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So, I’m back after another podcasting hiatus. Yay! 


And I have a few announcements, both personal and writing-related, that I can’t wait to share with you. I also want to discuss a few changes to the podcast and how I plan on structuring the episodes. Going forward, I aim to be more transparent about changes to the podcast and any reasons for long sabbaticals. 


Without further adieu, let’s get started.

In this podcast, I discuss:

• What you can expect from the Behind the Scenes Podcast Diary Episodes.
• Why I’ve been up to since the last episode.
• A few podcasting troubles and an unconventional way of tackling an audio issue.
• The new schedule for the podcast.
• My new word count for Missing, and if I’ve finally reached the end.
• The newish feature on Goodreads that I’m loving right now.
• A thriller novel by Peter James that I couldn’t put down.

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The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidate
Suspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicion
Duplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/
The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room

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This episode of my behind-the-scenes podcast diary is going to be a casual writing update because it's been a while since the last episode. The break was due to my recent trip to Australia as well as travel-related tiredness. When I got back, I found my backlog of work hard to manage. As a result, I realised that I couldn’t do it all.

In this episode, I will share:

• An important change to this podcast
• Details from my recent trip to Australia
• How I balance work and life as an entrepreneur while travelling
• How to access my new free Scrivener course and three-act-template
• A new tool that I’ve started to use in my author business
• My plans for more location and setting research trips
• Where I am at with the first draft of Missing
• How I am blogging a novella and why I chose to do this
• And my struggles with writer’s insecurity

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The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidate
Suspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicion
Duplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/
The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room

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So, you’ve reached the start of the third act of your outline or in your first draft, and you’re not sure how to propel your protagonist from the second act to the third act. There is a scene in story structure that creates a doorway or a transition between the final two acts. It’s generally referred to as the second turning point, second plot point, or the Dark Night of the Soul. If this is something you’re struggling with as you’re writing your first draft or brainstorming your story outline, then this episode is for you. 


In this episode, I will discuss the essential elements and provide five tips on how to write a compelling Dark Night of the Soul scene.

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Previous Episodes
What is Three-Act-Structure? | http://bit.ly/three-acts
How to Write a Great Story Hook in a novel | http://bit.ly/storyhook
How to write a great ordinary world scene | http://bit.ly/the-ordinary-world
How to write the inciting incident | http://bit.ly/inciting-incident
How to write the first plot point | http://bit.ly/first-plot-point
How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel | http://bit.ly/rising-action
How to Write the Midpoint of a Novel | https://www.ameliahay.com/midpoint
How to Write the Second Half of the Second Act | ameliahay.com/second-act/

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Are you struggling to write the second half of the second act of your story? You already know there’s a Midpoint and the Dark Night of the Soul or the Second Plot Point, but you’re left wondering what to write between these two scenes. If this is a situation that’s all too familiar to you, then this episode is for you. In this episode, I will discuss the most important scenes within the second half of the second act so that you can write a stronger and more compelling story.


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The Previous Episodes
What is Three-Act-Structure? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap012-three-act-structure/
How to Write a Great Story Hook in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap013-the-story-hook/
How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/the-ordinary-world/
How to Write the Inciting Incident | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/inciting-incident/
How to Write the First Plot Point | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/first-plot-point/
How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/rising-action-scenes/
How to Write the Midpoint of a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/midpoint/

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Is the middle of your story dragging? Are you halfway through writing your manuscript and not sure where to go from there? If you said yes to either of these questions, than this episode is for you. So, what do you do if the middle of your story is dragging or if you’re stuck in a rut? 


The answer to both of these problems is to include a midpoint scene in your novel. However, before you click away and start writing that scene, there are a few things you need to know. In this episode, I will share the necessary ingredients for a great midpoint and five tips on how to write the midpoint of a novel.

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Previous Episodes
What is Three-Act-Structure? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap012-three-act-structure/
How to Write a Great Story Hook in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap013-the-story-hook/
How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/the-ordinary-world/
How to Write the Inciting Incident | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/inciting-incident/
How to Write the First Plot Point | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/first-plot-point/
How to Write the Rising Action Scenes in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/rising-action-scenes/

My Books
My Short Story, the Lawn | https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wi5nh80cx4
The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidate
Suspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicion
Duplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/
The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room

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I’m super excited to announce that I’ve finally stopped procrastinating and overcome my writing slump. Yay! Before I share seven tips on how to stop procrastinating and get out of that writing slump, I want to share with you a recent experience I had while writing the first draft of my mystery novella, Missing.

So, How long has it been?

I want you to understand that I’m not being overdramatic. It’s been forty-one days since I last consistently contributed to the word count for my novella, Missing. However, this isn’t the first writing slump I’ve experienced with writing this novella.


I experienced another month-long writing slump between writing Act One and Act Two. The reason for that writing slump was the story hit a little too close to home for me, and it was difficult to write. So, instead of being a professional and continuing to write through the hard writing moments, I gave in to the temptation to procrastinate. I’ve fallen into the same habit again. That’s the truth. There’s no way to make this sound sexy. Writing is hard, and the temptation to give in to resistance and get distracted by everything else that’s going on is great.

Here's what you can expect from this episode.

• My writing slump experience.
• The results I saw following my own advice.
• My two biggest struggles.
• 7 tips on how to stop procrastinating and get out of that writing slump.

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Check out the blog post | authorpreneurpodcast.com/writing-slump/
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In this behind-the-scenes podcast diary, I discuss my plans and changes to the podcast going forward. As the podcast diary suggests, I give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into my writing projects, both fiction and non-fiction. Since my last podcast diary episode, I've struggled with mindset issues in regard to creating a second edition of my non-fiction self-help book. I also get honest about my struggles with the midpoint slump while writing my crime novella, Missing. For the first time in my writing career, I started dabbling with dictation, and I discuss what I learned and the tools I use.

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My Books
My Short Story, the Lawn | https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wi5nh80cx4
The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidate
Suspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicion
Duplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/
The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room

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Are you struggling to figure out how to write the rising action scenes in your novel? I remember when I first started writing and using the three-act-structure, I outlined scenes in the first act and then got stuck with the second act. It wasn’t the entire middle of the story I was stuck with; it was the first half. I understood the midpoint and the second plot point, or the ‘Dark Night of the Soul,’ but where I struggled the most was with getting my story to the midpoint. These moments in the first half of the second act are referred to as the rising action or try/fail cycles.

In this episode of The Authorpreneur Podcast, I will discuss:

● What needs to happen in the rising action scenes

● The key three scenes in the rising action

● What not to do in the first half of the second act

● And I will share seven tips on how to write the rising action scenes.

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The Previous Episodes
What is Three-Act-Structure? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap012-three-act-structure/
How to Write a Great Story Hook in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap013-the-story-hook/
How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/the-ordinary-world/
How to Write the Inciting Incident | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/inciting-incident/
How to Write the First Plot Point | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/first-plot-point/ 

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I was recently listening to an episode of a podcast that was discussing how to build a platform as an unpublished author. Coincidentally, I didn’t agree with all the tips they shared. There was one tip I disagreed with that these guys shared with certainty. While writing your novel is the most important thing you can do as an unpublished author, you need to build your author platform before you hit publish. And I'm sorry, but a one-page stagnant website will not achieve this. You need to get eyeballs on that website. So, today, I will devote this episode of the behind-the-scenes podcast diary to this topic because I’m so passionate about it, and I think it needs to be discussed. This topic is blogging and whether you can use blogging to build a platform as an unpublished author.

 
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My Books
My Short Story, the Lawn | https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wi5nh80cx4
The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidate
Suspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicion
Duplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/
The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room

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So you've brainstormed ideas for the three plot points in the first act of your story, and you're now wondering how to transition between act one and act two. How do you take your character into the core conflict of the story? The easiest way to do this is to set up a point-of-no-return scene in your story. 

In this episode, I'll discuss:

• What is the first plot point?
• When should the first plot point take place?
• The two most important elements you need to include as you write the first plot point.
• And what to read next if you want to dive in a little deeper into the first plot point.

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The Previous Episodes
What is Three-Act-Structure? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap012-three-act-structure/
How to Write a Great Story Hook in a Novel | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/iap013-the-story-hook/
How to Write a Great Ordinary World Scene | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/the-ordinary-world/
How to Write the Inciting Incident | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/inciting-incident/

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