In this episode of The Architecture of Story, authors Meg Rosenthal and Hannah Hamrick go beyond the structure of the physical plot points of a novel and dive deep on the characters that make up these stories. They walk through certain techniques that they use to flesh out their characters to get to know their attributes, their wants vs. their needs, and things that help fuel their arcs. Once we know who our players are, the two talk about how to break down the plot by using action and reaction to further deepen the reader’s understanding of the growth being done on the page.
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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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