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Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
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Amanda Sellen is on page 107 of 288

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Meg is on page 175 of 288

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Kim is 17% done

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I am Bastet is on page 164 of 288

Meh

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I am Bastet is on page 159 of 288

“Did you notice that Jennie used Ruby’s notion of how to rewrite [Romeo and Juliet] to give us information about her misbelief about love?”

I’m sorry, Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that ends in death. It’s perfectly reasonable to not want to rewrite it with a HEA. I’m starting to really hate the practice novel, and it’s coloring my ability to learn from this book.

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Meg is on page 67 of 288

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I am Bastet is on page 159 of 288

Gonna be honest, it would be more helpful if the “example project” wasn’t such a cliche. AND, worse, the script WITHIN the example project is also a cliche! It undermines the efficacy of this methodology.

— May 11, 2026 01:22PM Add a comment

I am Bastet is on page 143 of 288

Interesting advice on finding a starting place. As a reader, I’m not sure I’m into it. It dumps you into the middle of the story without showing any lead up to the catalyst. I don’t care about this character yet, so why would I care if something bad happens to them?

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