Recipe for a Story

mostly Comedy & Romance

Stephanie Bourbon

Apr 19, 20233 min read

Is Your Inciting Incident The Same As Your Meet-Cute In Your Romantic Comedy Screenplay or Novel?

The answer isn't yes or no. How annoying, right? Sorry, but that's just the way it is. In my professional opinion, it's better to...

Stephanie Bourbon

Oct 31, 20212 min read

Writing Goals for NaNoWriMo

Good morning writers, I hope you are amazing! It's time for another National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo as it's called! Use...

Stephanie Bourbon

Sep 30, 20213 min read

How to write a novel in a month and win nanowrimo

Hello, Writers!! This week, I'm coaching you on how to write a draft fast and complete NaNoWriMo, which is coming up in just a month....

Stephanie Bourbon

Aug 23, 20213 min read

It's All About Character & What That Really Means

Hello Dear Writers!! Today, I'm talking about CHARACTER. The concept is simple. You write a story and it's filled with characters. Maybe...

Stephanie Bourbon

Aug 2, 20213 min read

How To Use A Beat Sheet For Your Novel

In film and especially television writing the "beat sheet" is something that is needed to show your showrunner or director the beats of...

Stephanie Bourbon

Jul 26, 20212 min read

WHAT YOUR CHARACTERS SAY MATTERS

This week, I'm talking about characters and dialogue~ How people speak is the one thing that I find writers struggle with the most. I’m...

Stephanie Bourbon

Jul 19, 20216 min read

Show vs Tell

Happy Monday!! This week I want to talk to you about this concept of showing versus telling. It's important, and writers are still not...

Stephanie Bourbon

Jul 12, 20214 min read

How To Crush Your Query Letter

This week I want to talk to you about your query letter. If you already have an agent then you may not need this, but you can always also...