I talk about plot and structure, and getting half-way through my target word-count without having really got half-way through the plot. As always, that’s followed by 15 minutes of sound for you to work to.

Sound for the 15 minutes: the six pied wagtail nestlings in my woodshed (now successfully fledged), and their parents.

Books mentioned: The Science of Storytelling, by Will Storr, and Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder (there are specific versions of this book for novel-writing, but I’ve only read the screen-writing one because that’s what’s in the library).

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