67 - All is Lost vs Dark Night of the Soul beats

Story Magic

07/25/24 • 22 min

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the All is Lost vs Dark Night of the Soul story structure beats.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

What role these two beats play in story structure
The difference between these two beats (and why they exist)
How to execute them on the page

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07/25/24 • 22 min

Story Magic - 67 - All is Lost vs Dark Night of the Soul beats

Transcript

Emily00:01:05.010

Hey, writers. Welcome back to story Magic, the podcast that will help you write a book you're damn proud of.

Rachel00:01:09.376

I'm Rachel.

Emily00:01:10.231

And I'm Emily.

Rachel00:01:11.439

And today we are talking about the story beats. All is lost versus Dark Knight of the Soul. So these are two beats of story that are included in most story structures

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