Novel Marathon

Mile 12: How to mine your backstory for plot points that propel your characters forward


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Welcome to episode #12 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 21 & 22 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For next time, the suggested reading is ch. 23 & 24 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read ch. 12 of STORY GENIUS
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