This week, Lani and Kelly talk about narrative units; beats, scenes, anchor scenes, acts, compositions, series… if you’ve ever wished you had a specific definition of how these units work and what they are, exactly, then you’ll want to listen!

Narrative Units

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NOTE: A mistake was made in the original posting of this episode; this is the correct audio file. My apologies!

Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make--on her writing retreat to New York, shares the Year of Writing Magically writing schedule, and talks about the emotional work writers must do to prepare for a long-form fiction project. 
 Show notes:Apply to be part of the Year of Writing Magically 2024 cohortNot ready to apply? Sign up for the Year of Writing Magically (very occasional) newsletterRead the Dear Writer about my childhood ghostsSubscribe to the Dear Writer newsletterSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcastGet your Year of Writing Magically full year writing schedule freeGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 


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Emotional Work for Writers (correct file)

Lani talks about the progress she made--and didn’t make--on her writing retreat to New York, shares the Year of Writing Magically writing schedule, and talks about the emotional work writers must do to prepare for a long-form fiction project. 
 Show notes:Apply to be part of the Year of Writing Magically 2024 cohortNot ready to apply? Sign up for the Year of Writing Magically (very occasional) newsletterRead the Dear Writer about my childhood ghostsSubscribe to the Dear Writer newsletterSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcastGet your Year of Writing Magically full year writing schedule freeGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 


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Emotional Work for Writers

Lani sits down with marketing professional and author Joshua Unruh to talk about how to market yourself as an indie author, and his experience as part of the 2023 Year of Writing Magically cohort. 
 Show notes:Check out Trusted HousesittersSign up for the Year of Writing Magically pre-workshop workshop!Apply to be part of the 2024 Year of Writing Magically cohort!Get your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. 


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Marketing & Writing Magically with Joshua Unruh

Lani sits down with writer Melina Kantor to talk about how sometimes the problem with our writing isn’t actually with our writing, but how we think about our writing. 
 Show notes:Visit the new How Story Works websiteApply for the 2024 Year of Writing Magically workshopSubscribe to the Dear Writer SubstackSubscribe to the Dear Writer podcast RSS feedGet your copy of How Story Works!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

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Reframing with Melina Kantor

Lani gets quick and dirty with Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, as they talk about the most powerful things people can do to improve their writing and how email is absolutely NOT obsolete.Check out Mignon Fogarty at Quick and Dirty Tips!Get the How Story Works ebook or paperbackGet the How Story Works audiobook free with a new Audible subscriptionGet the Dear Writer newsletter!Support Chipperish on Patreon!Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link!How Story Works is a Chipperish Media production by Lani Diane Rich with Dr. Kelly Jones, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

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Narrative Units

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