Mile 9: Character development and how to blueprint your novel scene by scene

Novel Marathon

Welcome to episode #9 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll be recapping ch. 15 & 16 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 10, 11, and 15 in STORY GENIUS. For next time, the suggested reading is: Ch. 17 & 18 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST. For extra credit, please also read p. 40 - 47 in THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL. Newsletter: https://www.novelmarathon.com/newsletter -> Sign up and get my downloadable scene card template Bryan Cranston as Walter White in “Breaking Bad” aka ”I’m the one who knocks” https://youtu.be/wMEq1mGpP5A Other useful links: https://www.novelmarathon.com/links Good luck & happy writing!