Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips #68: First Chapter Analysis: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Oct 18, 2022
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
02:12 • 2min
The Unbreakable Vow
03:51 • 2min
The Muggle Prime Minister and the Minister of Magic
05:22 • 2min
The Seven Key Questions for First Chapters
07:44 • 2min
The Difference Between Epic and YA Fantasy
10:09 • 3min
Voldemort Is Back
12:57 • 2min
The Mark of a Great Story
14:30 • 2min
The Importance of Dumbledore
16:47 • 2min
The Muggle Prime Minister
18:59 • 2min
Rufus Scrumacher: The Prime Minister's Perspective
21:18 • 2min
Character Hooks in Rolling
22:58 • 2min
How Harry Feels About What's Happening
24:57 • 2min
The Death of Dumbledore
26:41 • 2min
The Half-Blood Prince
28:22 • 2min
The Death of Dumbledore
30:24 • 2min
How to Create a Feeling of Care and Concern for Characters Who Are Life and Death Are on the Line
32:16 • 2min
The Prime Minister's Goal in a Scene
34:38 • 2min
The Importance of Setting Goals
36:23 • 2min
The Inciting Incident
38:31 • 2min
The Turning Point
40:49 • 3min
The Crisis Question
43:39 • 2min
The Importance of Agency in Harry Potter
45:49 • 2min
The Importance of Agency in Middle Grade
48:08 • 2min
The End of the Muggle World
50:21 • 5min
The Crisis Question: Do I Ask for More of This?
55:12 • 3min
The Muggle Prime Minister's View on the World
58:35 • 2min
Harry Potter and the Deathly Collos
01:00:53 • 2min