Everybody Pulls The Tarp Andrea Bartz: How To Become A More Powerful Storyteller
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Jun 22, 2023 AI Snips
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Learning By Imitation
- As a kid Andrea devoured Goosebumps, Fear Street, and Lois Duncan and wrote knockoff scary stories.
- Imitating favorite authors was how she learned to write before understanding the craft.
Magazine Layoff Sparked Fiction
- Andrea studied journalism and worked in magazine editing at Condé Nast, Glamour, and Psychology Today.
- A magazine folding and a layoff pushed her to pursue fiction again, treating it as something she owned.
Use Deadlines To Force Momentum
- Use NaNoWriMo or a similar deadline to force a rough first draft and create momentum.
- Treat the first manuscript as a prototype you will massively rewrite and keep the core hook.