#44: Performance Genre Conventions

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🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the performance genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up in the movie The Mighty Ducks. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:15] Performance stories center around a character who wants to achieve something specific in order to prove their worth to the world. For example, they might want to win a certain award, climb Mount Everest, be the best in their field, or be famous. [01:55] Readers choose pe...

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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 savannahgilbo.com forward slash book
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1:03.1	So something that stops the protagonist plan cold and this could be anything from a rule change to
1:09.2	a technicality to an exposed secret or even something like a storm. And usually this comes into
1:15.3	the story right around the midpoint or at the all is lost moment. So either in the middle of
1:20.3	act two or at the end of act two depending on the kind of story you're writing and it causes
1:25.4	the protagonist to feel like there is just no hope for success. Welcome to the fiction writing
1:31.6	made easy podcast. My name is savannahgilbo and I'm here to help you write a story that works.
1:37.2	I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each week I'll
1:41.7	bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can
1:46.8	implement in your writing right away. So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned
1:51.2	author looking to improve your craft this podcast is for you. So pick up a pen and let's get started.
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