Story Frame: More than an Outline
Author Your Dream
English - January 20, 2023 11:47 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBBooks Arts Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When Matty Dalrymple created the idea of the story frame, she didn't want it to be just another name for an outline. For some, an outline is rigid, whereas the story frame feels a little more organic. This frame gives an author a clear picture of the overarching story and gives you something to hang everything else on.
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09:32 What a story frame is
15:16 Formatting
24:23 How long the process takes
33:21 How you can create a frame
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50:17 Author Action Point