Ep. 80: Impactful Scenes & Sequels with Jim Butcher (Mini-Masterclass)

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Impactful Scenes & Sequels with bestselling author Jim Butcher. During the episode, Jim dissects the nitty gritty of writing effective scenes and sequential storytelling, including the potent scene-sequel dynamic, the building blocks of scenes (emotion/reason/review/decision), transitions between scenes and books, creating believable worlds, adding new characters to a series, keeping characters and stakes fresh, planting seeds, character progression and more.

NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jim. Click ⁠here⁠ to check out part one.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Jim Butcher is the bestselling author of The Dresden Files, the Codex Alera series, and the Cinder Spires series. His newest novel is The Olympian Affair, which is available now.

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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.

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MUSIC:

Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX

Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion