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624 Break Down: The Surprising Mistake in Tim's First Draft

Story Grid Writing Podcast

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Getting an Early Frieze in a Novel

Early frieze is a very powerful moment to really knock sam into the role of that protagonist, because she's experiencing novelty too. Breakdowns are great for creating that empathy and creating that parallel bond between sam and whatever avatar is breaking down. So right here, this is where we'res the introduction of struthers as protagonist, and we're doing it through that powerful freeze moment. And then we're going to see that carry through until the end when we get the switch back. We want to start with this paragraph: I stepped toward the breeze way, and the man stopped rocking, eyeing me warily. i pushed the door open and joined him inside, breathing through my mouth

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