Start Writing Joseph Bendoski, J Washburn

SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHER
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Episode 10 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teach about getting feedback from peers and readers. First, Raiders of the Lost Ark is an excellent example of how to cut all but the best stuff. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time shows us that the mundane can be made magical with very small tweaks. Harry Potter Illustrated has tons of typos, which means it’s okay to not have perfect copyediting. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing. J believes content editing is by far the most important. His ideal writing group is one that trades full-length manuscripts, not chapters. You can sign up to be a J Washburn beta reader at http://betareader.jwashburn.com. Give your readers just two instructions: Let me know what you think and feel as you go, and I’ll call you when you finish. J gives his copy editors direct access to the manuscript. All early readers are given an ebook and instructions on how to share their highlights. J shares the list of questions he asks his readers. Don’t get discouraged, but do ask for really candid advice, even if it hurts. In the end, you’re the artist and get to decide what to do. Draft your covers and titles as early as you can. (Or, bump this over into the marketing phase.) 
P.S. It’s stream of CONSCIOUSNESS! 
P.P.S. I’m sorry I had a cough and that it’s so choppy! 
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
 
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Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you should NOT be editing. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing, and we review examples of each of these. J edited STARCHILD one last time (and added a chapter!) before sending the book to his audiobook narrator. We take a forensic examination of book edits (The DaVinci Code adapted for Young Adults and the Anatomy of Peace 4th edition) to see what the pros change. Editing is a careful balance between being too clear and too obscure—go too far either direction and you’ll lose readers. Finally, you should make your book perfect before sending it for other to see (as we’ll talk about in the next episode). 
 
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode)
 
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Episode 8 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to do subplots. First, we review PLOT CLOCKS. Then we look at a model called SUBPLOT RAINBOWS. We follow along with how J.K. Rowling outlined the Order of the Phoenix. We see how the innovative MUSICAL PLOT STAFF works for organizing multiple viewpoints. And finally, we look at three short tips, which are (1) get a good editor, (2) start with the smallest plottable story chunk, and (3) keep the plot personal (not epic). 
 
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK
 
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Episode 7 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how J Washburn structures a story using a PLOT CLOCK! The main points of this clock are (1) HOOK, (2) PLEDGE, (3) TURN, (4) PRESTIGE, (5) FINALE. We take an in-depth look at Jurassic Park and Star Wars: A New Hope as examples of how this structure works. And we also takes quick glance as the kishotenketsu model for plotting. And finally, I reveal the behind-the-scenes story of the ECKSDOT finale! 
 
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH
 
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Episode 6 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel is the easiest way to write a plot! 
 
We start with a letter from a listener, and we address questions like these: 
- Should I write my story from the finale and work backward?
- Should I just figure out the plot as I go or should I write an outline? 
- How does George Martin plan his FANTASY NOVELS?
- How do you fix a broken plot?
- Is it faster to just skip outlining and just start writing? 
- What models can I structure my plot around? 
- What’s the absolute simplest way to think of plot? 
 
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J WASHBURN: http://library.jwashburn.com/ 

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