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UPDATE: I've canceled tonight (Wednesday's) write-in because I'm feeling under the weather. You should have gotten an email from Zoom confirming the cancellation. Thanks!

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I have a hard time studying story structure and then writing. It's overwhelming for me. I've tried to read several books and I make it half way and then peter out.

Wired for story, by Lisa Cron, Story Trumps Structure, by Steven James and The Kick-Ass writer by Chuck Winding, which is just an entertaining read all be itself. Help!

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I hope you are starting to feel better, Jaye! I have been doing so much short story work, that looking at structure for novels is feeling a bit "deer in the headlights" for me. Would love to know some of your fave titles. I did pick up Save the Cat! Writes a Novel and Story Genius, but wonder what else is out there.

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I hate structure! But, Vogler's Writer's Journey helped me understand it. Butting the second time 😂, I took it too literally. About a week or two ago, I zoomed a lecture he gave on it. At the very end, after I had re-connected with principles dontchaknow, he says bend it, have fun with it, throw it out, mash it up, etc. What the hell? He had just spent 2 hours lauding the ancient and still used story structure only to say, throw it out. I feel like a hook on the loom came loose. And, ya know what, my new novel is sooooo character driven that plot is very secondary and I intend to go with that.

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