TAP047, What is a Story Beat? | How to Write Great Scenes

As I wrote the outline and script for the show on value shifts, I realised that there is a smaller unit of story that I need to discuss that's integral to understanding value shifts or how a scene turns. So, I considered adding it to that episode but soon discovered that the final version of the episode would be too long. That's why I created this, hopefully, short bonus show where I discuss what is a story beat. And how you can use them to create better scenes.


🔧 Podcasts, Books, and Tools Mentioned 🔧

Check Out the Show Notes ⇢ https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/tap047/
What is a Scene? ⇢ https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/tap041/
The Anatomy of a Scene ⇢ https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/tap045/
End Your Scenes with Cliffhangers ⇢ https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/tap046/
Story by Robert McKee ⇢ https://amzn.to/49VnLAe *
Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell ⇢ https://amzn.to/3Wcq8eN *
Story Grid by Shawn Coyne ⇢ https://amzn.to/4aZNs3O *
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Hello, I’m Amelia. I write under the pen name A. D. Hay, and I’m the author of Suspicion and Duplicity, the first two books in the James Lalonde mystery series, The Locked Room and The Candidate. I’m the host of the Authorpreneur Podcast and the Mystery Novel Nerd Podcast. Right now, I’m writing the third book in the James Lalonde series. When I’m not writing or hosting my podcast, I love to travel around Europe with my husband Roland, drink tea, and eat pizza.


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