🎉It’s Season 2 of “Let’s Fix Stories”!🎉
In this episode, the story team from One Brilliant Arc sits down for a live editing session of Bria Rose’s fantasy novel, breathing new life into a story that has sat on the shelf since her high school years. Join us as we dive into the intricacies of her epic universe, discussing whether tropes that are popularly hated should be kept in the plot or not. Our conversation explores the themes of world-building, character development, and the balance between dark and light elements in storytelling. Listen in for pro tips on how to fix info dumping, build tension believably, and balance subtlety in dialogue. We explore the blending of genres and the need for clear stakes in character motivations. Tune in to discover how the key of thematic depth ultimately covers subjective flaws in writing, making cliches feel fresh and fantasy stories reach people with heavy, timely, human truths for the betterment of our society.
Pull back the curtain on what working with a developmental editor looks like while we call out strengths in this manuscript, options for improvement, and prove that editing your story to be the best it can be doesn’t have to be a scary process!
Huge thanks to Bria for sharing her story with us for this episode! You can follow her author’s journey on her website or her social medias: @authorbriarose
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