Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Zoraida Cordova, Kaela Rivera, and Howard Tayler
In this, our final “ensemble masterclass” episode, we discuss the nuts-and-bolts, the tips and tricks, the tools of the trade. In short, we talk very specifically about how we do it. Color-coded sticky notes, index cards, spreadsheets, and more…
Liner Notes: Howard’s guest story for Dave Kellet’s DRIVE compendium is now running online! It’s called “History and Haberdashery.“
Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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Color-code your outline, and see if it’s helpful.
Into the Dark, by Claudia Gray
There does not appear o be an actual podcast attached to this blob post (no audio file, that is).
Blog. Blog post.
The weekly podcast episode is also not there…
Im afraid the audio isn’t here, guys.
https://media.blubrry.com/writingexcuses/p/writingexcuses.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WX17_27_ensembles_behind_the_scenes.mp3
In the meantime go to https://writingexcuses.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WX17_27_ensembles_behind_the_scenes.mp3
8:27 – Kaela seems to follow the directions of the Microscope RPG to write her books.
Like the discussion about tools. I use an Excel schedule to track everything by scene so I can see how many words/scenes I write for each POV character. A quick graph shows characters that might need more exposure.
This week, the final episode in the ensemble master class, Dan, Zoraida, Kaela, and Howard talked about how to get through the nitty-gritty side of writing, outlining, and revising with an ensemble. Colorcoding? Paper, index cards, or post-its. Suzanne Elfshire and Phil James Elfman. Scrivener to support scene goals. Reviewing as you start revision. Outlining with emotional beats or goals to keep the thrill of discovery in writing. Using search to identify overused phrases. Read all about it in the transcript available now in the archives.
The transcript is also available over here:
https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/199388.html
You might find Plottr a useful tool to color code and keep track of story info.