy Kuhn of Warren Publishing
  4. Nailing the Finish Line ft. J.N. Kindig
  5. Story Arc Within Genre: Mystery ft. Benjamin Bradley

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