How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method with Special Guest Randy Ingermanson

Published: March 23, 2021, 2:46 p.m.

Randy Ingermanson wants to teach you how to write excellent fiction. \n \n He\u2019s been teaching for more than twenty years, and he\u2019s known around the world as "the Snowflake Guy" in honor of his wildly popular Snowflake Method of writing a novel.\n \n Randy is an award-winning novelist and publishes the free monthly Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine. He says that "Fiction Writing = Organization + Craft + Marketing," so he focuses on those three topics in his e-zine.\n \n He also blogs when the spirit moves him. He is trying to get the spirit to move him weekly, but the spirit gets touchy about schedules.\n \n Randy lives in the Pacific Northwest and works as a manservant to two surly and demanding cats. Visit Randy at AdvancedFictionWriting.com.\nToday\u2019s featured book is entitled: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method\nDescription\nAre you writing a novel, but having trouble getting your first draft written? \n \n Take a look at the wildly popular Snowflake Method\u2014ten battle-tested steps that jump-start your creativity and help you quickly map out your story. All around the world, novelists are using the Snowflake Method right now to ignite their imaginations and get their first drafts down.\nThe Snowflake Method is a magical key to unlock your creative wizard.\nThis book is written as a \u201cbusiness parable,\u201d which means it\u2019s a book about a nonfiction topic, but it\u2019s written in story form. The story features a young woman named Goldilocks who desperately wants to write a novel. She goes to a writers conference, and there she takes classes from three bears. Papa Bear teaches outlining, but Goldilocks finds that too rigid. Mama Bear teaches \u201corganic writing,\u201d but Goldilocks finds that too squishy. Baby Bear teaches the Snowflake Method. Will Goldilocks find it to be just right?\nYes, this is a very zany story. That\u2019s the point. The zaniness of the story will help lock the principles deep inside your head. Because story does that. You remember stories longer. Especially zany stories. Have fun!\nPurchase link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LWBZ696/\nTo learn more about the Snowflake Method, visit:\nhttps://www.advancedfictionwriting.com\nTo register for the WWJ conferences, visit:\nhttps://linktr.ee/wwjs\nsupport this podcast:\nhttps://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/support\nTo make a one-time donation via PayPal, visit: https://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?locale.x=en_US: