How to outline your novel | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:34:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg How to outline your novel | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 How to Write: Crafting a Story with the Forces of Antagonism https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/03/how-to-write-crafting-a-story-with-the-forces-of-antagonism/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/03/how-to-write-crafting-a-story-with-the-forces-of-antagonism/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47354 Using a high concept theory like Robert McKee’s Forces of Antagonism isn’t easy. Lynette M. Burrows discusses how she uses Robert McKee's FOA to craft stories.

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Use the through-line and other ideas to take an idea to story concept.

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