#41: The 6 Scenes Every Action Novel Needs

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🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In today's episode, we're going to talk about the key scenes that every action story needs to have in order to work and to satisfy fans of the genre. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:25] Action stories are about life and death, and good versus evil. They’re about a character who has to rise up, overcome great obstacles, defeat forces of evil, and maybe even save the world. But that being said, these stories aren’t always about superheroes. [02:35] Readers choose action stories to exp...

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0:00.0	Hey there, Savannah here. Before we get into today's episode, I wanted to share our next book
0:04.8	club pick with you because I'm super excited to dig into this book and see how and why it works.
0:09.9	Our next meeting is coming up on November 16th at 4 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Eastern, and we're going
0:15.7	to be digging into the fourth wing by Rebecca Yaros. Abigail and I are so excited to deconstruct
0:21.2	this book and these meetings are always so much fun. They're interactive, so in addition to our
0:26.2	presentation on why we think this story works and why we think it resonates with readers,
0:30.8	there are also polls and lots of opportunities to chat with other writers and ask us questions
0:36.2	and, you know, just participate in a group discussion about a really awesome book. As always,
0:41.2	our aim is to analyze a novel and translate our learnings into actionable tips, tools, and strategies
0:46.8	that you can take and implement in your own writing right away. So if you want to join us or if you
0:51.7	want to learn more about how the book club works, go to savannagilba.com forward slash book
0:56.9	dash club. One more time that savannagilba.com forward slash book dash club hope to see you there.
1:03.0	And this is what makes the genre so relatable because even if we don't have magical powers or
1:08.3	special abilities or an unwavering faith in a certain mission or destiny, we've all experienced
1:13.8	the curse of being different or misunderstood. And this is where action stories come in. They show
1:19.1	us how we can not only embrace the things that make us different, but how we can use those things
1:24.0	to fight against the evil forces in our own lives. They show us how we have the power to be the hero
1:29.3	of our own story and to make a difference in the world. Welcome to the fiction writing made easy
1:35.1	podcast. My name is savannagilba and I'm here to help you write a story that works. I want to
1:40.6	prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each week I'll bring you a
1:45.1	brand new episode with simple, actionable and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in
1:50.4	your writing right away. So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking
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