Difference between revisions of "Beating the Story by Robin D. Laws"
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Revision as of 17:39, 29 January 2021
Contents
- 1 How to Pretend You've Read This Book (introduction)
- 2 Foreword
- 3 Prologue
- 4 Conceiving Your Story
- 4.1 The Random Actor Method: An Idea Springboard
- 4.2 Turning Inspiration into Premise
- 4.2.1 Throughline
- 4.2.2 Core Question
- 4.2.3 Protagonist Type
- 4.2.4 Procedural Heroes
- 4.2.5 Dramatic Characters
- 4.2.6 Supporting Characters
- 4.2.7 Transformational Supporting Characters
- 4.2.8 Thematic Opposition
- 4.2.9 Genre and Expectation
- 5 The Building Blocks of Narrative
- 6 Laying the Groundwork
- 7 Mapping Your Story
- 8 First Draft
- 9 Revision
- 10 Editing and Giving Notes
- 11 Beat Analysis
- 12 Now, Over To You
- 13 Inspiration to Premise Worksheet
- 14 Beat Mapping Quick Reference
