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Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice

#68: First Chapter Analysis: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice

Savannah Gilbo

Education, Writing Advice, Plotting A Novel, Editing A Novel, Character Arcs, Fiction Writing Mistakes To Avoid, Story Development, Fiction Writing Tips, How To Outline A Novel, Character Development, Story Structure, Books, World Building, Arts, Writing Stronger Scenes, How To, Fiction

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Join me and fellow developmental editor, Abigail Perry, as we nerd out about the sixth book in the Harry Potter series–here’s a preview of what we talk about: [05:45] A very quick summary of the first chapter [07:15] A macro analysis of the first chapter using 7 key questions from Paula Munier's book The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings [13:45] A micro analysis of the two sc...

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Draco Malfoy is a pretty two-dimensional character from most of the series,

0:57.3

and he is not two-dimensional in the half-blood prints, though it's really brilliant to watch

1:02.8

Rowling take a two-dimensional character and start to create layers of his character in a way that

1:08.5

you start to define a lot of relatability to his volumorabilities. We're getting a lot more

1:15.4

depth to a lot more characters like a snake and analfoy. We're learning things about Dumbledore

1:21.2

and even Voldemort we're learning about. So I just love knowing all that stuff about

1:27.6

characters and seeing that not everyone's good and not everyone's bad.

1:31.6

Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast. My name is savannagilbo and I'm here to

1:36.5

help you write a story that works. I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to

1:41.1

be overwhelming. So each week I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable,

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