Episode 6: PLOT TWISTS! ft. Shannon McLellan

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Shannon McLellan go into detail about the intricacies of weaving a plot twist into your story. They define a plot twist and provide examples of different kinds of twists before giving you tips and tricks on how to effectively pull one off. Finally, the duo talks about the effects on your story’s structure depending on when the plot twist occurs.

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WTF is a POV & ARC? Architecture of Story

In this episode, cohosts Meg Rosenthal and Alyssa K. Burns break down the different types of points of view (POV) used in commercial fiction as well as why you should promote advanced reader copies of your book (ARCs). They also talk about not giving away your social security number to strangers on an elevator.Let’s get going!Shoutouts mentioned in this episode:Mary Reyes (IG: @lifeofmaryreyes)Alyssa Clark (IG: @alyssawritesthings)Jennifer Lynn (IG: @sincerelyjenh)Jennifer Rios (IG: @byjenniferrios)Holly Hayes (IG: @hollyhayesauthor)Nikki Hutchings (IG: @nikkirhutchings)Sierra Zinke (IG: @drsierra.kindleskettlebells)Cassidy Ann (IG: @cassidyannauthor)Meg Doody (IG: @megdoodywrites)Beyond the Books PR (IG:@ beyondthebookspr)Connect with Meg:https://megrosenthal.comIG @megrosenthalauthor TikTok @megrosenthal.authorConnect with Alyssa:https://www.alyssakburns.comIG: @alyssakburnsTikTok: @alyssakburns
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