Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: The Three Questions That Will Solve Every Plot Problem You'll Ever Have

July 9, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

Chez Zoe today! Yes, that really is the chapter subtitle.

Three Dirty Birds Talk About Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 7

July 7, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

The Three Dirty Birds are back again, pecking away at Stroy Trumps Structure, by Steven James. This episode is the first one to touch on the pantser vs. the outliner. Zoe: I think we should take a moment to make a distinction up front that I’m not sure James himself clearly makes (because if...

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Transforming Characters Through Conflict

July 4, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

Found today at Ana J. Phoenix’s blog! Tell me, is your protagonist a pebble, or a chunk of putty?

Three Dirty Birds Talk: Story Trumps Structure–Climaxes

July 2, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

We’re over at Zoe’s blog today! How did we end up talking about tentacles?

Three Dirty Birds Talk About Story Trumps Structure: Escalation

June 30, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

Here we are again–Three Dirty Birds, Talking about Story Trumps Structure. Today, we’re reading Chapter 4: Escalation. Kate: By escalation, he’s talking about intensifying situations as the book progresses, making things worse for the protagonist as we get closer to the climax (*giggle*) of the story. Ana: I thought that was a really good...

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 3

June 27, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

At Ana J Phoenix’s blog today!

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 2

June 25, 2014
Kate Lowell
Three Dirty Birds Talk, writing

Click here to go to the post at Zoe Rider’s blog. 🙂

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Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: The Three Questions That Will Solve Every Plot Problem You'll Ever Have

Three Dirty Birds Talk About Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 7

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Transforming Characters Through Conflict

Three Dirty Birds Talk: Story Trumps Structure–Climaxes

Three Dirty Birds Talk About Story Trumps Structure: Escalation

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 3

Three Dirty Birds Talk Story Trumps Structure: Chapter 2