Zach and J. go deep on craft today and talk about The Editor’s Six Core Questions. You’ll discover the basics of how to edit a novel and more:
- How recent changes to J.’s morning routine have helped him tap into the deepest parts of his creativity and increased his motivation
- How to train your brain to meditate
- An easy way to decide the best Point of View (first person, third person, and so on) for your book
- The concepts of narrative altitude and narrative drive + how these things are impacted by different POVs
- How to edit a novel with the Editor’s Six Core Questions
- The difference between commercial genre and story genre + internal vs external genre
- Obligatory scenes and why the “all is lost” moment can make or break your entire story
- How Maslow’s Hierarchy applies to storytelling
- How the guys use these questions in their own collaborative process
- The overarching theme that runs through many of the stories J. and Zach write together
The Career Author Podcast is a podcast where co-authors J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon share their struggles and successes as full-time authors, advice for improving your writing craft, and honest discussions of what it takes to build a successful career as an author.
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Links:
The Editor’s Six Core Questions – https://storygrid.com/editor-roundtable-story-grid-101-the-six-core-questions/
The Career Author – http://www.thecareerauthor.com
Patreon – http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor
Night of the Writing Dead – http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com
Authors on a Train – http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 – http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit