Great advice! I'm struggling with repeated dialogue, scenes, continuity on my first Novel and trying to clean it up. Chapter summaries aren't helping me. This is just what I need.
I've probably missed the window for responses here, but I keep wondering how the researched portions of The Year of the Horses showed up on your beat sheet.
I’ve never done this but I’m familiar with them from reading film/ video scripts in a previous life. I think this is exactly what I need to declutter my mind and gain clarity on next steps of my memoir. Thanks for sharing!
I love that you reprinted this from Medium, because I think it's soooo useful to writers of all genres, but especially fiction writers. Helps you immediately see where there's dead space, where the plot accelerates too quickly and misses important things too. Always enjoy your posts, thank you.
This sounds similar to Jennie Nash's "Blueprint for a Book" process and the "inside outline"-- but going even deeper. Would love to hear your thoughts if they're comparable to you?
Thank you so much for this! A beat sheet is new to me, but this is perfect timing for where I am in drafting - excited slash a little scared to apply it.
For a big-picture scenario, would it make sense to write out the most important beats by section, rather than paragraph? Like a variation on an outline that I’d then compare with my manuscript?
hmm, interesting. i've never done this, but am wrapping up the first draft of a new novel so might try it! part of me is skeered (more work?!) but i get how this could save time and energy in the long run when revising.
Great advice! I'm struggling with repeated dialogue, scenes, continuity on my first Novel and trying to clean it up. Chapter summaries aren't helping me. This is just what I need.
This was so helpful as I try to tame 50+ chapters in my draft 4 into a clear cause-and-effect narrative. Thank you!
I've probably missed the window for responses here, but I keep wondering how the researched portions of The Year of the Horses showed up on your beat sheet.
I’ve never done this but I’m familiar with them from reading film/ video scripts in a previous life. I think this is exactly what I need to declutter my mind and gain clarity on next steps of my memoir. Thanks for sharing!
I love that you reprinted this from Medium, because I think it's soooo useful to writers of all genres, but especially fiction writers. Helps you immediately see where there's dead space, where the plot accelerates too quickly and misses important things too. Always enjoy your posts, thank you.
This sounds similar to Jennie Nash's "Blueprint for a Book" process and the "inside outline"-- but going even deeper. Would love to hear your thoughts if they're comparable to you?
YAY! Thank you for moving this over!
This is new to me as well. I'm working on an essay that I've gotten stuck on and I think this will really help. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this! A beat sheet is new to me, but this is perfect timing for where I am in drafting - excited slash a little scared to apply it.
For a big-picture scenario, would it make sense to write out the most important beats by section, rather than paragraph? Like a variation on an outline that I’d then compare with my manuscript?
hmm, interesting. i've never done this, but am wrapping up the first draft of a new novel so might try it! part of me is skeered (more work?!) but i get how this could save time and energy in the long run when revising.