I feel so seen and understood Dave! I would definetly like to try this and maybe event have a school space to experiment with it. It also just comes when I am starting my substack and writing is one of the things I struggle with as a visual thinker that you describe :P
Interesting, Dave. Is there any merit is writing the last beat first, then the first, then fill in the middle? I've always found "back to front" thinking helps me create a better storyline.
A few of my favorite books like „Winnie the Pooh“, „Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver“ or in „80 days around the world“ have Beats in the title of each chapter. e.g. Chapter 7: "In which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a Bath“
Have grabbed Against Method – been meaning to read it for years but this sealed the deal.
I think this principle is also softly recommended in Write Useful Books, and is broadly how the Snowflake Method works for fiction https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/. Also Billy Broas proposes a method of marketing that's constructed around a logical argument like Feyerabend's beats. So many connections!
I feel so seen and understood Dave! I would definetly like to try this and maybe event have a school space to experiment with it. It also just comes when I am starting my substack and writing is one of the things I struggle with as a visual thinker that you describe :P
We have been working with beat sheets in our visual thinking seminar series. You might want to review those sessions here: https://schoolofthepossible.substack.com/p/studio-sessions-archive
Interesting, Dave. Is there any merit is writing the last beat first, then the first, then fill in the middle? I've always found "back to front" thinking helps me create a better storyline.
If you know where you want to end that's a great approach.
A few of my favorite books like „Winnie the Pooh“, „Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver“ or in „80 days around the world“ have Beats in the title of each chapter. e.g. Chapter 7: "In which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a Bath“
Absolutely love the beat sheet and your explanation. I'm just trying it out now.
One of the most insightful bits of information you provided was that you think of three beats as a set that must fit together.
Have grabbed Against Method – been meaning to read it for years but this sealed the deal.
I think this principle is also softly recommended in Write Useful Books, and is broadly how the Snowflake Method works for fiction https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/. Also Billy Broas proposes a method of marketing that's constructed around a logical argument like Feyerabend's beats. So many connections!
Off to prepare a beat sheet now.
Thank you Dave, and thank you Monday for bringing this to me! Wowsers!
Very interesting. Will definitely give it a go. Thanks.
This is so beautiful I'm gonna cry.
This is great practical actionable advice. Thanks
That was my beat