Episode 7: 7 Point Story Structure ft. Nicole Ryan

In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Nicole Ryan discuss the 7 Point Story Structure, a technique popularized by Dan Wells. They first detail what the 7 points within this structure are and how they provide a loose, skeletal outline. Then, following the steps that Dan Wells describes himself, they walk through how to apply this method to your own story planning.

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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 
  1. Side Character Energy
  2. Architecture of Irrelevant Situations
  3. That's (Book) Business, Baby
  4. Alpha, Beta, Dev, and other terms that aren't sororities
  5. Shapes of Stories and AI ft. Mindy Kuhn of Warren Publishing

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