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After Angie almost pulls an all nighter and while Elizabeth exists in a new waiting state, they find themselves with their own inciting incident and metaphor for character. Mice. People and characters tend to take the path of least resistance, and it is that inciting incident that pushes them into action. While Angie and Elizabeth take stock of which physical things “spark joy,” Elizabeth wonders if perhaps the same KonMari method could be applied to writing. When you are stuck about how the character would approach bringing equilibrium to their situation, imagine: what if they had mice?
Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival–everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.
The hosts:
Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.
Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.