FanFiAddict | Outlining Your Story with Veronica Roth | Mini-Masterclass | SFF Addicts Ep. 104 @FanFiAddict | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Outlining Your Story with bestselling author Veronica Roth. During the episode, Veronica lays out some foundations for flexible outlines, including starting a new outline, characters/world/plot as a “soup," outlining (and re-outlining) complex plots, how to pace using an outline, planning plot twists and foreshadowing, getting feedback during outlining, themes, flexibility and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Veronica. Click here to check out part one:
youtu.be/npXIlCAsVEs?si=wfmJjfyu1a5xbo6a
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael below in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
amazon.com/Chloes-Kingdom-Gregory-Michael/dp/B0CZP49BSX
twitter.com/_GregoryMichael
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more): patreon.com/sffaddictspod
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more): sffaddicts.creator-spring.com
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
5:41 - How Veronica became an outliner
8:51 - Starting a new outline
16:26 - Characters/world/plot as a “soup”
20:18 - Outlining complex plots (and re-outlining)
29:20 - How to pace using an outline
33:31 - Can themes play a role in outlines?
38:22 - Plot twists and foreshadowing
42:16 - Getting feedback during outlining
50:11 - Outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can preorder here: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855480/whenamongcrows
Find Veronica on:
Instagram: instagram.com/veronicaroth
Amazon: amazon.com/stores/Veronica-Roth/author/B004FX672S
veronicarothbooks.com
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover. Buy it here:
amzn.to/3Ptg2SH
Find Adrian on:
Twitter: twitter.com/adrianmgibson
Amazon: amazon.com/author/adrianmgibson
adrianmgibson.com
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick as Thieves, both of which you can buy here:
simonandschuster.com/books/Among-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781982142148
simonandschuster.com/books/Thick-as-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781668013632
Find M.J. on:
Twitter: twitter.com/mjkuhnbooks
Instagram: instagram.com/mjkuhnbooks
mjkuhn.com
FIND US ONLINE:
FanFiAddict Blog: fanfiaddict.com
Twitter: twitter.com/SFFAddictsPod
Instagram: instagram.com/sffaddictspod
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX: pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/42726095-grid-80s-synthwave-electronic
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion: pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/141376336-galactic-synthwave
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Outlining Your Story with bestselling author Veronica Roth. During the episode, Veronica lays out some foundations for flexible outlines, including starting a new outline, characters/world/plot as a “soup," outlining (and re-outlining) complex plots, how to pace using an outline, planning plot twists and foreshadowing, getting feedback during outlining, themes, flexibility and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Veronica. Click here to check out part one:
youtu.be/npXIlCAsVEs?si=wfmJjfyu1a5xbo6a
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael below in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
amazon.com/Chloes-Kingdom-Gregory-Michael/dp/B0CZP49BSX
twitter.com/_GregoryMichael
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more): patreon.com/sffaddictspod
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more): sffaddicts.creator-spring.com
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
5:41 - How Veronica became an outliner
8:51 - Starting a new outline
16:26 - Characters/world/plot as a “soup”
20:18 - Outlining complex plots (and re-outlining)
29:20 - How to pace using an outline
33:31 - Can themes play a role in outlines?
38:22 - Plot twists and foreshadowing
42:16 - Getting feedback during outlining
50:11 - Outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can preorder here: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855480/whenamongcrows
Find Veronica on:
Instagram: instagram.com/veronicaroth
Amazon: amazon.com/stores/Veronica-Roth/author/B004FX672S
veronicarothbooks.com
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover. Buy it here:
amzn.to/3Ptg2SH
Find Adrian on:
Twitter: twitter.com/adrianmgibson
Amazon: amazon.com/author/adrianmgibson
adrianmgibson.com
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick as Thieves, both of which you can buy here:
simonandschuster.com/books/Among-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781982142148
simonandschuster.com/books/Thick-as-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781668013632
Find M.J. on:
Twitter: twitter.com/mjkuhnbooks
Instagram: instagram.com/mjkuhnbooks
mjkuhn.com
FIND US ONLINE:
FanFiAddict Blog: fanfiaddict.com
Twitter: twitter.com/SFFAddictsPod
Instagram: instagram.com/sffaddictspod
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX: pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/42726095-grid-80s-synthwave-electronic
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion: pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/141376336-galactic-synthwave
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | soundcloud.com/hayden-folker
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US- UniverseUnique
- Pixabay: pixabay.com/videos/space-station-universe-189457
- Freepik - Videvo: videvo.net/video/flying-through-star-fields-and-galaxies-in-deep-space-loop/1118697/#rs=video-box
- Mikhail Nilov - Pexels: pexels.com/video/fictional-astronaut-working-7664770
- Kindel Media - Pexels: pexels.com/video/astronaut-looking-at-galaxy-7649289
- BlackBoxGuild - Videvo: videvo.net/video/3d-animation-of-flying-through-a-asteroid-belt-in-space/2405427/#rs=video-box
- shufilm - Vecteezy: vecteezy.com/video/2488170-camera-passing-through-from-spaceship-inside-to-space
- maynorsolorzano9 - Pixabay: pixabay.com/videos/burst-light-space-galaxic-fire-180380
- Freepik - Videvo: videvo.net/video/traveling-through-star-fields-in-space-to-a-distant-galaxy-2/1118662/#rs=video-box
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