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Fiction Writing Made Easy

Bonus: How To Write Scenes Like Rowling (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)

Fiction Writing Made Easy

Savannah Gilbo

Education, Fiction, Writing Tips, Arts, Bestseller, Writing, How To, Author, Writing Community, Books, Novel, How To Write Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writer, How To Write A Book

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

J.K. Rowling is the master of layering things within her scenes. She’s also fantastic at raising the stakes from scene to scene, too. But how does she do itTune into this episode to hear Abigail K. Perry and I talk to Tim Grahl (the CEO of Story Grid) about what it was like to study Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—what we learned from J.K. Rowling about writing scenes and so much more.⭐ Rate + Review + Follow on Apple Podcasts"I love the Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast!" ← If that sou...

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0:00.0

Did you hear the news? My brand new book, The Story Grade Masterwork Analysis Guide to Harry Potter and the

0:05.3

sorcerer stone, is officially available for pre-order. This book is like a writer's study guide to how and

0:11.5

why the first book in the Harry Potter series works and in it I

0:15.0

literally walk you through the story on a scene-by-scene basis to show you how

0:19.1

JK Rolling included all the key scenes and conventions of the action genre,

0:23.6

raised the stakes of the story in a way that's appropriate for middle grade readers,

0:27.8

built an immersive story world full of compelling characters

0:31.0

and opportunities for life and and I've put together a really fun bonus package that you can get your hands on when you pre-order

0:44.4

a copy of the book today. To learn more and to get all the details go to Savannah Gilboe.com forward slash masterwork.

0:51.1

If anything's all serious all the time, it's not going to be that fun to read.

0:54.4

So we need humor. At some point in some way, we have plenty of room with this in Harry Potter with characters.

0:59.4

I think that what you want to be thinking about is that when you're with a book you're playing all

1:04.0

the roles because when you're looking when you're watching a film it's not your job to create

1:10.0

character and superiority in a script because the after does that and the music the score does that.

1:19.2

Welcome to the fiction writing a

1:27.0

a novel made easy podcast. My name is Savannah Gilboo and I'm here to help you write a story that works. I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each week I'll bring you a

1:31.2

brand new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies

1:35.4

that you can implement in your writing right away.

1:38.0

So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to improve your

1:41.6

craft, this podcast is for you. So pick up a pen and let's

1:45.1

get started.

1:48.8

In today's episode, I'm sharing part of an interview that Abigail K Perry and I did with Tim

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