Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In which I find magical cookies for my book ideas, aka plotting like Susan Dennard.

- Check out her original blog post on plotting with magical cookies: susandennard.com/2013/10/21/how-i-plan-a-book-part-4-coaxing-out-the-magical-cookies
- Find Susan Dennard on YouTube: youtube.com/user/stowersd

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QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMENTS
- What ideas/drafts are you working on right now?
- What are your magical cookies?

TIMESTAMPS
00:40 - My struggles with Save the Cat
01:05 - What do I mean by 'magical cookies'?
02:13 - The magical cookie exercise
04:16 - How to approach this when planning, rather than drafting



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