In this first episode of a new miniseries, Zac and Rin talk about a high-level view of story-structure and list some of the common story structures that they are going to be unpacking throughout the next few weeks.

STRUCTURE REFERENCE BOOKS WE MENTIONED

Story by Robert McKeeWriting Archetypal Character arcs- K. M. WeilandHero with a 1000 faces - Joseph CampbellHeroine with 1001 faces- Maria TatarRomancing the Beat - Gwen HayesVonnegut’s story shapesCreativity Inc- Ed CatmullSave the Cat! Blake SnyderSave the Cat Writes a Novel! - Jessica BrodyThe Anatomy of Story - John Truby

Chart mentioned by Rin can be found on https://www.amybeatty.com/for-writers

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C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.

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