Writing your novel without any prep-work whatsoever is like trying to build a house without a blueprint — you’ll end up with a shaky structure that'll probably end up collapsing. In this video, I’m sharing 5 core story elements to lock in BEFORE you start writing, so you can draft faster, more confidently, and avoid major revisions down the line.
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00:52 Inciting incident
03:27 Protagonist’s arc
04:59 Point of view
07:15 Climax
08:49 The feeling you want your story to evoke
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