Mile 2: What is a story? Goals, values, conflict, and who is your protagonist really?

Novel Marathon

Welcome to episode #2 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast aimed at writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’ll be reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. In this episode, we’ll be reviewing ch. 1 & 2 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 1 through 4 of STORY GENIUS. To join, get the books and complete the readings and the exercises suggested in each chapter. Looking ahead, in advance of the next show, we’ll be working through ch. 3 & 4 of THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST and ch. 5 of STORY GENIUS. Good luck, happy writing & let’s check in how it’s going in episode #3!