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Episode #56: Kristin Dwyer on midpoints, story doors, and being brave


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Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing Kristin Dwyer, author of SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE and THE ATLAS OF US.

Kristin Dwyer grew up under the California sun and still prays every day for a cloudy sky. When she’s not writing books about people kissing, she and her spouse can be found encouraging their four overly opinionated misfits to get into trouble. Kristin is a part-time hair model and wants you to know she is full-time TSA PRECHECK, and one time a credible news outlet asked for her opinion on K-pop (it was the best day of her life). Please do not talk to her about your fandom, she will try to join.
In this episode, you'll hear:

  • Courtney's tips for working on your inner snake
  • Courtney giving Kristin oil pastel homework
  • about the pressures of love and hate on our stories
  • the Beasts and Kristin questioning the premise of work-life balance
  • about Kristin's passion for mid-points and her brilliant take on how to make sure yours is doing its job
  • the takedown of the 3 act structure lie (yeah, we said it)
    • Kristin's advice on writing emotion-forward stories
    • Kristin's top tip for keeping readers hooked
    • about the Cat Door Dilemma
    • how Ghabiba "broke Kristin's brain" with a new take on finding the door into a story
    • about the lessons we can learn from fan fiction
    • Kristin's advice on writing fearlessly
    • how Ghabiba and Kristin rope Courtney into the BTS fandom. Who do you think Courtney's bias is?
    • Kristin's top TV show recs
    • **You can find Kristin's latest release, THE ATLAS OF US, out now**


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      A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. 

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